Jamie Beaton
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“their international applicant pools are so deep that even a hypothetical big drop in demand leaves them massively oversubscribed.”
Jamie Beaton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Jamie Beaton observed that elite colleges have deep applicant pools that protect them from enrollment drops.
“won't hurt U.S. higher education evenly,”
Jamie Beaton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Jamie Beaton commented on how new U.S. visa restrictions will impact higher education institutions unequally.
“They'll accelerate a sorting that was already underway, where institutions that can't demonstrate clear return on investment lose enrollment and cut programs, and the very top schools like Harvard, Stanford, MIT and Duke continue standing strong.”
Jamie Beaton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Jamie Beaton explained how visa caps will widen the gap between elite universities and struggling institutions.
“Mid-ranked private colleges and regional public flagships are quite reliant on full-pay international students, and when those applicants start to diversify to the U.K., Australia or Singapore, these schools can't backfill the revenue since the domestic pipeline is shrinking with the demographic cliff, and they can't raise prices on a market already questioning their ROI.”
Jamie Beaton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Jamie Beaton described how mid-ranked private and regional public colleges are particularly vulnerable to international student losses.