The pie chart below categorizes the reasons for students choosing universities in the UK in the years 1987 and 2007.
Overall, most of the students chose university because it provides suitable degree courses. The reasons, quality of resources, and teaching remained stable, while students preferred good sports and social activities over being close to their parental home in 20 years.
Graduates enroll in universities as it is suitable for their degree, increased by only 2% in 20 years. They pick a university that gives quality teaching, which increased from 15% to 18%, while the quality of resources fell from 21% to 17% due to technology development.
Freshmen selected a college that is close to their parents in 1987; however, this decreased by 13% in 2007. Nevertheless, they favoured good sports and activities, which increased from 10% to 22% at their university.
