dc.contributor.author	Starling, David L.
dc.coverage.spatial	United States	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2018-2020	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-14T19:22:02Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-14T19:22:02Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05
dc.identifier.other	60DE34F7-DEAD-4DAB-4744-50B26461F856	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/4264
dc.description.abstract	International students enrich the educational and cultural environment on college campuses as well as contribute to the economic health of institutions of higher education and their surrounding communities. International student recruitment has never been easy at non-doctoral institutions, but it has become even more challenging under the current political administration. This study begins with a description of the enrollment trends of international students at colleges and universities in the southeastern United States. It explores the factors that influence the decision of an international student to study in the United States, with a particular focus on the role of cost (tuition and fees) for regional universities and baccalaureate institutions. The heart of the study examines the percentage of international students enrolled at almost 200 institutions of higher education in the southeast. The first stage of analysis investigates the impact of institutional academic classification, public vs. private status, diversity, and tuition cost on the percentage of international students enrolled at an institution. The study finds significantly higher rates of enrollment at doctoral institutions. Significant differences also emerge by the type of research classification for doctoral institutions with those universities designated as highest research activity reporting an international student enrollment more than three times greater than moderate research activity universities. Furthermore, the average percentage of international students enrolled in private institutions is more than double that of enrollees in public institutions. The second stage of analysis relies on data collected through a Qualtrics survey and examines the role that Intensive English Programs (IEPs) play in the recruitment of international students. The study concludes that institutions with IEPs far outperform those without in relation to the percentage of international students attending the institution. The study also demonstrated that recruitment budgets for IEPs matter. Institutions where IEPs had a recruitment budget showed a higher percentage of international students by 4.3% to 2.2%, nearly double those that did not. However, there was no significant statistical difference in international student percentages between institutions whose IEPs used agencies for recruitment and those that did not. The third stage of analysis also uses data from a Qualtrics survey and examines the role that Offices of International Programs (OIPs) play in international student recruitment. The study finds that OIPS were ineffective for the aspects of recruitment examined. The study concludes with policy recommendations for college and university campuses as well as for policymakers at the state level. Keywords: International Enrollment	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	INTRODUCTION 1 -- Study Overview 3 -- II LITERATURE REVIEW 5 -- International Student Enrollment Trends 5 -- International Student Significance to STEM Fields 8 -- International Student Enrollment and Political Considerations 11 -- Why Students Choose to Study in the United States 13 -- Coming to America 15 -- On the Homefront18 -- The Role of Out-of-State Tuition 22 -- Practices in Georgia 23 -- The Role of the International Programs Office 26 -- The Role of the Intensive English Program 29 -- III DATA AND METHODS 31 -- Stage One: H1 – H4 31 -- Stage Two: H5 – H834 -- Stage Three: H9 – H1336 -- IRB Approval 39 -- Statistical Analysis 39 -- IV FINDINGS 41 -- Stage 1 41 -- Stage 2 48 -- Stage 3 55 -- V DISCUSSION 61 -- Interpretation of the Findings 64 -- Implications of the Study 69 -- Limitation of the Study 70 -- Policy Recommendations at the Campus Level 71 -- Policy Recommendations at the State Level 73 -- Future Areas of Research 76 -- Epilogue: The Future of IEPs 78 -- VI LIST OF REFERENCES 80 -- VII APPENDICES -- Appendix A: Survey of IEP Directors 85 -- Appendix B: Survey of OIP Directors 89 -- Appendix C: IRB Approval 93.	en_US
dc.format.extent	1 electronic document, 106 pages.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	College attendance	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers	en_US
dc.subject	School enrollment	en_US
dc.subject	Students, Foreign	en_US
dc.subject	Universities and colleges	en_US
dc.title	Expanding the Enrollment of International Students on College Campuses: Predictors of Enrollment Rates and Strategies for Recruitment	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Political Science of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences	en_US
dc.description.advisor	LaPlant, James T.
dc.description.committee	Yehl, Robert P.
dc.description.committee	Denaux, Zulal
dc.description.committee	Savoie, Michael P.
dc.description.degree	D.P.A.	en_US
dc.description.major	Public Administration	en_US