CIN 28: Tier 4 immigration cap on UK and EU-domiciled student fees

This report attempts to highlight the potential financial impact of a restriction on non-EU students on London's Higher Education Institutions.

Non-EU students are a valuable source of income for universities. Any reduction in the number of non-EU students allowed to study in London will have financial impacts for the capital’s Higher Education Institutions. If the fall in universities’ incomes were to be made up entirely and solely from increases in the fees paid by UK and EU-domiciled students then if the number of non-EU students were to fall by 25% the increase in UK and EU-domiciled student fees might be expected to be at least £300 per student per annum. That figure would rise to £600 or £900 with a 50% or a 75% reduction in numbers respectively.

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