Enrollment declines tied to U.S. visa and travel restrictions are forcing universities to cut academic offerings, according to reporting on University of North Texas and broader federal data. Harrison Keller, president of UNT, said 2,800 expected international students stayed away after Trump administration moves to deny and revoke visas, deport international students, and impose travel bans. Keller described full-tuition-paying international students—especially graduate students—as essential to UNT’s budget stability, underwriting services and helping keep domestic costs lower. The drop pushed the university roughly $45 million into the red and triggered elimination of 71 academic programs, with an additional projected $47 million hit from continued international enrollment declines. The article cites federal figures showing arrivals down 5% in March, nearly 8% in April, and 1% in May, compared with the same months a year earlier, and a nearly 22% decline in arrivals “last summer” versus the prior summer. For presidents and enrollment leaders, the operational takeaway is that international student recruitment risk is now translating into direct curricular and service cuts—raising questions about contingency planning when visa policy changes happen mid-cycle.