International student numbers drop at US colleges

The number of international students enrolling at American universities has declined for the first time in a decade, according to a report.

The Open Doors report, a yearly publication by the Institute of International Education, found that in the 2016-17 academic year, which began before the 2016 election, the number of international students decreased by about 10,000, or 3 percent, compared with the previous year.

The data, published on 13 November, show around one million international students are studying in the United States. Although the rate of increase in numbers has been slowing in the past few years, this is the first time the total number has dropped.