Numerous institutions list hosting and recruiting international students as an important aspect of their internationalization mission. Reasons include the financial benefit to the institution and the local economy; job creation; recruitment of high-quality graduate assistants; increased diversity in the classroom and on campus; and creating international partnerships. However, new changes to immigration laws in the USA have had a negative impact on international college student enrollment. The purpose of this case study is to integrate the Hossler and Gallagher (1987) three-phase model of college student choice with the push and pull factors relating to how international students choose US colleges, to arrive at a descriptive understanding of how international students make their college choice decision.

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解读美国地区大学国际学生的择校决定

许多机构将接收和招收国际学生列为其国际化使命的一个重要方面。原因包括对机构和当地经济的经济利益；创造就业机会; 招聘高素质的研究生助教；增加课堂和校园的多样性；并建立国际伙伴关系。然而，美国移民法的新变化对国际大学生入学产生了负面影响。本案例研究的目的是将 Hossler 和 Gallagher (1987) 的大学生选择三阶段模型与与国际学生如何选择美国大学相关的推拉因素相结合，以描述性地理解国际学生如何选择美国大学。他们的大学选择决定。