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American colleges and universities are seeing another double-digit collapse in foreign enrollments.
Chinese students increasingly are opting to study in domestic universities, which are climbing in global rankings, cost little, and afford better career opportunities after graduation.
The steep declines are devastating to university budgets. Tuition and fees collected by larger universities are lower by hundreds of millions of dollars annually, while smaller colleges are struggling to survive.
Closing scene, Hongen Pavilion, Chongqing
Resources and links:
America’s lost Chinese students are staying home instead
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/americas-lost-chinese-students-are-staying-home-instead/
New Research: Loss of 111,000 International Students Could Cost U.S. Economy $3.4 Billion
https://www.nafsa.org/fall2026outlook
Why Americans should care when international students stop coming
https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/why-americans-should-care-when-international-students-stop-coming/
International Students Contributed $43 Billion to the U.S. Economy in 2024-2025; Fall 2025 Spending Down by $1.1 Billion
https://www.nafsa.org/about/about-nafsa/international-students-contributed-43-billion-us-economy-2024-2025-fall-2025
International student enrollment falls amid tighter U.S. visa policies, reports show
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/21/international-student-enrollment-us-visa-policies.html
How New Visa Limits Are Already Affecting Colleges
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/global/international-students-us/2026/08/24/international-student-rule-already-spurring
Once globally preeminent, U.S. universities are sliding into decline
https://hechingerreport.org/once-globally-preeminent-u-s-universities-are-sliding-into-decline/
Research on Education Services
https://www.trade.gov/research-education-exports
University of Maryland, College Park, Estimated Cost of Attendance
https://marylandglobal.umd.edu/global-learning-all/international-students-scholars/getting-started/international-students/admitted-f-1j-1-students/proof-financial-resources/estimated-cost-attendance
Tuition & Costs
https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/tuition/
US Colleges Report 20% Drop in Foreign Students Over Visa Clampdown
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11/us-colleges-report-20-drop-in-foreign-students-over-visa-clampdown
As U.S. Enrolls Fewer International Students, Universities in Asia Are Going the Other Direction
https://time.com/article/2026/05/12/us-university-higher-education-international-students-asia-trump-immigration-visa/
OPT growth pushed USA to record high of international enrolment in 2024//25, but drop in new students this year
https://studytravel.network/magazine/news/0/31793/opt-growth-pushed-usa-to-record-high-of-international-enrolment-in-202425-but-drop-in-new-students-this-year
More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, new projection shows
https://hechingerreport.org/more-than-a-quarter-of-private-colleges-are-at-risk-of-closing-new-projection-shows/
America’s STEM graduate shortage is much worse than we thought.
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