Jul 2, 2018, 2:37 PM
(from ICEF Monitor) International students' top three factors when deciding to enroll abroad are school reputation, scholarship opportunities and word-of-mouth information, according to a recent study by International Student Barometer that considered factors from personal safety to cost of study.
For international students in the US, rankings are a critical factor in their choice of study destination, and particularly so for students from eight key source countries. Respondents from India, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Canada indicated that rankings were the number one factor that helped them choose their study destination. Compared to the global benchmark and many other countries, international students in the US are not as influenced by recruitment agents and institutional websites.
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