Critics, however, say it may be illegal for schools to collect the data demanded by the US president in a memo signed on Thursday.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that will widen the requirements for colleges to report their admissions information.

The administration has become increasingly focused on admissions data in its effort to bring the higher education system in line with President Trump’s political agenda.

Critics, however, say it may be illegal for schools to collect the data demanded by the US president in a memo signed on Thursday.