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Canadian universities report jump in US applicants as Trump cuts funding

The University of Toronto, considered an alternative to U.S. Ivy League schools, is seeing a "meaningful increase" in applications from those living or studying in the U.S.

A view shows the Environmental Science and Chemistry building at the University of Toronto's Scarborough Campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 6, 2024. / REUTERS/Arlyn McAdorey/File Photo

More students living in the United States are applying to Canadian universities or expressing interest in studying north of the border as U.S. President Donald Trump cuts federal funding to universities and revokes foreign student visas.

Officials at the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus said the school reported a 27 percent jump in graduate applications as of March 1 from U.S. citizens for programs starting in the 2025 academic year, compared to all of 2024. 

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