Nearly 20 % drop in Indian students to U.S. |
Recently released data provided by the National Science Board has shown a decline in international students coming to the United States to pursue graduate degrees. The dip in numbers comes after multiple years of steady increase. The NSB numbers show a 4 percent reduction of students from 2016 to 2017. Students from India more than quadrupled in that decline with regard to those enrolled in degree programs, with a 17.7 percent drop in students coming to the U.S., going from 117,540 to 96,700. Additionally, there was a 19.2 percent drop in Indian students coming to the U.S. specifically for computer science and engineering programs. In 2016, there were 95,950 in such programs, and only 77,500 in 2017.Within all other programs, there was a 10.8 percent decline of Indian students, dropping from 21,590 to 19,260. Overall, the 4 percent drop saw 840,160 enrolled foreign students in 2016 to 808,640 students enrolled in 2017, the National Science Board showed. The U.S. government policy, such as the Trump administration`s announced plans to restrict the ability of international students to work after graduation, could accelerate any negative trends,the report said.
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