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Title: Chinese Student Enrollment in US Universities Continues Multi-Year
Decline

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/06/1936...

Chinese student enrollment at American universities has dropped to 277,000 in
the 2023-24 academic year, down from a peak of 372,000 in 2019-20, according
to data in a new report examining shifting global education patterns. The
decline accelerated following the State Department's May 28th announcement of
an "aggressive" campaign to revoke visas for Chinese students in "critical
fields" of science and engineering, as well as those with unspecified
Communist Party "connections." The trend reflects broader economic and
geopolitical pressures beyond visa restrictions. Chinese families
increasingly view American education as too expensive amid China's economic
downturn and property market decline, while domestic employers have grown
suspicious of foreign-educated graduates. Meanwhile, Chinese students are
choosing alternatives including Britain, which hosted nearly 150,000 Chinese
students in 2023-24, and regional destinations like Japan, where Chinese
enrollment increased to 115,000 in 2023 from under 100,000 in 2019.

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