"International students in the United States have defied predictions of a huge downturn in their population. Data for the current academic year show that the number of international students - including PhD candidates and newly minted PhDs - has remained essentially flat, year-on-year. The administration of US President Donald Trump has shaken up the landscape of higher education, revoking student visas, cutting funds to institutions and implementing travel bans for selected countries."
"But data released by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for September and October show almost no change in the population of international students and recent graduates in the United States between this year and last - and specialists say these data are more reliable than others. "It doesn't appear to be as catastrophic as had been originally feared," says Chris Glass, a higher-education researcher at Boston College in Massachusetts."
International student numbers in the United States remained essentially flat for the current academic year, including PhD candidates and newly minted PhDs. Policy measures under the Trump administration—visa revocations, funding cuts and travel bans—prompted expectations of a substantial decline. Forecasts from NAFSA and Department of Commerce data suggested drops of 15–20%. DHS SEVIS statistics for September and October show almost no change and are regarded by specialists as more reliable. Optional Practical Training (OPT) continues to be a major pipeline connecting recent graduates to US technology firms and supporting PhD career pathways.
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