Multiple reports cite a new study showing a steep decline in US F-1 student visas issued to nationals of India and the People’s Republic of China during 2025. One outlet reports that issuance to these groups falls by as much as 60% in the May–August 2025 period, compared with earlier averages and 2024 levels. Another report, citing a CIS study, provides broader context on the scale of these student populations. It says that students from India and the PRC together make up more than half of all international students enrolled at US post-secondary institutions in the 2024–25 academic year. Taken together, the coverage indicates that while Indian and Chinese students remain a large share of the overall international enrollment, the number of F-1 visas issued to them declines substantially in 2025 during the specified months. The sources do not attribute the change to a specific cause, and they present it as a documented shift based on visa issuance and enrollment figures.