NEW YORK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A Wall Street Journal analysis of 748 U.S. public four-year colleges and universities in all 50 states showed that full- and part-time enrollment at the most prominent state universities increased 9 percent in 2023 compared with 2015, but at lesser-known regional state universities, enrollment fell 2 percent -- the shift represents tens of thousands of students who have abandoned struggling college towns.
Meanwhile, "college towns are now threatened by federal-funding cuts from the Trump administration, resulting in hiring freezes and layoffs at Ivy League and state schools alike," the newspaper reported on Sunday. "Administration efforts to cancel student visas might hurt state college budgets, since most international students pay higher, out-of-state tuition."
