<p>There are so many variables at play here that modifying one’s application decisions because of a glance at a list of hard-hit universities seems ridiculous to me.</p>
<p>Some programs at hard-hit universities increased grad admissions, but reduced funding.</p>
<p>Some programs that fund their grad students through grants (NSF, NIH, etc.) increased grad numbers because some kinds of federal funding sources for the sciences increased.</p>
<p>Some programs changed not one whit, while others cut back in various ways.</p>
<p>The bottom line is that as usual, you should apply to the programs that contain the faculty you want to work with. Period.</p>