News Summary

• The u.s. may have as many as 112,000 fewer international students enrolled in higher education this coming academic year.
• The Trump administration has enacted numerous policies that have precipitated the decline of international student enrollment.
• Last month, the Department of Homeland Security approved a new rule that allows international students to stay in the country for just four years.
• If NAFSA’s projections are correct, the decline could lead to nearly 40,.000 fewer jobs and as much as $3.4 billion in lost economic contributions that come directly from international students.