International student enrollment is plunging under the Trump administration’s campaign to curtail international students, according to reporting that shows the pressure is not confined to high-profile elite colleges. Campuses are now planning around uncertainty in visa policy, recruitment pipelines, and enrollment yield. The reported decline matters for institutional budgets because tuition revenue and housing demand are heavily tied to international enrollment at many universities, including those with high proportions of graduate students. Admissions offices are also juggling timing issues that can impact course scheduling and staffing. With the policy environment shifting quickly, colleges face a near-term forecasting challenge: they must adjust recruitment spending and academic planning while also managing student support and compliance operations for international populations. The latest developments add urgency to broader university risk planning tied to admissions and retention—and set the stage for more workforce and program decisions as enrollment stabilizes or continues to erode.