Survey Finds Foreign Students Aren’t Applying to American Colleges

Looks like it's this same survey[1], which was already reported a while ago in the NYTimes[2], and when you actually look at it, contains this phrase, which adds a little more perspective:

> 39% of responding institutions reported a decline in international applications, 35% reported an increase, and 26% reported no change in applicant numbers.

Note that it also says the "final" report will be released March 30, so expect to see this story reported again after that.

[1] http://www.aacrao.org/docs/default-source/TrendTopic/Immigra...

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/us/international-students...

Why should I enroll in a US college? I mean, I get probably the best education as an engineer for free, not counting that the scope and orientation of an american bachelors degree is more like german abitur than a bachelors degree here.

To clarify: Most countrys have cheaper high education. That's probably the thing you should fix First.