University of Toronto officials said the enrollment of students from the United States for this fall had doubled from last school year,<br />with a “yield” — the percentage of accepted students who commit to attend — of 25 percent compared with about 20 percent last year.<br />Enrollment of international students will be sharply higher, universities say,<br />and the incoming freshmen include large numbers of high school students from the United States.<br />But Canadian university officials say the early numbers suggest<br />that Canada will be educating many more international students than ever this fall, particularly from the United States.<br />While plenty of students who have chosen Canada for higher education cite the political climate in the United States, admissions officers<br />and students say economics remains the main motivation.<br />Tuition at Canadian colleges is generally lower than at comparable universities in the United<br />States, even though students from outside Canada pay a higher rate than locals do.<br />Also, the Canadian currency’s weakness relative to the United States dollar gives students headed to Canada an instant discount of about 26 percent.<br />B.C., I will be right in a city, at a very large university, right on the ocean, an hour from Whistler,” she said in an email, referring to the<br />popular Canadian ski resort, “and I will be paying almost the same amount as my in-state tuition without factoring in any financial aid yet.”<br />Besides the cost and the political climate, students also say they were attracted by<br />affordable health care, relative safety and a more relaxed atmosphere in Canada.
