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Title: Demand For American Degrees Has Already Hit Covid-Era Lows
Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/29/1738...
International interest in American higher education has plummeted to levels
not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data tracking
prospective student behavior online. Studyportals, which operates a global
directory of degree programs, reports that clicks on American university
courses have reached their lowest point since the early pandemic period.
Weekly page views of US university courses halved between January 5th and the
end of April. First-quarter traffic to American undergraduate and master's
degree programs fell more than 20% compared to the same period last year,
while interest in PhD programs dropped by one-third. India, which supplies
nearly a third of America's international students, showed the steepest
decline at 40%. The data suggests British universities would be the primary
beneficiaries of students looking elsewhere. The sharp drop in interest
follows the Trump administration's escalating restrictions on international
students, including stripping Harvard University of its enrollment authority
on May 22nd and suspending all new student visa interviews on May 27th.
International students contributed $43.8 billion to the American economy
during the 2023-24 academic year, with about three-quarters of international
PhD students indicating they plan to remain in the country after graduation.
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