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High fees paid by international students help US universities balance their books

The price of higher ed

The US is the world’s top destination for higher education, with more than 1 million international students generating over $40 billion each year. Their families save up for decades — with their full-fare tuition dollars going to subsidize US students. The World’s Carolyn Beeler speaks to The Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Karin Fischer, who writes the weekly “Latitudes” newsletter that covers international higher education.

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How a US education is already paying off for some

The price of higher ed
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International students still restricted from NIL deals

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Visa restrictions on Chinese students will disadvantage US, says Queens College president

Immigration
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COVID-19 shakes up international student life — and university budgets

Global Nation Education
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Willis Wang

How Trump’s rhetoric could cost colleges billions in lost tuition revenue

Global Politics

Walk up and down Commonwealth Avenue on the Boston University campus, and it’s easy to see and hear the presence of international students. The largest percentage of foreign students — here and nationwide — come from China. So when President Donald Trump sounds off, college administrators get anxious.

Niki Rahmati, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from Iran, is greeted by immigration attorney Susan Church (R) at Logan Airport in Boston, MA.

The number of international students coming to the US has steadily risen. Will Trump reverse the trend?

Conflict

Last year, 17,354 international students arrived in the US from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, with dreams of higher education. What will happen this year?

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