American universities are beginning to see international student enrollment drop, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s increasingly restrictive immigration policies , and institutions in Asia and Europe may stand to benefit. Foreign student enrollment at U.S. universities for the 2026 spring semester fell by 20% from last spring, according to a new report by organizations including U.S.-based international education nonprofit NAFSA. The report , published on Monday, surveyed 149 U.S. schools. Around 62% of those institutions reported lower international student enrollment in both undergraduate and graduate programs compared to last year. At the graduate level, U.S. universities recorded an average fall of 24%. The new data on this year’s spring enrollment indicates even bigger declines may be coming, especially as many students who enrolled in fall 2025 would have applied prior to the Administration’s changes.…