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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

New South Wales universities receive 40% of student fees from just three overseas countries

University of Sydney
Overseas student revenue at the University of Sydney, pictured, and UNSW together made up 64% of the state’s total revenue from international students. Photograph: Paul Miller/AAP

New South Wales universities receive 40% of their total student fees from just three overseas countries, the latest auditor general’s report has found, posing a “concentration risk” for the sector amid an anticipated cap on international students.

The report, released on Wednesday, showed the revenue stream from international students returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, with a 12% increase in overseas enrolments on the previous year to 166,178.

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