Will a British exit from the European Union lead to a drop in enrollment of European students at U.K. universities?
Many expect that it will. Currently E.U. nationals make up 5.5 percent of students at U.K. universities, and they’re eligible for domestic student tuition rates and British student loans. If those terms were to change -- if E.U. nationals were to be assessed the higher tuition rates other international students pay and if they weren’t eligible for government loans -- it’s reasonable to think some of those students would look elsewhere to study.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/06/29/british-universities-brace-likely-drop-eu-students