Birmingham City University
Higher education provider · England
- Country
- England
- International students, 2024/25
- 5,055
- Share of UK total
- 0.74%
- Change since 2014/15
- +80.9%
- Undergraduate / postgraduate
- 1,485 / 3,570
Non-UK students5,0552024/25
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
Data table
| 2014/15 | 2,795 |
| 2015/16 | 2,820 |
| 2016/17 | 2,980 |
| 2017/18 | 2,925 |
| 2018/19 | 2,960 |
| 2019/20 | 4,025 |
| 2020/21 | 4,325 |
| 2021/22 | 4,840 |
| 2022/23 | 5,480 |
| 2023/24 | 5,175 |
| 2024/25 | 5,055 |
| Academic year | Non-UK students |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5,055 |
| 2023/24 | 5,175 |
| 2022/23 | 5,480 |
| 2021/22 | 4,840 |
| 2020/21 | 4,325 |
| 2019/20 | 4,025 |
| 2018/19 | 2,960 |
| 2017/18 | 2,925 |
| 2016/17 | 2,980 |
| 2015/16 | 2,820 |
| 2014/15 | 2,795 |
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.
- India2,050
- Pakistan885
- Nigeria465
- China435
- Bangladesh140
- Sri Lanka80
- Ireland80
- Nepal70
- Iran70
- Ghana65
- Kenya55
- Thailand35
- Undergraduate1,485
- Postgraduate3,570
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25
Among UK universities
Birmingham City University has 5,055 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #43 of 197 providers in the UK and #37 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +80.9%, against +55.0% across the UK.
- Rank in the UK
- 43 of 197
- Rank in England
- 37 of 168
- Share of UK total
- 0.74%
- UK change since 2014/15
- +55.0%
- University College London26,610
- BPP University21,865
- University of Hertfordshire19,310
- The University of Manchester18,515
- King's College London15,690
- Coventry University13,300
- The University of East London13,230
- The University of Birmingham12,485
- University of the Arts, London12,385
- 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
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