Recently, UCAS, the authoritative British admissions agency, released a report on Chinese students studying in the UK - "Global Vision: A Report on Chinese Students' Experience in the UK".
The report reveals in detail the trends of Chinese students studying in the UK in the past 10 years and the characteristics of studying in China. Let's take a look at the report
Trends in Chinese students studying in the UK
In the past 10 years, the number of Chinese students applying to study in the UK has increased significantly.
In 2014, Chinese applicants accounted for only 10 percent of international applicants0%, 19 has grown rapidly to 153%。After the mask period, the proportion of Chinese applicants to stay in the UK in 23 years has climbed to 218%。
Judging from the trend of applying for studying in the UK in the past 10 years, Chinese students are very interested in studying in the UK, and they are becoming an important part of international applicants.
Of course, while Chinese students are showing a love for studying in the UK, UK admissions are also a two-way way for Chinese students.
Judging from the acceptance rate of Chinese students in UK admissions, the acceptance rate of Chinese students has always been higher than that of other international applicants.
(Comparison of acceptance rates for Chinese students and international applicants).
For example, the acceptance rate of Chinese students in 23 years was as high as 524%, while the acceptance rate for international applicants is only 456%。As can be seen from the UK's admission data, Chinese students are still very popular with UK universities.
However, it should also be noted that the overall admission rate in the UK in 23 years has declined compared with before, and the difficulty of studying in the UK has really increased.
The origin of Chinese students studying in the UK
In terms of where students come from, most of the students who study in the UK come from wealthy provinces.
(Ranking of provinces where Chinese students study in the UK).
The top four Chinese provinces in terms of the number of students studying in the UK are Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Beijing.
In terms of specific cities, Shanghai leads the rest of the country with 13%, followed by Beijing with 10%, Shenzhen with 5%, Guangzhou with 4% and Nanjing with 3%. From this set of data, it can be seen that Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen deserve to be the top 4 sources of British students.
From the perspective of the age of applicants, they are mainly distributed in the age group of 21-24 years old. 46% of applicants aged 23 years are 18 years old, and only 1% are after the age of 25.
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of British students in the age group of 18, and the younger age of studying abroad has become a new trend for Chinese families to go on to higher education.
Factors influencing Chinese students choosing to study in the UK
Chinese students choose the UK as their study destination due to a variety of factors.
(Factors influencing Chinese students studying in the UK).
Among them, the reputation and teaching quality of British higher education are two factors that Chinese students are particularly interested in.
As an established education powerhouse, the UK is well recognized by Chinese students for its high-level education system and many world-renowned universities.
In addition, the British culture and experience, as well as the courses offered by British universities, are also important factors in attracting Chinese students to study in the UK.
In addition to the attraction of the UK itself to students, parents are also an important reason why students choose to study in the UK. According to the survey, 55% of students will consider their parents' opinions when choosing a country to study in.
Changes in popular majors for Chinese students to study abroad
There is no doubt that in the past 10 years, Chinese students have been keen on business majors. In addition, social sciences and mathematics have always been popular majors for international students.
But we can also see from the report that the trend of popular majors is changing. Although business is still the major with the largest number of applicants, the proportion of business applicants has declined significantly from the data of 13 years to 22 years, regardless of gender.
In addition, there are differences in the preferences of male and female students for popular majors for studying abroad.
(Changes in popular majors for female students studying abroad).
Among female international students, creative arts-related majors are very popular, and the proportion has soared from 6% in 13 years to 15% in 22 years, making it the most popular major after business.
(Changes in popular majors for male students studying abroad).
Among male international students, computer-related majors are on the rise. In 13 years, it has not entered the top five of popular majors, and in 22 years, it has not only been shortlisted in the top five, but the proportion has reached 7%.
Although we can see from the report that the popularity of applications for popular majors such as business has declined, from our application situation over the years, the difficulty of applying for business in British universities has increased.
For example, Wang Aiman's Chinese business school not only has a double non-background, but even 985 211 students also require a high average score and a strong soft background.
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