“As long as the Administration acts as if it is in a world full of enemies, that is going to severely impact student numbers,” says Simon Marginson, a professor of higher education at Oxford University and the founding director of the Center for Global Higher Education.
Some institutions across the U.S. could soon feel the impact of fewer international students, who often pay full tuition, on their budgets and on the intellectual diversity of their programs, analysts say.
Meanwhile, universities in Asia and Europe are reaping the benefits. Around 82% of institutions in the Asia-Pacific region—excluding Australia—and 47% of institutions in Europe surveyed saw growth in their undergraduate enrollment of international students, according to the new report. The survey included responses from institutions in Fiji, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan for Asia-Pacific, and Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey for Europe.