The number of international college students enrolling in their American schools for the first time decreased by 17% this fall, according to data published Monday.

The Trump administration has explicitly sought to curb the enrollment of college students from abroad, and its broader quest to remake the American higher education system has unnerved prospective pupils and led universities to limit graduate school admissions.

In a report Monday, the Institute of International Education said that the overall number of international students on American campuses was nearly steady, declining about 1% from the last academic year. Although information about international students can be murky and caveat-laden, the slight change roughly aligns with separate Department of Homeland Security data abo

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