Declining Enrollment Expected to Add to Higher Education’s Coronavirus Woes
“88 percent of colleges and universities believe international enrollment will decrease in the next academic year”
Even if colleges and universities open in the fall, they may not get the number of students they need.
Campus Reform reports:
Declining international enrollment for US colleges likely to fuel further financial woes
Facing uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic, colleges and universities are expecting a decline in international enrollment.
According to a survey from the Institute of International Education, 88 percent of colleges and universities believe international enrollment will decrease in the next academic year. Additionally, seven in ten believe their international students will be unable to return to campus in the fall.
As noted by Inside Higher Ed, travel fears and restrictions, distance from home, and a suspension in visa processing are all factors contributing to a possible decline in international students. Fewer international students will drastically affect revenue at some institutions, as international students pay a higher tuition rate than most domestic students. For some schools, the losses will be tens of millions of dollars.
The University of Arizona is estimating a $33 million loss from its expected decline in international students. Schools like the University of Washington, the University of California-San Diego, and the University of Illinois, which all have international enrollments above 15 percent, will also likely face heavy financial losses.
“The worst-case scenario is students can’t travel, they can’t get visas, they’re reluctant to come because they want to stay close to home,” the University of Arizona’s vice provost for global affairs, University of Arizona Vice Provost for International Affairs Brent White told Inside Higher Ed. “I think those factors are going to join together to mean that everyone is going to see significant declines in the number of international students,” he said.
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Now someone needs to go figure out how much the enrollment of domestic students will decline because the cities aren’t safe and some of the housing has been destroyed by rioters.
The alternatives to the traditional college are looking better every week.
Add in the fact that students are worried that their schools might use less effective online classes and simulated labs, and that many sports and extracurricular activities may be cancelled. So we’re seeing a lot of continuing students taking leaves of absence, and 2020 high-school grads choosing to take a gap year.
No doubt about it, colleges are going to face a bad year financially.
This is great news! These progressive fascist brainwashing factories need to be forced to change.
90% of college degrees are useless. Unless the person is pursuing a degree in something very marketable, financially, most students would be better off learning a trade in a field in demand. The problem is that kids have been brainwashed into thinking that manual labor is beneath them and that everyone deserves a college degree and a white collar job. I feel no sympathy for the troubles universities may face. It’s a racket that has not only not served the best interest of students, it’s also been a highly corrosive element in our country.