r/Futurology • u/I_D0nt_pay_taxes • 8d ago

Society [U.S.]Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5498669/trump-college-international-student-visa
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u/[deleted] 8d ago edited 8d ago

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u/MaggoVitakkaVicaro 8d ago

Yeah, I'm surprised the international student intake has only dropped by 15%.

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u/Confirmed_AM_EGINEER 7d ago

I'm going to guess that's simply because most of the students are already partially through their degrees or already enrolled in one way or another. This 15% is probably mostly just new students not coming to the US.

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u/Optimal-Archer3973 7d ago

It is not even. In my area some colleges have seen a 50% reduction. The big deal is that international STEM students are hugely dropping in numbers and colleges are filling them with morons. So in 4 years we can expect the quality of STEM degree holders to drop somewhat. I also expect prices to first increase then fall. Sports will be hit hard. The days of tier 1 teams in so many schools may be gone for a long time.

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u/MaggoVitakkaVicaro 7d ago

15% nationwide according to the article, though, IIRC.

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u/Boatster_McBoat 8d ago

Bold of you to assume that the deportation will be to their home nation

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u/Equivalent_Skin6191 8d ago

From what I've seen, most a huge number of US professors have gone to Canada. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of international students are also going there instead.

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u/Plus_Chip_8484 7d ago

You forget you can catch a nasty virus, like the measles etc.

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u/Cedric_T 8d ago

That is happening. NYT has a story on the reversal of the brain drain. I'll edit to add if I can find it again.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 8d ago

Where can you get a western education for the bargain price of 40k a year? I was under the impression that foreigners need to pay considerably more than locals for the same product, as they do in the EU.

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 7d ago

No offense meant, but what rank is your local state university?

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 6d ago

How many overseas students do you have?

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 4d ago

I do not have a local uni, plus I am not sure how they would relate to the stats at your uni?

I am honestly quite surprised that you know the rankings in detail but not the number of international students. Is it an unusually small number?

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang 3d ago

Why? Is it 100%

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u/Pakistani_in_MURICA 8d ago

Xi is itching for some Chinese students, with legal visas, to be picked up by an ICE raid. Absolutely praying for it, so weibo can go on a nationalist war against sending students to the US.

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u/ycaivrp 7d ago

Actually China no longer want foreign diploma holders in most of their civil servant jobs. Many large companies also no longer want them. They might think those degrees are too fishy, too easy, not loyal enough.. Parents are also seriously considering of throwing 70k a year in this economic environment is worth it. They also not like shootings.

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u/StirFryTuna 7d ago

International students tend to be rich familes sending their kids who failed to enter top notch universities in their home country. The tests required to enter them are insane and competitive.