[UncleMeat]

A few of the very most prestigious schools have chosen to keep their total enrollment low. In this case, sure, an international student is taking a slot away from a domestic student by having a more impressive resume. Once you leave behind a few highly exclusive schools, this pattern collapses and you just see universities growing their enrollment.

Stanford also has a unique relationship with Palo Alto where it is actually really difficult for them to build new facilities without approval from the surrounding area, but that is very specific to Stanford.