{"id":10757,"date":"2020-02-10T18:54:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/?p=10757"},"modified":"2022-10-14T11:21:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T14:21:44","slug":"students-using-infographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/students-using-infographics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why students are using infographics to find the right school?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zw-line-div\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students looking for a higher education institution would probably all use the same word to describe the experience: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overwhelming<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There are endless factors to consider when selecting a school: rankings, graduate outcomes, student demographics, faculty members, available programs and courses, alumni employment, student life, and much more. This amount statistical data would leave anyone\u2019s head spinning, let alone prospective students who are already stressed about passing their entrance exams or being admitted to their dream school. The process of comparing schools and selecting the right one should be the easy part!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"zw-line-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3><strong>That\u2019s why we are using infographics.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 2019 industry report published by international higher education search engine <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educations.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">educations.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that infographics play a huge role in a student\u2019s decision on a college or university. According to the report, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educations.com\/read-student-trends-2019-15494\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">students are 105% more likely to cite infographics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an influence when choosing one university over another. When deciding between two or more programs, students are 75% more likely to rate infographics as highly important. This proves that visual information like infographics is gaining influence.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presenting information with images and interesting graphics <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/visual-content-marketing-strategy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grabs readers\u2019 attention more effectively<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than text alone.<\/span> Students quickly skimming a university website for quick stats and facts about the school or program are more likely to spend time reading an infographic than stand-alone text or statistics. Besides the scientific evidence behind information consumption, why are students increasingly drawn to infographics when making important decisions in their academic careers?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zw-line-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zw-line-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily compare statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a college or university is about more than the feeling a student gets from walking across its campus. There are many statistical variables to compare between schools or even between programs. For example:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where are the best programs in their field of interest located?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they\u2019re looking for a small liberal arts school, how many students attend the university?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What percentage of students are international?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s the male to female ratio of the student body?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What percentage of people studying the program have gotten a job in the corresponding field?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An infographic can show all these statistics! You can use a world map to\u00a0illustrate where to find the best schools for medicine. Also, graphs like pie charts can illustrate student demographics, while bar charts can illustrate your higher chance of attaining your dream job with a university degree. These facts and statistics can all look fairly bland when listed numerically, but can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/scientific-data-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">come to life with a few graphics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Being able to visualize the differences between schools can help students see a clear winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10768\" style=\"width: 546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/templates\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/statistics-infographic-546x1024.png\" alt=\"Infographic example using charts \" width=\"546\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/statistics-infographic-546x1024.png 546w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/statistics-infographic-160x300.png 160w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/statistics-infographic-768x1440.png 768w, https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/statistics-infographic.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infographic example using charts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save valuable time<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the sheer number of statistics to compare, or maybe because the student is comparing a variety of schools or programs, a decision about higher education can take a long time. That\u2019s why any tool that saves students time is valuable.\u00a0When you\u00a0display\u00a0the data\u00a0using\u00a0infographics, a cursory glance is often sufficient to provide the student with a good overview of the school or program. In the past, prospective students waded through pages of text to collect the most important information about a school. To save students time and effort you can present the information clearly\u00a0using infographics.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engage with the content<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike traditional written content, graphic representations encourage readers to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/science-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interact and engage with the presented information<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It transforms the consumer from a passive reader to an active participant, thereby making the information more memorable. Communicating university statistics in an infographic has the added benefit of brand recognition. The information needs to stick in the student\u2019s memory. An infographic that uses the school\u2019s colors and plays with themes like its mascot or landmark can do that.\u00a0Visually engaging information makes an impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10765\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/templates\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10765\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/preview_174319-1024x768.png\" alt=\"infographic example using blue as the main color\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infographic example using blue as the main color<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s clear why so many students are relying on infographics to make important decisions in their academic career. Infographics help students compare school and program statistics, easily view and digest the information, and engage fully with the facts. In conclusion, the future of infographics in the field of academia looks bright.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The images and templates used on this post are from <a href=\"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\">Mind the Graph.<\/a> Give it a try!<\/p>\n<p><b>Author bio<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keely Witherow is a writer for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findcourses.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">findcourses.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educations.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">educations.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sites dedicated to helping people find the best education for them. An alumnus of schools in the United States, France, and Sweden, she knows the important impact your education has on your life. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/keely-witherow\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow her on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you share her passion for corporate and student education!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Students looking for a higher education institution would probably all use the same word to describe the experience: overwhelming. There are endless factors to consider when selecting a school: rankings, graduate outcomes, student demographics, faculty members, available programs and courses, alumni employment, student life, and much more. 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