New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- The United States is gradually losing its charm as a foreign education destination for international students. It is not a coincidence but a natural outcome of the series of anti-immigration steps taken by the Donald Trump administration, leading to an overall sentiment growing against immigrants.

The Open Doors 2025 Report recently indicated that 277,118 students started their studies at US colleges and universities in Fall 2024, which is a 7.2 per cent drop from the previous year's data. It is an unprecedented fall, the report acknowledges. Notably, the number of new undergraduates rose by 5% whereas the number of new graduate students dropped by 15%, thereport noted.

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