Share of US immigrants with college degrees is rising

U.S. immigrants are as likely as the U.S.-born population to have a college degree, the Pew Research Center reported, although the rate — one in three people ages 25 and older — depends on their country of origin.The share of immigrants ages 25 and older with bachelor's degrees rose from 7% in 1980 to 17.2% in 2016, and the share with postgraduate degrees increased from 8.7% to 12.8% during that time.The increase in skilled workers entering the country and rising education levels worldwide are contributing factors. The majority of international students who remain in the U.S. to work after graduating come from Asian countries.Although immigrant education levels are rising, efforts by the Trump administration to limit access to the U.S. from eight countries in particular is expected to negatively impact institutions' ability to recruit and retain talent both faculty and students.