Amid immigration uncertainty, Georgetown loses international students

State of play: Georgetown's interim president recently blamed the dip on new visa and immigration policies.

• Howard University's international student population, meanwhile, went the other direction this fall, increasing 11% to 737 students, the school told Axios in a statement.

Zoom out: The Trump administration upended the 2025 spring semester for international students nationwide, raising questions about international student enrollment this autumn.

• Students faced abrupt visa terminations, legal fights over their academic futures and, in some cases, arrest and detention by immigration agents over political speech.

Flashback: Last academic year, D.C. schools increased their international enrollment 0.4% to 11,988 students, per Open Doors data.

• GW University led the way with 4,563 students.

The fine print: Georgetown, like most D.C. schools, doesn't have full 2025-2026 enrollment numbers yet, including their undergraduate enrollment.

• AU didn't have latest numbers available. GW and Catholic didn't comment.