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Hundreds of applications, zero offers: Vietnamese students battle for US jobs

Hundreds of applications, zero offers: Vietnamese students battle for US jobs

For many Vietnamese international students in the U.S., the job search has turned into a punishing numbers game.
Which countries attract the most American students?

Which countries attract the most American students?

US university students can’t do middle-school math

US university students can’t do middle-school math

Which US universities attract the highest number of international students?

Which US universities attract the highest number of international students?

The 15 U.S. universities with the highest number of international students in the past academic year are mostly ranked among the country's 50 best, with tuition fees ranging from $24,000 to over $75,000 per year.
December 2, 2025 | 04:55 am PT
Vietnamese student number in US reaches all-time high

Vietnamese student number in US reaches all-time high

Nearly 25,600 Vietnamese students studied at U.S. higher education institutions during the past school year, marking the highest number ever recorded and establishing Vietnam as the fifth-largest source of international students in the U.S.
November 22, 2025 | 04:00 am PT
US student visa arrivals continue to fall, with India and China seeing steepest drops

US student visa arrivals continue to fall, with India and China seeing steepest drops

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. on student visas continued to fall in July, marking the fourth straight month of year-on-year declines.
August 22, 2025 | 10:31 pm PT
College applications rise outside US as Trump cracks down on international students

College applications rise outside US as Trump cracks down on international students

In China, wait times for U.S. visa interviews are so long that some students have given up. Universities in Hong Kong are fielding transfer inquiries from foreign students in the U.S., and international applications for British undergraduate programs have surged.
August 7, 2025 | 05:11 pm PT
Vietnamese man earns Stanford scholarship despite low GPA, shares tips for future applicants

Vietnamese man earns Stanford scholarship despite low GPA, shares tips for future applicants

Despite having a modest undergraduate GPA of 2.99/4.0, with more than half of his courses graded B or C, a Vietnamese man secured a 50% master's scholarship from Stanford University, ranked third in the world.
July 31, 2025 | 11:00 pm PT
Which Asian country sends the most students to the US?

Which Asian country sends the most students to the US?

Asia accounted for 71.7% of approximately 1.4 million foreign students in the U.S. last year, according to data from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
June 23, 2025 | 05:58 pm PT
US to screen social media of foreign students for anti-American content

US to screen social media of foreign students for anti-American content

Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday.
June 18, 2025 | 07:02 pm PT
Harvard urges judge to bar Trump from closing doors for international students

Harvard urges judge to bar Trump from closing doors for international students

Lawyers for Harvard University urged a federal judge on Monday to extend an order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University.
June 16, 2025 | 04:40 pm PT
Interest in US schools drops to record low as students turn to UK instead

Interest in US schools drops to record low as students turn to UK instead

Interest in studying in the United States has dropped to its lowest level since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the United Kingdom has emerged as the leading alternative for postgraduate education.
June 9, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT
How international students added $44B to the US economy, and why that’s now at risk

How international students added $44B to the US economy, and why that’s now at risk

International students added $44 billion to the U.S. economy in the 2023-2024 academic year, and their absence could impact not just university finances but also the real estate and consumer markets.
June 8, 2025 | 12:53 am PT
Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments

Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments

President Donald Trump's administration has ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants as the State Department prepares to expand social media vetting of foreign students, according to an internal cable seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
May 27, 2025 | 07:04 pm PT
Which American Ivy League university enrolls the most international students?

Which American Ivy League university enrolls the most international students?

As many as 39% of students at this Ivy League university in the United States are foreign, according to data that Reuters obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics.
May 26, 2025 | 02:41 pm PT
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