The pie charts compare the primary reasons why students decided to study at a specific university in the UK in 1987 and 2007.
Overall, it is evident that suitable degree courses were the most common motive for studying at the university in question in both years. It is also worth mentioning that being close to parents was the least popular in 1987, while availability of good sports and social activities was the least prevalent in 2007.
Looking at causes whose percentages diminished, preferable sports and social activities experienced a significant fall, dropping from 19% to about a third of their former level (around 6%). Moreover, studying at the mentioned university because of the quality of teaching also plummeted to 8% by 2007. Similarly, the quality of resources also diminished from 21% to 17%, being the least favorable reason for studying in 2007.
Regarding reasons that students started to prefer more, being able to stay with their parents was the reason whose figures more than doubled, showing a significant increase of 12%. By contrast, the motive of suitable degree courses saw a negligible growth, increasing from 35% to 37%, demonstrating a mere 2% escalation.