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Study Group

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
1,945
Share of UK total
0.28%
Change since 2019/20
-34.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,945 / —
Non-UK students1,9452024/25
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

1,5203,0402019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
1,5203,0402019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Data table
2019/202,975
2020/212,560
2021/223,040
2022/232,165
2023/241,890
2024/251,945
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/251,945
2023/241,890
2022/232,165
2021/223,040
2020/212,560
2019/202,975
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. China655
  2. Pakistan245
  3. Nepal185
  4. India145
  5. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)55
  6. Taiwan55
  7. Myanmar (Burma)50
  8. Turkey45
  9. Korea (South)40
  10. Egypt35
  11. Sri Lanka35
  12. Algeria30
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,945
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

Study Group has 1,945 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #103 of 197 providers in the UK and #83 of 168 in England; since 2019/20 its number has changed by -34.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
103 of 197
Rank in England
83 of 168
Share of UK total
0.28%
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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