As Flow of Foreign Students Wanes, U.S. Universities Feel the Sting

What with the effective marketing strategies employed by Canada, Australia, and other countries, universities in USA are starting to experience a decrease in a number of foreign students. Students now prefer to go to universities in other countries such as Canada, Australia, Germany, and Sweden because of the lower tuition fee, improved standards of education and favorable sociopolitical conditions, as opposed to the current trend in USA. Ever since the beginning of Trump’s presidency, speculations have been made on how it would affect different aspects of the counry, and one of the most effect areas is the higher education.

Due to the narrative presented by President Trump and his administration, foreign students seem less willing to apply to US universities and prefer going for studies in other countries such as those mentioned above.

 International students much almost the double of the local students’’ tuition fee, which acts as a major source of revenue for all the universities. “As you lose those students, then the tuition revenue is negatively impacted as well,” said interim provost of University of Central Missouri, Michael Godard. Universities now have to make massive financial decisions to cope up with the situation and the losses.