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The charts below reveal the differences in reasons that motivated students to choose a college or university in the UK, in 2008 and 2017.

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The given pie charts illustrate why students choose a college or
university
 based on different reasons
such
 as suitable
degree
courses
 and quality of teaching in the UK in 2 years 2008 and 2017.
Overall
, the main reason for choosing a
university
 or college in the UK in both 2 years was suitable
degree
courses
.
In contrast
, sports and activities in 2008 and the reputation of the institution in 2017 motivated students the least to enter an educational environment . As can be seen, in 2008, the highest motivation for choosing a
university
 by British students was suitable
degree
courses
 at 38% followed by quality of teaching and proximity to parental home at 30% and 17%, respectively.
Also
, sports and activities with 7% were the least strong reason to choose a
university
 in that year which was 1% less than the reputation of the institution. Regarding the year 2017, more than half of British undergraduates, in total, choose a
university
 based on suitable
degree
courses
 ( 32% ) and quality of teaching (26% )
while
 proximity to parental home was the third motivating reason with 13%. It is
also
 noteworthy to mention that the popularity of the reputation of the institution (by 10%) and sports and activities (by 4%) increased in comparison with 9 years ago.
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