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Time of India
23-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Trump's visa policy threatens 16 US colleges dependent on international students
Live Events You Might Also Like: US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts You Might Also Like: US resumes student visa processing. But there is a big catch US institutions 1 California College of the Arts 2 Campbellsville University 3 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology 4 Hult International Business School 5 Illinois Institute of Technology 6 Lindsey Wilson College 7 Maharishi International University 8 Manhattan School of Music 9 Missouri Valley College 10 New England College 11 Saint Peter's University 12 St. Francis College 13 Stevens Institute of Technology 14 The New School 15 University of Bridgeport 16 University of New Haven A group of financially struggling private colleges in the United States are facing fresh uncertainty as the Trump administration's new restrictions on foreign student visas threaten their primary revenue stream. According to a report by Forbes, 16 nonprofit institutions- including St. Francis College in New York and Hult International Business School in Boston-rely heavily on international student enrolment and are now at institutions in question meet three specific criteria: at least one-third of their students are from outside the US, more than half of their annual revenue comes from tuition and fees, and each received a C+ or lower grade on Forbes' latest financial health Francis College, which had been operating in deficit since 2017, showed a temporary recovery in fiscal 2023, largely due to a $160 million property sale. The college also implemented major cost cuts, including shutting down its Division I athletics program and laying off staff. Despite this, auditors have expressed concern about its financial future. With a modest endowment of $46 million, the college has looked to international students to help fill the gap. Between 2022 and 2023, St. Francis nearly tripled its foreign student this model is now under pressure. In June 2024, the US State Department paused new appointments for F-1 and J-1 student visas. Then, earlier this month, President Trump signed an executive order halting visa issuance to applicants from 12 countries, including Iran, Somalia and Yemen. Though framed as national security measures, these steps have directly impacted colleges dependent on overseas enrolment.(Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)At Harrisburg University and Hult International, more than 75% of students are international. Other institutions like Manhattan School of Music and California College of the Arts enroll 51% and 42% international students respectively. All 16 colleges identified by Forbes either declined or did not respond to interview per the Forbes report, experts say international students are key to the survival of these institutions. Unlike US students, they usually pay full tuition without financial aid. At Campbellsville University in Kentucky, nearly 50% of students are foreign, and 83% of its revenue is from tuition and fees. Similarly, the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, where 36% of the student body is international, depends on tuition for 72% of its broader economic impact of international students is also significant. According to the National Foundation for American Policy, one in four billion-dollar US start-ups were founded by international students. A separate federal study shows that most international graduates remain in the US, contributing to its research and science sectors.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump admin yanks student visas in KY, Ohio. Why were some students targeted?
Some Kentucky and Ohio universities have reported some foreign students have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of what appears to be a wider, nationwide purge of international students who entered the country to study in the United States. It's not known how many students have lost their student visas in Kentucky, Ohio and across the country. The revocations appear to be part of a much broader crackdown on foreign students. It's also not known why some students visas were revoked while others were not. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in late March more than 300 student visas were yanked largely because of those students' activism, particularly those who have supported Palestine. It's not clear if any of the students who have been forced to leave Kentucky and Ohio universities are part of this crackdown. University of Cincinnati officials confirmed Monday they've has been notified that several students at the university have had their visas revoked. UC has an undergraduate and graduate population of 53,000 students. About 8.7 % of its student body— roughly 4,600 students — are international students, according to its website. A Thursday campus message from UC President Neville Pinto said the revocation affects 'a small number of international students.' 'UC representatives are in touch with each of our impacted students, and we are doing what we can to support them during this incredibly challenging time. While we are aware that this is happening at universities across the nation, we have not been contacted by authorities, nor have we been given specific reasons for these revocations,' Pinto said in the email shared with the Herald-Leader. University of Kentucky officials announced Friday that some foreign students on UK's campus had also had student visas revoked. 'The University of Kentucky has learned that the Department of Homeland Security has revoked the F-1 student visas and/or status for a small number of international graduate students at UK. University officials immediately reach out to students in these circumstances to provide information and support,' said UK President Eli Capilouto. 'We recognize the impact visa and/or status revocation has on our students. I know, too, that this news will surface many questions.' UK has not released the number of graduate students affected. UK officials said it had 1,300 international students at the Lexington-based university. It's total enrollment is 36,000 students, according to its website. Jay Blanton, a UK spokesperson, said because the number of students is so small, it does not want to release any information that would compromise student privacy. Student visas were also revoked at Campbellsville University, a small private college in Southern Kentucky. Peter Thomas, assistant vice president for global services and senior international officer at Campbellsville University, told Inside Higher Ed students enrolled there had visas revoked because of criminal infractions, 'even though they were found innocent or the case [was] dismissed.' It seems some universities' students were targeted by federal immigration officials while other universities' foreign students have not. Officials with Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond and University of Louisville said Monday they have not been notified of any student visa terminations. Northern Kentucky University officials did not immediately return emails asking for comment. Herald-Leader reporter Monica Kast contributed to this story.
