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Heriot-Watt University

Higher education provider · Scotland

Country
Scotland
International students, 2024/25
3,075
Share of UK total
0.45%
Change since 2014/15
-16.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,170 / 1,905
Non-UK students3,0752024/25
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

2,2484,4952014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,2484,4952014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/153,685
2015/163,250
2016/173,090
2017/183,140
2018/193,160
2019/203,335
2020/213,270
2021/224,135
2022/234,495
2023/244,100
2024/253,075
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/253,075
2023/244,100
2022/234,495
2021/224,135
2020/213,270
2019/203,335
2018/193,160
2017/183,140
2016/173,090
2015/163,250
2014/153,685
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. India915
  2. China525
  3. France210
  4. Nigeria185
  5. Malaysia160
  6. United Arab Emirates160
  7. Pakistan110
  8. Norway80
  9. Germany60
  10. Spain50
  11. Iran45
  12. United States45
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,170
  2. Postgraduate1,905
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

Heriot-Watt University has 3,075 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #78 of 197 providers in the UK and #8 of 17 in Scotland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -16.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
78 of 197
Rank in Scotland
8 of 17
Share of UK total
0.45%
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.

  • Heriot-Watt 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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