The Enrollment Targets and the Backlash More than three - quarters of college admissions directors in the United States think their schools are losing applicants because of concerns over high student loan debt . Furthermore,﻿﻿ close to 60 % of admissions directors said they failed to reach their admissions goals for the 2015 - 2016 academic year . These statistics , published in a new survey by Inside Higher Ed and Gallup International , suggest that filling classes continues to be a struggle for many American colleges and universities .
More than three - quarters of college admissions directors in the United States think their schools are losing applicants because of concerns over high student loan debt . Furthermore,﻿﻿ close to 60 % of admissions directors said they failed to reach their admissions goals for the 2015 - 2016 academic year . These statistics , published in a new survey by Inside Higher Ed and Gallup International , suggest that filling classes continues to be a struggle for many American colleges and universities .