International, Inaccessible, and Incomplete

Abstract

As the number of international students attending U.S. higher education institutions has declined 2 consecutive years (Saul, 2018), several institutions are exploring ways to increase international student interest. In Texas, the sociopolitical climate has become increasingly anti-immigrant (Watkins, 2017), leading many international students to question whether study in the US is feasible and safe. As institutional websites have been found to be important sources of international student information (Huang & Bilal, 2017;Taylor & Bicak, 2018), this study examines international student information on all public, 4-year institution websites in Texas. Findings suggest international student materials are difficult to read, are rarely translated, and lack basic information such as cost and housing information. Implications for future research and practice are addressed.

Predicting International Student Enrollment in U.S. Institutions by Institutional Characteristics: Using Fixed and Random Effects

“…Ultimately, four-year institutional characteristics such as overall student enrollment, number of faculty members, (Cantwell, 2015), cost of tuition, and international student support services (Bodycott, 2009;Darby, 2015) have been found to be important factors of international student enrollment in four-year U.S. institutions of higher education, as well as the quality of international student websites (Taylor & Bicak, 2018, 2019. However, these studies have been limited to public institutions or small, qualitative sample sizes which may not be generalizable to larger numbers and types of U.S. institutions over long periods of time.…”