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London Metropolitan University

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
3,115
Share of UK total
0.45%
Change since 2014/15
+60.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,140 / 1,975
Non-UK students3,1152024/25
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

1,8533,7052014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
1,8533,7052014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/151,940
2015/161,575
2016/171,230
2017/18995
2018/19965
2019/201,140
2020/211,295
2021/221,575
2022/233,305
2023/243,705
2024/253,115
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/253,115
2023/243,705
2022/233,305
2021/221,575
2020/211,295
2019/201,140
2018/19965
2017/18995
2016/171,230
2015/161,575
2014/151,940
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. India1,140
  2. Pakistan585
  3. Nepal345
  4. Bangladesh255
  5. Sri Lanka80
  6. United States65
  7. Nigeria65
  8. Iran55
  9. Poland50
  10. Italy40
  11. Germany30
  12. Spain30
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,140
  2. Postgraduate1,975
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

London Metropolitan University has 3,115 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #77 of 197 providers in the UK and #66 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +60.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
77 of 197
Rank in England
66 of 168
Share of UK total
0.45%
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.

  • London 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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