In recent years universities across Britain have experienced a surge in applications from India, Nigeria and beyond. What explains the rise?
from India, Nigeria and beyond. Between 2017 and 2021 Britain saw a sixfold rise in Indians starting new courses . Visa data suggest that by last year India had displaced China as the number-one sender of foreign students to Britain. The new arrivals have more than made up for a sharp drop in Europeans, who fled after Brexit, which ended arrangements under whichThe Indian newcomers are mostly postgraduates—only a quarter are undergraduates.
This is a boon for university finances. Foreigners pay higher fees than locals and now provide around one-fifth of university income. That helps domestic students. Tuition fees in England have been held steady for the past six years, despite soaring inflation. And certain courses would barely exist without the foreigners. In subjects such as business and management, postgraduates from overseas outnumber Britons by about ten to one.
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