大学选择原因

The two pie charts compare five key factors that influenced UK students’ choice of university in 1997 and 2007. Overall, suitable degree courses remained the most common reason for selecting a university across both years, while the importance of sports and social activities declined sharply over the decade. Meanwhile, proximity to parental home saw a dramatic rise in popularity. In 1997, over a third of students (35%) chose a university for its suitable degree courses, and this figure rose slightly to 37% in 2007. The second most influential factor in 1997 was quality of resources, at 21%, though this dropped to 17% by 2007. Good sports and social activities were the reason for 19% of students in 1997, but this share plummeted to just 6% ten years later, making it the least cited reason in 2007. By contrast, proximity to parental home more than doubled in importance, from 10% in 1997 to 22% in 2007, when it became the second most common consideration. There was also a small increase in the share of students choosing a university for quality of teaching, from 15% to 18% over the period.