The graph illustrates the changes in the most valuable factors that forced students to choose a particular university in the UK in 1997 and 2007.
Overall, suitable degree courses remained the main reason for the majority of respondents with a slight increase in popularity of 2 percent over the shown period.
It is clear from the pie chart that the proportion of students who care about proximity to parental homes rose more than twofold in ten years, from 10 percent in 1997 to 22 in 2007. On the other hand, the proportion of those who picked good sports and social activities plummeted from 19 percent to 6 percent over the same period..
Turning to more stable reasons, the quality of resources and teaching were also important for many students in the both shown years. While the figure for the teaching quality increased by 3 percent, the figure for the resources fell by the nearly same amount of percent. From 21 percent in the beginning to 17 in the end.
