This paper intends, through the survey of high school students from six schools in Nanjing, to understand the intention of students in Mainland China to study in Taiwan, and related factors affecting their intentions and decisions . It was found that, among the surveyed 525 students, 37.93% of them have intentions to study in Taiwan, while 15.71% have no intentions at all. The three main affecting factors, according to the degree of influence, were: academic achievements and family backgrounds, the degree of understanding or awareness of the related recruitment policy, financial support and revenue expectations of students. This paper, based on the findings of the survey, proposed suggestions related to the future reform of the student recruiting policy of Taiwan for reference.