The University of Colorado at Boulder is continuing to see a decline in international students as federal officials make it tougher to get student visas and other documents after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, school officials said Wednesday.
There are 912 international students enrolled this fall, a 6 percent drop from last year, according to a news release.
“Student access to our universities has become more and more difficult, including the problems of getting visas, getting Social Security cards, driver’s licenses and other documents,” said Larry Bell, director of the campus Office of International Education.
CU-Boulder is experiencing the same trend as other schools in the country.
Since 9/11, there has been a 2.4 percent drop in international students attending U.S. schools, according to reports.
CU’s international student body peaked at 1,165 in 2002.
More than 60 percent of international students are working on doctorates or master’s degrees.
Most of the students come from China, Korea and India, and 38 percent are enrolled in engineering and 43 percent in arts and sciences.
Boulder officials said foreign schools are taking advantage of restrictive policies in the United States to recruit students.
