WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has asked U.S. colleges to sign a deal on certain terms to get preferential access to federal funds, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Wednesday, citing a 10-point memo.

An initial round of nine schools was asked to sign the wide-ranging accord, the newspaper reported.

The memo demands that schools ban the use of race or sex in hiring and admissions, freeze tuition for five years, cap international undergrad enrollment at 15%, require that applicants take the SAT or a similar test, and quell grade inflation, the report added.

The White House and the U.S. Education Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Since taking office, Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for universities over a ra

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