A new sector data roundup highlights how international enrollment momentum has deteriorated, with colleges bracing for additional damage from fast-changing visa and immigration enforcement. The analysis points to the post-pandemic slowdown as well as subsequent federal actions that have reduced student visa availability and increased uncertainty. In 2024–25, new international student enrollment dropped 7.2% year over year, according to Open Doors reporting from the Institute of International Education and the State Department. Early fall 2025 figures from a survey of more than 800 colleges indicated a 17% decline in new international student enrollment compared with fall 2024. The piece also cites Common App reporting that—by March 1—application submission dynamics for international students were shifting as visa policy uncertainty intensified. For institutions dependent on full-pay international tuition, the article frames the risk as a sustained enrollment pipeline constraint rather than a short-term blip.