A RECENT REPORT LOOKS AT THE REASONS WHY STUDENTS CHOOSE TO GO OUT OF STATE FOR COLLEGE. 

THE ILLINOIS WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE SURVEYED 12-HUNDRED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO PLANNED ON GOING TO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE. OVERALL, THERE WERE FOUR MAIN FACTORS STUDENTS CONSIDERED: COST, LOCATION, ACADEMIC REPUTATION AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. COLLABORATIVE DIRECTOR MEG BATES SAYS THEY ASKED STUDENTS LEAVING THE STATE WHAT WOULD GET THEM TO STAY IN ILLINOIS.

RESEARCHER MARIANA BARRAGAN-TORRES ADDS...

BATES SAYS “LEAVERS” ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO LOOK AT A SCHOOL’S SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND ATHLETICS, WHILE STUDENTS STAYING IN-STATE PUT THE MOST EMPHASIS ON COST AND THE OPINION OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS