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Expected Drop In International Students This Fall Could Be A Big Problem For Massachusetts. Here's Why.
"We'll lose more than 12,000 Massachusetts students in this state," Jon Marcus, the higher education editor of the Hechinger Report, said.
August 14, 2025
Funding cuts and immigration policies may keep many international students out of Massachusetts and the United States this fall.
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One new study predicts it could cost the national economy $7 billion. Foreign students account for about five percent of college students nationally. The study from NAFSA: Association of International Educators suggests new international student enrollment in the U.S. could drop as much as 40 percent this fall.
"We'll lose more than 12,000 students in this state," Jon Marcus, the higher education editor of the Hechinger Report, said of Massachusetts.
Find out what's happening in Across Massachusettsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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