Chinese Undergraduate Students’ Decision on Studying Abroad from the Perspective of the Push-Pull Theory—An Empirical Study in a Double First-Class University in Shanghai

In recent years, the number of Chinese students studying abroad continues to grow, with their destination countries becoming diverse. The outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic in 2020 has exerted profound impacts on their decisions of overseas study. Taking a double first-class university in Shanghai as an example, this study explored the decision-making of Chinese undergraduate students who intend to study abroad and the contributing factors that affect their decision-making from the perspective of the push-pull theory. Recommendations were provided for their future choices on overseas study.