Tuition Incentives Skew Grad Admissions

Updated: 2025.10.08 1M ago 1 sources
Some universities share tuition revenue with departments and charge higher rates to international students. That gives departments a financial incentive to admit more foreign graduate students even during weak job markets, disadvantaging domestic applicants. — It suggests higher‑education admissions can be quietly shaped by revenue incentives tied to immigration, not just academic merit or workforce needs.

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Norman Matloff 2025.10.08 100% relevant
Matloff’s claim that departments 'accept more foreign students' because foreign tuition is higher and revenue‑sharing rewards them even as tech jobs are scarce.
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