We recently surveyed over 850 of our students across 83 countries, to learn how COVID-19 has affected international students' university enrolment plans in 2020.
We found that the majority of BridgeU international students were determined to realise their higher education ambitions, with 67% reporting that they hadn't changed their plans.
For those students who had changed their plans, 88% told us they still planned to attend university. In addition we found that:
The result?
The United States has been the most adversely affected among destinations. Specifically the USA experienced a 71% drop, with students who initially ranked the US as their top choice study destination now relegating it to a lower position in their destination preference list. Other traditional destinations have also seen steep declines, including the United Kingdom (-56%) and Canada (-58%).
When asked about the most important factors that caused them to change their minds, 60% of our students told us they were worried about the quality of their academic experience,
Students also cited concerns about international travel (58%) and the risk of a second wave of COVID-19 (54%) as ‘very important’ contributing factors.
We'll be publishing more insights into how COVID-19 is impacting the decisions of our 2021 students, so keep checking back with us for more information.
To read more of our recent analysis, download your free report 'How Will COVID-19 Impact International Students' Enrolments in 2020 & 2021?'.
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