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Title: A Model of International Student Retention.
Authors: Rust, Dylan P.1 dylan.rust@nau.edu
Source: Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education. 2026, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p62-94. 33p.
Subject Terms: *Foreign students, *Student visas, *School dropout prevention, *Student adjustment, *Cultural identity, *Higher education, Economic impact, Social integration
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: This paper presents a model of international student retention influences that affect these students' decisions to remain at a university in the United States. The levels of the model, in order of importance, are intentions/background characteristics and finances, academic integration, cultural identity, and social integration. Intentions/background characteristics and finances are related to and influence each other in terms of their impact on retention. While multiple retention theories focus on the socialization of college students, this model posits that financial and academic factors have greater influence. The paper also discusses the influence that being a non-immigrant visa status international student has on the international student experience in the United States and how that affects their retention intentions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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