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

The Trump administration has explicitly sought to curb the enrolment 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.

The Institute of International Education said that the overall number of international students on American campuses — including students who started in prior years — 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 Departme

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