Above is an updated (fall 2024) and more complete chart for UC international enrollment from the San Francisco Chronicle. From the same article:
With tens of thousands of students from other countries studying at University of California campuses, UC officials say they are “very concerned” about President Donald Trump’s targeting of international enrollment, which could put a dent in colleges' budgets, slow research and harm the state economy. On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration will “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students.” Also this week, Trump paused new student visa interviews, and he dangled the idea of a 15% cap on international enrollment.
About 41,000 international students study at UC’s 10 campuses, about 13% of systemwide enrollment. Nearly a third of UC graduate students, 31%, are from another country, while 9% of undergraduates are from outside the U.S. China accounts for the greatest share of international students at UC by far — 43%...
International students don’t qualify for federal student aid, so the vast majority pay full tuition. That’s a lucrative source of revenue for many universities, especially UC campuses, where taxpayers and the university help subsidize the tuition of state residents. Nonresidents pay three times the in-state rate. But the research university system says it also depends upon foreign students for a robust exchange of ideas — academic and cultural. “The University of California is very concerned about the U.S. State Department’s action to pause new interview appointments for applicants for student and exchange visas and the direct impact it will have on our international students, scholars and faculty,” UC officials said through a spokesperson...
Full story at https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/trump-uc-international-students-risk-20349600.php.
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