This study uses Astin's I-E-O Model to analyze the relationship between the admissions criteria and student success among graduate level international students from India studying Information Technology at a small, private U.S. university. This is a unique opportunity to study a homogeneous student population, as most international student populations are geographically and culturally diverse. Student success is measured by GPA and graduation rate. Criteria analyzed are Indian Bachelor's degree merit rank, three-year vs. four-year Bachelor's degree, previous U.S. Master's degree GPA, and previous U.S. university accreditation. In this non-experimental quantitative analysis, secondary data from the university admissions and transcript databases were analyzed via ANOVA and other statistical tools. Results showed that students with a three-year Bachelor's degree performed as well as those with a four-year Bachelor's degree. This finding has important implications for accepting international students into Master's programs. Results also showed that while top students seem to perform well in any environment, there is some correlation between previous and current academic performance among the lower performers. This finding provides opportunity for proactive intervention. In addition, results showed that students with prior education at regionally accredited institutions outperformed students with prior education at nationally accredited institutions. This finding supports the importance and rigor of regional accreditation. Other results showed that for students who meet the minimum admissions criteria, there is little ability to use these metrics to determine the likelihood of future success, which points to more subjective factors. These factors are discussed and suggestions for further research are presented. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]