Interest in studying abroad skyrocketed since Trump's narrow election win in Nov 2024. A growing number of American students are applying to colleges in Europe, the UK, and Asia. Over the past five years the numbers jumped from 50,000 students in 2019 to more than 90,000 in 2024. From Nov 2024 through July 2025, website visits to a consultancy firm for studying abroad doubled from 600,990 to 1,534,929 and strategy calls shot up from 2,215 to 29,373. American student applications to the UK rose 14% this year, the largest increase since this data started to be collected in 2006. The rise can be attributed mostly to costs, but also to the political landscape.