Defying a nationwide trend, UC Berkeley enrolled more new international students this year

"New international student enrollment grew by 43% at UC Berkeley this school year to 2,363, according to University of California data released Thursday, despite a federal immigration crackdown that has deterred some foreign students from studying in the U.S. Enrollment of undergraduates from California also increased, as the university welcomed 46,151 students, its largest-ever student body, up from 45,882 last year."

"The growth in new international students stands in sharp contrast to a 17% decrease among that group at campuses nationwide, according to a November report from the Institute of International Education. UC-wide, the number of new international students grew by about 5%. If you go back to the beginning of the summer, there was a real worry about whether international students would get visas, and whether they would want to come, said Jesse Rothstein, director of UC Berkeley's Center for Studies in Higher Education."

UC Berkeley's new international student enrollment grew 43% to 2,363 this school year, according to University of California data. Overall international enrollment remained about 6,000, with the largest numbers from China, followed by India, South Korea and Canada. The campus welcomed 46,151 undergraduates, up from 45,882, its largest-ever undergraduate body. New international growth contrasts with a 17% nationwide decrease; UC-wide new international enrollment rose about 5%. New U.S. students from outside California increased 29%; total nonresident domestic enrollment rose about 6% to 4,732. The university increased nonresident new student recruitment to offset prior dips and graduations.

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