The University of North Texas announced plans to eliminate or merge more than 70 academic programs—ranging from certificates to master’s degrees—citing a $45 million budget shortfall driven by declining international graduate enrollment and a $32 million drop in state instructional appropriations. Administrators say affected students will be allowed to finish their degrees but new enrollments will be halted in the impacted majors. Leaders tied program selection to enrollment metrics, resource use, and alignment with institutional mission; they did not confirm whether faculty layoffs will follow. The move underscores how state funding volatility and enrollment shifts are forcing large public universities to recalibrate academic portfolios.