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European Uni Students Would Rather Be on Campus than Online

Online education is a growing market, but European uni students still favor the unique IRL experience they get from being with other students…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • University students far prefer studying in-person than attending classes online
  • They’d choose an in-person university degree over an online one, even if it comes at a heftier price
  • But that doesn’t mean they downplay online degrees: the majority do think they’re as valuable as traditional in-person ones
Despite the rise in popularity and visibility of gap years, sabbaticals, trade programs, and alternative career paths to the standard post-high school plan, YPulse data shows that 72% of secondary school students in Western Europe are planning to go to university this year. But while university degrees are still the mainstream path, students do have a choice to make about how they get that degree: studying in-person or online. Since COVID-19, higher education has undergone a significant transformation, with online learning taking center stage. The accessibility, flexibility, and low cost of this new way of studying is now making it...

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