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Glasgow Caledonian University

Higher education provider · Scotland

Country
Scotland
International students, 2024/25
5,040
Share of UK total
0.74%
Change since 2014/15
+123.5%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
255 / 4,785
Non-UK students5,0402024/25
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

2,9035,8052014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,9035,8052014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/152,255
2015/162,045
2016/172,020
2017/182,020
2018/192,105
2019/202,210
2020/212,525
2021/223,570
2022/235,805
2023/245,690
2024/255,040
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/255,040
2023/245,690
2022/235,805
2021/223,570
2020/212,525
2019/202,210
2018/192,105
2017/182,020
2016/172,020
2015/162,045
2014/152,255
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. Pakistan1,990
  2. India1,380
  3. Nigeria1,000
  4. Bangladesh115
  5. Canada80
  6. Ireland65
  7. Ghana60
  8. Kenya45
  9. United States30
  10. China15
  11. Saudi Arabia10
  12. Germany10
By level
  1. Undergraduate255
  2. Postgraduate4,785
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

Glasgow Caledonian University has 5,040 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #44 of 197 providers in the UK and #5 of 17 in Scotland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +123.5%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
44 of 197
Rank in Scotland
5 of 17
Share of UK total
0.74%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in Scotland with the most non-UK students
  1. The University of Edinburgh16,235
  2. The University of Glasgow13,880
  3. The University of the West of Scotland5,780
  4. The University of St. Andrews5,370
  5. Glasgow Caledonian University5,040
  6. The University of Strathclyde4,175
  7. Edinburgh Napier University3,800
  8. Heriot-Watt University3,075
  9. The University of Aberdeen2,620
  10. The University of Dundee2,390
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.

  • Glasgow Caledonian 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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