Amid ‘Trump Effect’ Fear, 40% of Colleges See Dip in Foreign Applicants - STEPHANIE SAUL, NY Times

For several graduate schools, the Trump administration’s travel ban, which initially affected seven predominantly Muslim countries, could not have been more poorly timed. It was announced in late January as deadlines loomed for applications to some graduate programs, and it came on the heels of Mr. Trump’s virulently anti-immigrant rhetoric during the campaign. Slumping graduate school applications can now be seen at universities ranging from giant Big Ten public universities like Ohio State and Indiana University to regional programs such as Portland State, with just over 27,000 students, including more than 1,900 international students. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/us/international-students-us-colleges-trump.html