Indians applying to US business schools drop to 45% in 2019

MUMBAI: Reflecting a global trend, just 45% of Indian students who took GMAT sent their scores to US business schools this year, down from 57% for courses that started in 2015, shows data released by the Graduate Management Admission Council.

Around 48% of US programmes have reported a fall in international applications this year, with 23% seeing steep declines. Overall, applications from abroad were down 13.7% at US programmes that responded to both the 2018 and 2019 surveys. Half of the international students with GMAT scores who did not apply to the US said the bleak chance of obtaining a job there impacted their decision.

Others cited factors like the ability to obtain a student visa (48%), the political environment (47%), safety fears (37%), and discrimination concerns (34%).

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