enum SearchCriteria {
  expensive = 0,
  cheap = 1,
  interesting = 2,
  newest = 3
}

<div id="searchResultSort">
            {{'sort' | translate}}:
            <select
                    ng-model=" options.selectedCriteria">
                <option value="0"> {{'sortByExpensive' | translate}}</option>
                <option value="1"> {{'sortByCheap' | translate}}</option>
                <option value="2"> {{'sortByInteresting' | translate}}</option>
                <option value="3"> {{'sortByNewest' | translate}}</option>
            </select>
        </div>

sortingOptions: [
    {
        val: SuperSearch.Repository.Model.SearchCriteria.cheap,
        translation: bindAndInterpolateLanguage('languageKey')
    },

<select data-ng-model="selectedDepartment"
data-ng-options="dept.DepartmentId as dept.Title for dept in departments"
data-ng-change="onDepartmentChange()" />

<select class="form-control input-lg" ng-model="selectedSearchCriteria" ng-change="changeTenant(this.selectedSearchCriteria)" required ng-options="i.ToString() for i in SearchCriteria"></select>

var SearchCriteria=[{
          "expensive":0},
          {"cheap" : 1},
          {"interesting" : 2},
          {"newest" : 3}]
         $scope.selectedSearchCriteria = SearchCriteria[0];

<select class="form-control input-lg" ng-model="selectedSearchCriteria" ng-change="changeTenant(this.selectedSearchCriteria)" required ng-options="i.ToString() for i in SearchCriteria"></select>

             $http.get(URL)
               .success(function (response) {
                   $scope.SearchCriteria= response;
                   $scope.selectedSearchCriteria = response[0];
                   $scope.$apply();
               });