A good deal more is known about how undergraduates choose colleges than about the process graduate students go through when they select a graduate program in which to enroll. The difference in Internet use between majority and minority prospective graduate students was not large. Some graduate programs devote time and energy to having high quality web sites while others give the appearance of being permanently under construction. The findings demonstrate that most students still prefer to complete a paper application rather than apply on-line. Some studies of undergraduates have also found that they too still prefer to use paper applications, but the number with this preference is decreasing.
Graduate students consider a large number of graduate programs.
This fact suggests graduate programs exist in a highly competitive student marketplace. These findings, along with others in the study demonstrate the importance for graduate programs to maintain a strong web presence. Like web sites for undergraduates, web sites for graduate students need to be informational, interactive, and visually attractive. This entire site protected by copyright. All rights reserved.