Student Outcomes & Destinations Notes on Destinations (Class of 2020)
There were 222 students in the class of 2020. Of those 222 students, 201 pursued higher education around the world, 14 students elected to take a gap year, one enrolled in military service and six others are yet to decide what their next moves might be. Of those students who chose to enrol in university, the most popular courses were: Business/Management (11%); Engineering (9%); Psychology (6%); Film/Media (5%); Medicine (5%); Biomedical/Life Sciences (5%).
The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom remains the most popular destination of choice for our students, but the numbers have dropped since the peak in 2015. In total we submitted 139 applications to UK institutions, versus 2019’s 137 and 2018’s 146 applications. This fall, 79 students will be beginning their tertiary study in the UK, with UAL (7), Exeter (6), Imperial (5), UCL (5), Leeds (5), St Andrews (5). The number of students heading to Cambridge (2) and Oxford (3) are the highest in the last five years.
Hong Kong
Though programmes at top universities in Hong Kong remain very competitive, Hong Kong is still the second most popular destination amongst our students. In particular, our students demonstrate a great deal of interest in the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Chinese University (CUHK) and the University of Science & Technology (HKUST). Course popularity has not changed much over the years, and students wishing to stay in Hong Kong continue to exhibit much interest in studying Business & Management (10), Medicine (8), and Law (4).
The United States
A total of 24 students are heading to the USA from the class of 2020. This is an increase from 2019’s 19, but drop from 2018’s 29, but the same as 2017’s 19 students. Northeastern (3), CalArt (2) & Parsons (2) are the more popular among the class of 2020. The other students are spread around the country, including MIT, Boston, UC Davis, UCLA, USF, and others.
Name of University
Country
# of Students
University of Toronto
Canada
17
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
15
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
12
University of British Columbia
Canada
12
HK University of Science & Technology
Hong Kong SAR
12
University of the Arts London
United Kingdom
7
University of Exeter
United Kingdom
6
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
5
University College London
United Kingdom
5
University of Leeds
United Kingdom
5
London School of Economics & Political Science
United Kingdom
3
Northeastern University
United States
3
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
3
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
3
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
3
University of Reading
United Kingdom
3
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
2
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong SAR
2
King’s College London
United Kingdom
2
Leeds Beckett University
United Kingdom
2
Manchester Metropolitan University
United Kingdom
2
Parsons School of Design, The New School
United States
2
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
2
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
2
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
2
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
2
University of Warwick
United Kingdom
2
Canada
The number of students choosing to pursue higher education in Canada has been quite steady in the last few years – between 17 to 20 students since 2017. 2020 sees a significant increase to 32 students heading to Canada. University of Toronto (17) and UBC (12) remain the most popular institutions in the country.
Australia
A total of 9 students chose to further their education in Australia, though most are still completing the application process and will beginning with the rest of their cohorts in early 2021. Among those few students who have decided on their final destinations, UNSW and University of Sydney are among their options.
Others
We have also seen an increase in students choosing alternative countries in which to pursue further education. At least one student has chosen a higher education option in each of these countries: the Netherlands (5), Italy (2), Japan (2), Singapore (1) and Switzerland (1), with Europe gaining popularity among our students.
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