The pie charts compare five different reasons in terms of the amount of proportions that influence students to choose a college or university in the UK from 2008 to 2017.
Overall, it’s clear that British students were more likely to choose their study places in suitable degree courses, while the lowest proportion witnessed in sports and activities.
Looking at the details, the reason why British students choose their study places because of suitable degree courses amounting to 38%, which represents the highest proportion in the year 2008. Added teaching quality was nearly same as suitable degree courses, approximately 30%. Sports and institutions reputation come next, the percentages were similar, contributed 7% and 8%, respectively. When it comes to proximity to parental home, it was twice as high as institution’s reputation, followed at 17%. Conversely, in 2017, all categories saw a growth rapidly, except the categories of teaching quality and suitable degree courses, removed 4% from their previous percentage, at 26% and 32% respectively, although proximity to parental home and institution’s reputation witnessed nearly the same percentages, contributed 13%. Followed by sports, added 10% from its previous proportion.