ANN ARBOR, Mich. — New figures, scheduled to be released Monday, show international enrollment at US colleges and universities grew nearly 6 percent last year, driven by a 23 percent rise from China, even as total enrollment was leveling out.
Meaning less American kids are going.
But perhaps more revealing is where the growth is concentrated: big, public colleges, mostly in the Midwest....
All but one are public, and a large number come from the Big Ten....
To be sure, such ambitious universities value the perspectives international students bring to Midwestern campuses. But there’s no doubt what else is driving the trend: International students typically pay full out-of-state tuition and are not awarded financial aid.
Meaning it's the rich elite in China sending their kids here, just as rich elite in America send them to England.
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Gee, no $tudent debt, and what good is that?
Meaning less American kids are going.
But perhaps more revealing is where the growth is concentrated: big, public colleges, mostly in the Midwest....
All but one are public, and a large number come from the Big Ten....
To be sure, such ambitious universities value the perspectives international students bring to Midwestern campuses. But there’s no doubt what else is driving the trend: International students typically pay full out-of-state tuition and are not awarded financial aid.
Meaning it's the rich elite in China sending their kids here, just as rich elite in America send them to England.
--more--"
Gee, no $tudent debt, and what good is that?
