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University of Maryland predicts 30% decline in new grad students due to Trump visa restrictions

This article was written СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ’s news partner, The Banner Montgomery, and republished with permission. .

The University of Maryland, College Park, could face a decline of as much as 30% of its newly admitted graduate students this fall, thanks to a new visa restriction proposed by the Trump administration this summer.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, is in a similar boat: Officials estimated a 38% enrollment decline of international students last year, and predict that this fall’s numbers, which aren’t yet finalized, will face a sharp decline.

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