American colleges and universities are seeing another double-digit collapse in foreign enrollments. Chinese students increasingly are opting to study in domestic universities, which are climbing in global rankings, cost little, and afford better career opportunities after graduation. The steep declines are devastating to university budgets. Tuition and fees collected by larger universities are lower by hundreds of millions of dollars annually, while smaller colleges are struggling to survive. Closing scene, Hongen Pavilion, Chongqing Resources and links: America’s lost Chinese students are staying home instead https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/americas-lost-chinese-students-are-staying-home-instead/ New Research: Loss of 111,000 International Students Could Cost U.S. Economy $3.4 Billion https://www.nafsa.org/fall2026outlook Why Americans should care when international students stop coming https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/why-americans-should-care-when-international-students-stop-coming/ International Students Contributed $43 Billion to the U.S. Economy in 2024-2025; Fall 2025 Spending Down by $1.1 Billion https://www.nafsa.org/about/about-nafsa/international-students-contributed-43-billion-us-economy-2024-2025-fall-2025 International student enrollment falls amid tighter U.S. visa policies, reports show https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/21/international-student-enrollment-us-visa-policies.html How New Visa Limits Are Already Affecting Colleges https://www.insidehighered.com/news/global/international-students-us/2026/08/24/international-student-rule-already-spurring Once globally preeminent, U.S. universities are sliding into decline https://hechingerreport.org/once-globally-preeminent-u-s-universities-are-sliding-into-decline/ Research on Education Services https://www.trade.gov/research-education-exports University of Maryland, College Park, Estimated Cost of Attendance https://marylandglobal.umd.edu/global-learning-all/international-students-scholars/getting-started/international-students/admitted-f-1j-1-students/proof-financial-resources/estimated-cost-attendance Tuition & Costs https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/tuition/ US Colleges Report 20% Drop in Foreign Students Over Visa Clampdown https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11/us-colleges-report-20-drop-in-foreign-students-over-visa-clampdown As U.S. Enrolls Fewer International Students, Universities in Asia Are Going the Other Direction https://time.com/article/2026/05/12/us-university-higher-education-international-students-asia-trump-immigration-visa/ OPT growth pushed USA to record high of international enrolment in 2024//25, but drop in new students this year https://studytravel.network/magazine/news/0/31793/opt-growth-pushed-usa-to-record-high-of-international-enrolment-in-202425-but-drop-in-new-students-this-year More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, new projection shows https://hechingerreport.org/more-than-a-quarter-of-private-colleges-are-at-risk-of-closing-new-projection-shows/ America's STEM graduate shortage is much worse than we thought. https://youtu.be/2blrhwLL4JU