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London School of Economics and Political Science

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
8,225
Share of UK total
1.20%
Change since 2014/15
+16.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
2,720 / 5,510
Non-UK students8,2252024/25
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

4,5159,0302014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
4,5159,0302014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/157,055
2015/166,920
2016/177,545
2017/187,885
2018/198,000
2019/208,170
2020/219,030
2021/228,520
2022/238,660
2023/248,225
2024/258,225
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/258,225
2023/248,225
2022/238,660
2021/228,520
2020/219,030
2019/208,170
2018/198,000
2017/187,885
2016/177,545
2015/166,920
2014/157,055
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. China2,040
  2. United States715
  3. India620
  4. Germany405
  5. Singapore355
  6. France305
  7. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)300
  8. Malaysia270
  9. Italy245
  10. Canada210
  11. Netherlands130
  12. Spain125
By level
  1. Undergraduate2,720
  2. Postgraduate5,510
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 School of Economics and Political Science has 8,225 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #21 of 197 providers in the UK and #18 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +16.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
21 of 197
Rank in England
18 of 168
Share of UK total
1.20%
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

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