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Cardiff Metropolitan University

Higher education provider · Wales

Country
Wales
International students, 2024/25
2,040
Share of UK total
0.30%
Change since 2014/15
-56.8%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
585 / 1,460
Non-UK students2,0402024/25
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

2,3604,7202014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,3604,7202014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/154,720
2015/163,285
2016/171,780
2017/181,315
2018/191,340
2019/201,905
2020/211,870
2021/222,910
2022/233,445
2023/241,875
2024/252,040
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/252,040
2023/241,875
2022/233,445
2021/222,910
2020/211,870
2019/201,905
2018/191,340
2017/181,315
2016/171,780
2015/163,285
2014/154,720
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. India1,095
  2. Nigeria125
  3. Pakistan110
  4. Bangladesh100
  5. Nepal90
  6. Canada65
  7. United States55
  8. Sri Lanka55
  9. Gibraltar30
  10. Ireland25
  11. Oman25
  12. United Arab Emirates20
By level
  1. Undergraduate585
  2. Postgraduate1,460
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

Cardiff Metropolitan University has 2,040 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #101 of 197 providers in the UK and #5 of 9 in Wales; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -56.8%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
101 of 197
Rank in Wales
5 of 9
Share of UK total
0.30%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in Wales with the most non-UK students
  1. Cardiff University5,040
  2. University of South Wales4,565
  3. Swansea University2,680
  4. Bangor University2,135
  5. Cardiff Metropolitan University2,040
  6. Wrexham University1,960
  7. University of Wales Trinity Saint David1,335
  8. Aberystwyth University1,120
  9. Centre for Alternative Technology55
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.

  • Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • Cardiff Metropolitan 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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