Universities stand to lose big bucks as international students quit the US

Foreign students — and the big tuition checks they bring — are a key ingredient in the American college business model. But, just as US colleges face a shrinking pool of domestic college-aged students, international students are feeling less welcome here. From the Higher Education desk at GBH in Boston, Kirk Carapezza reports that the shift could have major consequences for colleges — and the US economy.

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