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International student enrollment drops sharply due to Trump administration visa policies

Small and mid-size colleges face financial instability from lost tuition revenue

Students face heightened scrutiny and travel restrictions, impacting attendance

Colleges implement cost cuts and deferred infrastructure to cope with losses

One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn’t get a visa, and many struggled to even land an interview for one.

Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new international graduate students showed up for fall classes compared to last year.

The decline represents a hit to the bottom line for Central Missouri, a small public university that operates close to its margi

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