International students at UK universities

Index · United Kingdom

Providers with pages: 197
Non-UK students, 2024/25: 685,545

Data as at 26 Oct 2026

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Most international students

2024/25.

Non-UK students

Ten largest providers, share: 25.0%

Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

All providers

Provider	Country	Non-UK students 2024/25
University College London	England	26,610
BPP University	England	21,865
University of Hertfordshire	England	19,310
The University of Manchester	England	18,515
The University of Edinburgh	Scotland	16,235
King's College London	England	15,690
The University of Glasgow	Scotland	13,880
Coventry University	England	13,300
The University of East London	England	13,230
The University of Birmingham	England	12,485
University of the Arts, London	England	12,385
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	England	11,905
The University of Bristol	England	10,900
The University of Leeds	England	10,890
Ulster University	Northern Ireland	10,710
The University of Greenwich	England	10,165
The University of Oxford	England	9,755
The University of Warwick	England	9,475
The University of Southampton	England	9,060
University of the West of England, Bristol	England	9,030
London School of Economics and Political Science	England	8,225
The University of Sheffield	England	7,935
Queen Mary University of London	England	7,900
University of Nottingham	England	7,700
The University of Liverpool	England	7,495
The University of Sunderland	England	7,405
The University of Exeter	England	7,365
De Montfort University	England	7,355
University of Northumbria at Newcastle	England	7,285
The University of Cambridge	England	7,265
Anglia Ruskin University	England	7,165
University of Durham	England	6,895
City St George's, University of London	England	6,790
The University of Westminster	England	6,350
Teesside University	England	6,140
Newcastle University	England	6,025
The University of Portsmouth	England	5,880
The University of the West of Scotland	Scotland	5,780
The Nottingham Trent University	England	5,675
Roehampton University	England	5,560
Queen's University Belfast	Northern Ireland	5,480
The University of St. Andrews	Scotland	5,370
Birmingham City University	England	5,055
Glasgow Caledonian University	Scotland	5,040
Cardiff University	Wales	5,040
The University of Salford	England	4,975
University of Lancashire	England	4,895
The University of Bath	England	4,880
The University of West London	England	4,795
The University of Essex	England	4,725
The University of Law	England	4,680
University of South Wales	Wales	4,565
York St John University	England	4,510
Middlesex University	England	4,445
Brunel University London	England	4,400
The University of Hull	England	4,400
Sheffield Hallam University	England	4,385
The University of Sussex	England	4,380
Aston University	England	4,325
Leeds Beckett University	England	4,250
The University of Strathclyde	Scotland	4,175
The University of Lancaster	England	4,165
The University of York	England	4,150
Kingston University	England	4,125
The University of Lincoln	England	4,015
University of Chester	England	3,875
The University of Reading	England	3,850
The University of Wolverhampton	England	3,810
Edinburgh Napier University	Scotland	3,800
The University of Leicester	England	3,660
The Manchester Metropolitan University	England	3,645
Loughborough University	England	3,495
The University of Surrey	England	3,315
University of Greater Manchester	England	3,195
Goldsmiths College	England	3,190
University College Birmingham	England	3,180
London Metropolitan University	England	3,115
Heriot-Watt University	Scotland	3,075
The University of Huddersfield	England	2,985
Oxford Brookes University	England	2,945
Bournemouth University	England	2,760
University of Derby	England	2,710
University of Bedfordshire	England	2,705
The University of Bradford	England	2,700
Swansea University	Wales	2,680
Ravensbourne University London	England	2,630
The University of Aberdeen	Scotland	2,620
The University of Kent	England	2,565
The University of Brighton	England	2,485
London South Bank University	England	2,455
The University of East Anglia	England	2,430
The University of Dundee	Scotland	2,390
The University of Northampton	England	2,220
University for the Creative Arts	England	2,210
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College	England	2,190
The University of Stirling	Scotland	2,165
Bangor University	Wales	2,135
Robert Gordon University	Scotland	2,130
University of Plymouth	England	2,130
Liverpool John Moores University	England	2,125
