Pittsburgh’s two largest universities have smaller international student populations this fall following federal shake-ups in the spring that could have played a role in the decline.

Both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are reporting roughly 5% decreases in their overall international student populations.

CMU officials said many factors could be at play, including the “evolving higher education landscape.” Pitt officials declined to speculate on what contributed to their drop.

Similar decreases are happening at other institutions nationwide after a spring that saw the revocation of hundreds of international students’ exchange records and the temporary pause of visa interviews. Nationally, international student arrivals fell 19% in August compared to the previ

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