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Experts worried Trump would scare away international students — now, the first numbers are out

The decline in foreign students at US colleges follows expert worries that Trump Administration immigration policies would hurt enrollment.

  • Foreign student enrollment in American colleges declined an average 7% for the 2016-2017 school year.
  • Higher education experts worried a "Trump effect" would cause a decline in foreign enrollment.
  • Many foreign families ask if everyone in America own a gun.
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Foreign student enrollment at American colleges is down, The New York Times reported.

A survey of nearly 500 campuses showed a decline of 7% in newly arriving foreign students, according to The Times, which referenced data from the

Yet it's too early to determine that there has been a "Trump effect" on enrollment, pAlan Goodman, told the Washington Post.

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