U.S. Admissions Directors Increasingly Concerned About International Enrollment as International interest in U.S. business schools down and Chinese student enrollment in decline

According to Inside Higher Ed's 2019 Survey of College and Admissions Officers, 86 percent of admissions directors at public and private U.S. colleges are concerned about their institution's ability to meet 2019–20 enrollment goals and 58 percent are concerned about maintaining international student enrollment numbers. Following the trend from the 2018 survey results, 76 percent of respondents said that "the policies and rhetoric of the Trump administration have made it more difficult to recruit international students." Read more in the ICEF Monitor.

Furthermore, in a recent survey of college counselors in China, 87 percent of counselors reported that Chinese students and their families are now reconsidering plans for studying in the United States. Eighty-five percent of counselors said that the top concern for parents is the unpredictable Chinese student immigration policies of the Trump administration. Survey respondents also pointed to concerns about student safety in the United States and uncertainty about post-graduation employment opportunities. Read more in Inside Higher Ed.