2020: Alarming drop in foreign student enrollment

Due to the nature of the situation, the health crisis caused by the global Coronavirus pandemic caught the world off guard and tremendously affected a wide variety of sectors, from international traffic and immigration, to the economy and society as we know it.

To give a specific example, in the US, a nation that attracts thousands of foreigners annually, international student enrollment in local colleges and universities dropped alarmingly. In fact, according to official figures, foreign student enrollment declined by 72% in 2020, compared to 2019.

Adding to that, it is also worth mentioning that this trend was already present years prior to the global pandemic. This is due to the fact that former President Donald Trump’s administration implemented a series of restrictions and limitations aimed at making visa processes more difficult for foreign students, especially those coming from certain specific territories.

Therefore, the US had already “lost” its attractiveness for thousands of students around the world, who explain that the obstacles in the programs available to them really became a burden when it came to completing their higher education.

Now, it is important to explain that the reason why the decline in international student enrollments is quite alarming for local educational institutions is because the investment, both financial and intellectual, of foreign students and their contribution to the American culture is very important.

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Renewed interest of foreign students towards the US

A recent study reveals that, after a year as peculiar as 2020, the US’ educational institutions, especially colleges and universities, are seeing renewed interest from foreign students.

In fact, 43% of educational institutions have reported a growing number of foreign student applications for the 2021-2022 academic term, which begins in October 2021. According to colleges and universities, there are two main factors influencing this renewed interest:

1. On the one hand, although the new Delta variant is generating another massive outbreak of contagions across the US, the health risk has decreased considerably and certain border restrictions have also been relaxed over the past few months, allowing international students to submit their enrollment applications more easily.
2. On the other hand, the fact that there is a new administration leading the nation undoubtedly influences foreigners’ view of the US. This is because the Biden administration has a more welcoming stance towards immigrant populations in general compared to the previous administration, especially when it comes to highly skilled foreign nationals as students and qualified workers, who contribute greatly to the socio-economic development of the country.

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