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Aston University

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
4,325
Share of UK total
0.63%
Change since 2014/15
+70.9%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,440 / 2,885
Non-UK students4,3252024/25
Year by year
Data as at 2024/25
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Students from outside the UK, year by year

Students whose permanent address is outside the UK (HESA, rounded to the nearest 5).

Non-UK students by academic year

2,3534,7052014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,3534,7052014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/152,530
2015/162,360
2016/172,430
2017/182,430
2018/192,465
2019/202,570
2020/212,655
2021/223,065
2022/234,705
2023/244,415
2024/254,325
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/254,325
2023/244,415
2022/234,705
2021/223,065
2020/212,655
2019/202,570
2018/192,465
2017/182,430
2016/172,430
2015/162,360
2014/152,530
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Where they come from

Country of permanent address, 2024/25.

Students by country
  1. India1,765
  2. Nigeria440
  3. Pakistan255
  4. Kuwait180
  5. Vietnam175
  6. China135
  7. Saudi Arabia130
  8. Bangladesh120
  9. Iran115
  10. Qatar85
  11. Ghana75
  12. United Arab Emirates60
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,440
  2. Postgraduate2,885
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

Aston University has 4,325 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #59 of 197 providers in the UK and #50 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +70.9%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
59 of 197
Rank in England
50 of 168
Share of UK total
0.63%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in England with the most non-UK students
  1. University College London26,610
  2. BPP University21,865
  3. University of Hertfordshire19,310
  4. The University of Manchester18,515
  5. King's College London15,690
  6. Coventry University13,300
  7. The University of East London13,230
  8. The University of Birmingham12,485
  9. University of the Arts, London12,385
  10. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine11,905
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Student sponsor licence

Entry on the Home Office register of licensed student sponsors.

  • Aston University
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

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