Reasons for Choosing a University

      

          The chart shows 11 reasons why first year students from overseas chose a particular university. The survey of 1,000 first year overseas students was carried out at universities in the UK. The top three reasons are language of tuition, quality of teacher, and up –to –date teaching facilities.

According to the graph, the main reason is the language of tuition. At 95 percent of the sample, it was the main reason most student gave for choosing a university. The second biggest factor was quality of teachers, at 90%, followed by facilities, also 90%.

Non –teaching factor were also important. Tuition costs were quoted as a reason by 75%, and location was mentioned by 70% of students. The cost of accommodation is also an important factor for 80% of respondents. Almost two –thirds of the students said that the friendliness of the university was important.

In conclusion the various factor can be divided onto two groups, namely those related to teaching and non teaching related. However, the most important are the language and the teachers.