Source: Global Times
[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The US official released the "2021 International Study Abroad Portal Opening Report" on the 15th. The report shows that in the 2020-2021 academic year, the number of new international students in American universities dropped by 46% compared with the previous academic year, and the number of international students studying was 15%; the number of students studying in mainland China fell by 14.8%, but it is still the largest source of international students in the United States, with 317,299, accounting for 35% of all international students in the United States.
According to the PR News Agency on the 15th, the report is supported by the U.S. Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs and completed by American International Education Association . Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, all major sources of international students in American universities have seen a decline of varying degrees. The report said that from the 2020 to 2021 school year, 914,095 international students studied in American universities, a decrease of 15% from the 2019-2020 school year, a decrease of more than 160,000. Mainland China and India are still the two major sources of international students in the United States, accounting for 35% and 18% of all international students in the United States respectively.
Hong Kong's " South China Morning Post " reported on the 15th that the number of Chinese students in the United States in the United States declined for the first time in nearly 20 years in the 2020-2021 academic year. The report shows that there are currently about 317,300 mainland Chinese students enrolled in U.S. universities, a decrease of 14.8% from the previous academic year. According to the statistics of the report, the number of Chinese students studying in the United States has increased year by year in recent years, but the growth rate has dropped significantly and has tended to stagnate. In the 2019-2020 academic year, the number of Chinese students in the United States reached the highest value, at 372,532. However, the new report does not explain the number of freshmen in the United States and the year-on-year increase or decrease ratio of Chinese students in the 2020-2021 school year.
report also stated that, like in previous years, most (54%) of international students are studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in the United States. But the former U.S. government has set barriers to restrict Chinese students from studying these subjects. The South China Morning Post reported that the Biden administration has followed these policies. U.S. State Department U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rosenzweck, who is in charge of academic programs, defended on the 15th that the United States welcomes international students and protects national interests, and the affected Chinese students "only account for a small part." Georgetown University This February report estimates that the policy may prevent up to 5,000 Chinese students from pursuing STEM courses each year.
What excites the American media is that although the number of new international students in US universities dropped sharply in the fall of 2020, rough figures in the fall of 2021 show that the number of new international students in US universities increased by 68% compared with the 2020-2021 academic year. This shows the " resilience " of higher education institutions in the United States, the report said. The report also said that as American universities scramble to recover from the trough of the epidemic, they still focus their enrollment on India and China. (Wang Yi)
