Access to Higher Education: Influences and Possible Implications

Access to higher education is a topic of high interest, with direct consequences on national educational policies, the development of labor market and quality of life. This study aims to identify potential factors which influence the interest of high-school students and graduates to get higher education (HE). The research was conducted on a sample of 373 respondents from Iasi, Romania using the quantitative method. Identified factors were ranked and also the issue of access to HE of several categories of people was approached. These findings can contribute to educational public policies development, especially for developing countries, such as Romania.