Indian students appear to be driving a sharp decline in new international enrolment at US colleges this autumn, according to a report released on Monday. Most institutions said they saw fewer new students from India, which remains the largest source of foreign students in the United States.

Overall, new international student enrolment fell 17 per cent this autumn. Colleges and universities linked the drop to tighter student visa rules and other Trump administration policies, the report said.

Among the institutions reporting declines, 96 per cent pointed to concerns about the visa application process. Another 68 per cent cited travel restrictions, according to the nonprofit Institute of International Education, which gathered data from 825 US higher education institutions.

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