"Kent State's less than 3% enrollment decline wasn't as sharp as Akron's, but a drop in international enrollment still hurt. Executive vice president and provost Todd Diacon attributed about half that decline to international enrollment. (The other half he attributed to something that's a positive for the university overall: More students are graduating and graduating faster than they're being replaced.)"
https://www.crainscleveland.com/education/enrollment-declines-continue-northeast-ohio-colleges-and-universities