A Model of International Student Retention
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| Title: | A Model of International Student Retention |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dylan Rust |
| Source: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 2026 18(2):63-94. |
| Availability: | Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 3107 B Hampton Highway, Yorktown, VA 23693. e-mail: oic213@lehigh.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 34 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Students, School Holding Power, Models, Decision Making, Influences, Academic Persistence, Higher Education |
| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
| 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." |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1506609 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| 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." |
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| ISSN: | 2151-0393 2151-0407 |
