Trump sets 15% cap on international undergraduates at top US universities

In a move that could reshape the landscape of American higher education, the Trump administration has issued a directive limiting the number of international students at some of the nation’s most prestigious universities. The policy, part of a broader initiative to regulate academic admissions and funding, is expected to have significant repercussions for colleges and universities across the country.

According to The Wall Street Journal report, nine leading US universities have been specifically targeted under the new policy, which requires that no more than 15 percent of undergraduate students be enroled through the Student Visa Exchange Program. Further, students from any single country cannot exceed 5% of the total undergraduate



population.

The universities affected include:

. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

. University of Pennsylvania

. University of Arizona

. Brown University

. Dartmouth College

. University of Southern California

. University of Texas

. University of Virginia

. Vanderbilt University

Officials indicated that the institutions were selected because their leadership expressed willingness to engage with the initiative and provide feedback. However, the White House has not publicly detailed why these nine schools were singled out.