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Queen's University Belfast

Higher education provider · Northern Ireland

Country
Northern Ireland
International students, 2024/25
5,480
Share of UK total
0.80%
Change since 2014/15
+111.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
3,180 / 2,300
Non-UK students5,4802024/25
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

2,8885,7752014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,8885,7752014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/152,590
2015/162,805
2016/173,065
2017/183,605
2018/193,780
2019/204,205
2020/214,985
2021/225,175
2022/235,775
2023/245,625
2024/255,480
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/255,480
2023/245,625
2022/235,775
2021/225,175
2020/214,985
2019/204,205
2018/193,780
2017/183,605
2016/173,065
2015/162,805
2014/152,590
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. Ireland1,660
  2. India785
  3. China605
  4. United States385
  5. Malaysia275
  6. Indonesia150
  7. Pakistan145
  8. Canada145
  9. Kuwait140
  10. Saudi Arabia140
  11. United Arab Emirates95
  12. Myanmar (Burma)90
By level
  1. Undergraduate3,180
  2. Postgraduate2,300
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

Queen's University Belfast has 5,480 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #41 of 197 providers in the UK and #2 of 3 in Northern Ireland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +111.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
41 of 197
Rank in Northern Ireland
2 of 3
Share of UK total
0.80%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in Northern Ireland with the most non-UK students
  1. Ulster University10,710
  2. Queen's University Belfast5,480
  3. St Mary's University College80
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.

  • Queen's University Belfast
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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