Institutional Reputation and International Students’ Access to the U.S. Labor Market: A Study Using OPT and STEM-OPT Participation Data

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Brief Overview

This study examines how institutional reputation shapes international students’ access to the U.S. labor market through OPT and STEM-OPT participation, analyzing reputation as positional capital influencing employability and visa-linked outcomes.

Author

• Jiao Liu, American University