Forbes just released their 2026 college rankings and the news is not good for America’s students. Colleges across the country are panicking because fewer foreign students are coming to pay their sky-high tuition bills. This is exactly what happens when schools get addicted to easy money from overseas instead of serving American families.
For years, these colleges have been rolling out the red carpet for international students who pay full price. They used that foreign cash to give discounts to American kids. Now that the foreign money is drying up, guess who gets stuck with higher bills.
Small liberal arts colleges are getting hit the hardest. These are the same schools that have been pushing woke ideology while charging outrageous tuition rates. Maybe this will force them to focus on what really matters instead of their leftist agenda.
The good news is that Forbes is finally looking at what colleges should have been measuring all along. They are ranking schools based on return on investment and how much graduates actually earn. This is common sense that has been missing from higher education for too long.
American families deserve to know if their hard-earned money will pay off. College should prepare students for good jobs, not saddle them with crushing debt and useless degrees. Parents need to see real numbers about graduate salaries before they sign those loan papers.
This shift away from foreign student money could be the best thing that ever happened to American higher education. Colleges will have to compete for American students by offering real value instead of fancy amenities and political correctness training.
Smart parents will use these new rankings to find schools that actually care about student success. Look for colleges that focus on job placement and practical skills instead of expensive liberal arts programs that lead nowhere.
The era of colleges living off foreign cash while American students go broke is coming to an end. It is about time our schools put America first and give our young people the education they deserve.
