The pie-chart illustrates the major reasons, students preferred, studying at a specific UK university in the years 1987 and 2007.
At the beginning of the time-period, the majority of pupils chose a specific university because they wanted to take suitable degree courses. In the end, their preference still remained the same. However, at the beginning, the lowest number of students preferred a specific unversity because of the good quality education. In the end, the smallest group of students selected a university that provided a good sports and social activities.
In 1987, 35% of the candidates selected a particular institution because they wanted most suitable degree courses . However, this figure was increased to 37% in 2007.
In addition, 10% of them made a selection by parental guidance in 1987. This figure rose to 22% in 2007.
In contrast, 15% of the students studied at a particular educational institution in 1987 because it offered a good quality of teaching. However, this percentage was decreased by 7% in 2007. Moreover, 17% of overall pupils selected a university that provided a good quality of resources in 2007. In contrast, students’ percentage was 21% in 1987. Furthermore, 19% of overall pupils considered a university that provided extracurricular and social activities. However, their figure was declined to 8% in 2007.