Figure 1: Student visa refusals have increased much more than other nonimmigrant visa denials

Share of nonimmigrant visas denied, students and all others, 2010-2024

Note: Rate calculated by subtracting “overcome” refusals from total workload and number of refusals.
Source: Department of State, "Nonimmigrant Visa Statistics," 2013-2024 (earlier years via FOIA) Get the data Created with Datawrapper