Some towns paid the U.S. Census Bureau to produce new local population counts to try to get more funding. But Trump's hiring freeze derailed their special census plans — and could hurt the 2030 count.

The hiring pause at one of the nation’s wealthiest schools comes after other schools have also announced efforts to save money.

In an email to Penn staff, officials said the full impact of federal funding cuts and policy changes will not be known for several months.