During the last academic year, more than a million students from around the world attended U.S. colleges and universities, according to studies, but the coronavirus pandemic has left them and thousands of new prospective students' futures in jeopardy. Campus officials are still trying to determine
During the last academic year, more than a million students from around the world attended U.S. colleges and universities, according to studies, but the coronavirus pandemic has left them and thousands of new prospective students' futures in jeopardy.
The Institute of International Education , a 100-year-old nonprofit that helps administer study abroad programs and tracks international student data, said there were 1,095,299 international college students in the U.S. during the 2018-19 academic year, roughly 5.5% of the total college student population of 19,828,000. Of those international students, 269,383 were new to both undergraduate and graduate student programs in this country, according to the IIE.
The organization did not immediately have any data or information on what colleges are doing for next year. Representatives from two campuses with a large international student body in the 2018-19 academic year -- including Columbia University, with 15,897 international students, and the University of Southern California, with 16,075 -- told ABC News that it hasn't made any decision yet on its foreign student admissions.
Story continuesDietrich said careful consideration needs to be taken to provide the safest and most efficient learning experience for international students. He noted that the majority of foreign students are studying for postgraduate degrees, and if campuses let students defer their enrollment, it could affect strict academic schedules.
Dietrich said that future U.S. policy could affect future prospective students from other countries. He said more students have opted to go to colleges in Canada and Australia over the last three years, out of concern for President Donald Trump's stricter policies on immigration, such as his ban on people from Muslim countries.
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