Influential Factors in Selecting an Overseas University for Bangladeshi Undergraduate Students

Abstract

In Bangladesh, the number of students passing in Higher Secondary level is increasing every year. But the number of seats in public universities is not increase in proportion. So, the next choice is to get admission in private universities. But again, there are few private universities in Bangladesh which maintains the quality for higher education. As a result, many talented students look for a foreign university to get a higher degree. This study was conducted to understand the important factors that influence the selection an overseas university among Bangladeshi university students with a self administered questionnaire. A total of 100 questionnaires were analyzed using regression in SPSS to come up with a justified conclusion. The result from the analysis indicates that the regression model used in the study is statistically significant and the independent variables that were selected in this study had significant influence on the dependent variable. The primary aim of this research was to help private universities in Bangladesh to attract more talented students.