International student numbers at US graduate schools have continued along "troubling" trajectory for the second year running, with a 1% decline in international enrolments from fall 2017-18 and a 4% drop in international applications.

First-time international graduate enrolments at US institutions have decreased for the second time since 2003, a new report by the Council of Graduate Schools has revealed. 

International graduate applications and first-time enrolment rates declined at US universities in 2017 for the first time in more than a decade, data from the CGS has revealed.

First-time international enrolment growth at US universities held steady in 2016, but international graduate applications are slowing, a CGS report shows.

First-time enrolments at US graduate schools from international students have increased by 11.2% between autumn 2013 and autumn 2014, according to a recent report from the Council of Graduate Schools.

International preliminary applications to graduate schools in the US have increased for the tenth consecutive year, according to the Council of Graduate Schools. Indian enrolments continuing to drive growth as Chinese numbers fall for the third straight year.

Diversity is on the rise among international graduate students in the US as the third phase of the Council of Graduate Schools's International Graduate Admissions survey shows first time enrolments have risen for the fifth consecutive year despite a drop in Chinese students for the first time in a decade.

First-time international graduate student numbers in the USA were up by 11.5% in 2013 bolstering overall enrolment figures as domestic numbers continue to fall, data published by the Council of Graduate Schools shows.