{"id":5460,"date":"2025-10-03T06:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2025-10-03T06:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:56:56","slug":"u-s-colleges-face-dual-pressures-from-declining-foreign-enrollment-and-trumps-new-higher-education-compact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/u-s-colleges-face-dual-pressures-from-declining-foreign-enrollment-and-trumps-new-higher-education-compact\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Colleges Face Dual Pressures from Declining Foreign Enrollment and Trump\u2019s New Higher Education Compact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Key Points:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DePaul University announces sharp budget cuts after a 30% drop in international enrollment, reflecting nationwide declines tied to visa hurdles and federal policy shifts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Trump administration unveils a \u201cCompact for Academic Excellence,\u201d offering preferential funding to universities that adopt its ideological priorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics warn of mounting threats to academic freedom, financial stability, and global competitiveness of U.S. higher education.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Shrinking International Enrollment Strains U.S. Universities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DePaul University in Chicago has become the latest institution to announce budget reductions following steep declines in <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/ged-international-students-ged-for-foreign-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international student enrollment<\/a>. President Robert Manuel told faculty this week that enrollment of foreign students dropped by 755 compared to last year, including a 62% fall in first-year graduate students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International students historically bring significant tuition revenue, but tighter visa policies and political headwinds are reshaping the landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manuel cited student visa delays, revocations, and the broader perception that U.S. campuses are less welcoming under current immigration rules. He also warned that reduced federal research funding\u2014a long-standing draw for overseas scholars\u2014has further dampened interest in studying in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DePaul is not alone. Dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/colleges-that-accept-the-ged-credential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">colleges<\/a> nationwide have reported similar declines, prompting budget cuts such as hiring freezes and executive pay reductions. While complete enrollment data for this academic year is still pending, early figures suggest a notable shift of international graduate students toward institutions outside the U.S. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This shift has sparked concerns over the financial sustainability of American higher education and its reputation as a global leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>White House Seeks Ideological Compact With Universities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, the Trump administration is pushing a sweeping new initiative designed to reshape higher education policy. This week, the White House sent a 10-page \u201cCompact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education\u201d to nine major universities, including MIT, Brown, and the University of <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/ged-in-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a>. Schools that agree to the compact could receive \u201csubstantial and meaningful\u201d increases in federal funding and grants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The compact outlines controversial requirements: capping international undergraduate enrollment at 15%, abolishing race and gender considerations in admissions and hiring, enforcing strict biological definitions of gender for athletics and facilities, and mandating the use of standardized tests such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/how-to-get-a-ged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GED<\/a> or SAT. It also calls for dismantling campus programs accused of silencing conservative ideas and imposing tuition freezes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics, including higher education advocacy groups, argue that the plan amounts to government overreach and threatens academic freedom. They warn it could further politicize universities while discouraging global engagement, especially at a time when international enrollment is already plummeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nine targeted institutions have been invited to provide feedback before the compact is finalized in November. Whether universities accept these terms may shape not only their access to <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/the-financial-aid-for-ged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal funding<\/a> but also the future direction of U.S. higher education amid growing political polarization.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points: DePaul University announces sharp budget cuts after a 30% drop in international enrollment, reflecting nationwide declines tied to visa hurdles and federal policy shifts. The Trump administration unveils a \u201cCompact for Academic Excellence,\u201d offering preferential funding to universities that adopt its ideological priorities. Critics warn of mounting threats to academic freedom, financial stability, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Colleges Face Dual Pressures from Declining Foreign Enrollment and Trump\u2019s New Higher Education Compact<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"U.S. colleges face steep international enrollment declines as Trump pushes a higher education compact linking funding to ideology.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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