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SOAS University of London

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
1,645
Share of UK total
0.24%
Change since 2014/15
-38.8%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
660 / 985
Non-UK students1,6452024/25
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

1,3552,7102014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
1,3552,7102014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/152,690
2015/162,585
2016/172,665
2017/182,710
2018/192,530
2019/202,455
2020/212,120
2021/222,130
2022/231,890
2023/241,780
2024/251,645
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/251,645
2023/241,780
2022/231,890
2021/222,130
2020/212,120
2019/202,455
2018/192,530
2017/182,710
2016/172,665
2015/162,585
2014/152,690
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. China180
  2. India175
  3. United States155
  4. Pakistan125
  5. France60
  6. Japan50
  7. Saudi Arabia45
  8. Italy40
  9. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)40
  10. Germany40
  11. Korea (South)30
  12. United Arab Emirates30
By level
  1. Undergraduate660
  2. Postgraduate985
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

SOAS University of London has 1,645 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #108 of 197 providers in the UK and #88 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -38.8%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
108 of 197
Rank in England
88 of 168
Share of UK total
0.24%
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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