International student enrollment at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus decreased to its lowest numbers in a decade this fall, down 15% from its peak in 2022.

At UW’s Seattle campus, 6,951 international students were enrolled for fall 2026, a 7% drop from last year, the university said this week. It’s the first time in at least a decade that the population dipped below 7,000 students.

The decrease at UW mirrors declining international enrollment at universities across the U.S., as prospective students face uncertainty around the Trump administration’s visas and immigration policies. In September, about 1.2 million students from other countries were studying at U.S.…