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Wales	2,040
Wrexham University	Wales	1,960
Study Group	England	1,945
London Business School	England	1,930
Regent's University London Limited	England	1,830
Royal College of Art	England	1,820
Cranfield University	England	1,785
SOAS University of London	England	1,645
Hult International Business School Ltd	England	1,610
University of Gloucestershire	England	1,535
Buckinghamshire New University	England	1,530
Regent College London	England	1,490
Canterbury Christ Church University	England	1,355
University of Wales Trinity Saint David	Wales	1,335
University of Worcester	England	1,325
Southampton Solent University	England	1,270
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	Scotland	1,225
Istituto Marangoni Limited	England	1,200
Keele University	England	1,160
Aberystwyth University	Wales	1,120
St Mary's University, Twickenham	England	1,080
Glasgow School of Art	Scotland	1,040
Richmond, The American International University in London	England	1,015
The Royal Veterinary College	England	965
Birkbeck College	England	930
The University of Buckingham	England	900
Kaplan International Colleges U.K. Limited	England	880
ESCP Europe Business School	England	870
AA School of Architecture	England	820
Bloomsbury Institute	England	820
Bath Spa University	England	790
University of Staffordshire	England	705
CEG UFP Limited	England	605
Edge Hill University	England	595
University of Suffolk	England	515
The Arts University Bournemouth	England	505
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	England	505
Royal College of Music	England	480
Abertay University	Scotland	465
Institute of Contemporary Music Performance	England	440
Liverpool Hope University	England	425
BIMM University	England	405
Health Sciences University	England	385
Royal Academy of Music	England	385
The University of Winchester	England	350
Royal Northern College of Music	England	345
Falmouth University	England	335
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	Scotland	320
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	England	315
Northeastern University London	England	295
Guildhall School of Music and Drama	England	295
Met Film School Limited	England	285
Le Cordon Bleu Limited	England	265
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	England	260
London Film School Limited	England	255
LAMDA Limited	England	240
University of Cumbria	England	235
Institute of Art - London Limited	England	225
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	England	220
The Open University	England	220
Hartpury University	England	220
The University of Chichester	England	210
University of St Mark and St John	England	200
Leeds Trinity University	England	200
Courtauld Institute of Art	England	195
University of the Highlands and Islands	Scotland	180
Norwich University of the Arts	England	175
Paris Dauphine International	England	170
Leeds Arts University	England	160
Amity University [IN] London	England	155
Point Blank Music School	England	155
University of London (Institutes and activities)	England	135
The National Film and Television School	England	135
Harper Adams University	England	135
S P Jain London School of Management Limited	England	115
Royal Agricultural University	England	115
Leeds Conservatoire	England	110
The Film Education Training Trust Limited	England	105
INTO University Partnerships Limited	England	105
Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance	England	100
Stratford College London (SCL)	England	85
St Mary's University College	Northern Ireland	80
The Place, London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS)	England	75
The Institute of Ismaili Studies	England	75
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts	England	70
Cambridge Arts and Sciences Limited	England	70
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	England	65
Rambert School	England	65
College of Legal Practice Limited	England	60
Arts University Plymouth	England	60
The Institute of Cancer Research	England	55
London Studio Centre	England	55
Centre for Alternative Technology	Wales	55
Lincoln Bishop University	England	55
Northern School of Contemporary Dance	England	50
West Dean College	England	50
Central School of Ballet	England	50

Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

UK total

Non-UK students by academic year

Data table


2014/15	442,220
2015/16	443,320
2016/17	450,440
2017/18	469,385
2018/19	496,335
2019/20	554,390
2020/21	600,195
2021/22	675,175
2022/23	758,875
2023/24	729,840
2024/25	685,545

Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

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