Between 1963 and 2021, the
cost of room and board almost doubled. It increased by 86%, from $6,764 to $12,595. (Remember that tuition more than tripled in the same time period.) In the 20 years between 2000 and 2021, room and board increased about 44%, while tuition rose 65%.
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College-Educated Immigrants in the United States
U.S. employment projections point to a greater demand for workers with higher levels of education and skills in the future. Nationwide, state governments, philanthropic organizations, businesses, and other public and private actors have launched initiatives to boost the number and share of U.S. residents going to college and gaining greater skills and credentials. Immigrants make up an important source of these higher-educated workers. As of 2018, 17 percent of college-educated U.S. adults ages 25 and older were born abroad. Thirty-two percent of all immigrant adults (12.6 million people) had a bachelor’s degree or higher, similar to the 33 percent rate among U.S.-born adults. And the university-educated share for immigrants is rising among the recently arrived, with 47 percent of those arriving in the last five years having a college degree.
The United States long has been a destination of choice for higher-educated immigrants and those looking to receive a college education, thanks to its robust and dynamic economy, world-acclaimed universities and research facilities, and opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship. These immigrants have come on various temporary visas for high-skilled workers, as international students and researchers, as well as family members of U.S. residents.
The rise in global levels of education has created a larger pool of higher-educated individuals, many of whom have sought new opportunities in the United States. Facilitated by changing immigration policies and global educational trends, the number of immigrants with higher levels of education in the United States has grown rapidly since 1990: The college-educated immigrant population increased 87 percent between 1990 and 2000, 57 percent between 2000 and 2010, and a further 38 percent between 2010 and 2018 (see Figure 1). The native-born, college-educated population also has grown, but at a slower pace over the same periods: by 33 percent, 26 percent, and 24 percent, respectively. The faster growth of the high-skilled immigrant population means that their share of all college-educated adults in the United States also has increased over the last three decades, from 10 percent in 1990 to 17 percent in 2018.
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Education levels have generally
risen since 1980 among the largest
U.
S. immigrant-origin populations. More than three-in-four immigrants ages 25 and older from
India (77.5%) had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016 – the highest share of any top origin country – up from 66.1% in 1980.
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immigrants in
high-
skill, nonmechanical
jobs has risen in recent decades, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of federal government data. The shift has been most notable in
jobs that prioritize analytical skills, such as science and math, or fundamental skills, such as writing and speaking.
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Immigrants make up an important source of these
higher-
educated workers. As of 2018, 17 percent of college-
educated U.
S. adults ages 25 and older were born abroad. Thirty-two percent of all immigrant adults …
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