The number of newly arriving international studentsdeclined an average 7 percent in fall 2017, with 45percent of campuses reporting drops in newinternational enrollment, according to a survey ofnearly 500 campuses across the country by theInstitute of International Education.
Experts cited an uncertain social and politicalclimate in the United States as part of the reason forthe decline in enrollment.
"It's a mix of factors," said Rajika Bhandari, head ofresearch for theinstitute. "Concerns around thetravel ban had a lot to do with concerns around personal safety based on a few incidentsinvolving international students, and a generalized concern about whether they're safe."
Another reason for the decline is increasing competition from countries like Canada, Britainand Australia, said Allan E. Goodman, president of theinstitute.
The drop in new students signals potential financial difficulties for some small universities thathave come to rely on money from foreign students, who provide an infusion of $39 billion intothe United States economy each year.
Particularly hard hit are campuses in the Midwest, according to theinstitute.
At the University of Iowa, overall international enrollment this fall was 3,564, down from 4,100in 2015.
Downing Thomas, the university's dean of international programs, said that some other schoolsin the Big Ten are also experiencing declines, andnone are seeing the rapid increases of therecent past.
While Iowa primarily lost Chinese students, the University of Central Missouri experienced asharp decline this year in students from India, said Mike Godard, vice provost for enrollmentmanagement.
In the fall of 2016, the Warrensburg, Mo., university had 2,638 international students. This fallit has 944.
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