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Swansea University

Higher education provider · Wales

Country
Wales
International students, 2024/25
2,680
Share of UK total
0.39%
Change since 2014/15
-3.4%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,390 / 1,285
Non-UK students2,6802024/25
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

2,3904,7802014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,3904,7802014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/152,775
2015/163,265
2016/173,510
2017/183,650
2018/193,555
2019/203,470
2020/213,620
2021/224,270
2022/234,330
2023/244,780
2024/252,680
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/252,680
2023/244,780
2022/234,330
2021/224,270
2020/213,620
2019/203,470
2018/193,555
2017/183,650
2016/173,510
2015/163,265
2014/152,775
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. India680
  2. China340
  3. Nigeria220
  4. Saudi Arabia120
  5. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)105
  6. Kuwait95
  7. Canada95
  8. Qatar90
  9. United States55
  10. Zimbabwe50
  11. United Arab Emirates45
  12. Sri Lanka35
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,390
  2. Postgraduate1,285
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

Swansea University has 2,680 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #85 of 197 providers in the UK and #3 of 9 in Wales; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -3.4%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
85 of 197
Rank in Wales
3 of 9
Share of UK total
0.39%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in Wales with the most non-UK students
  1. Cardiff University5,040
  2. University of South Wales4,565
  3. Swansea University2,680
  4. Bangor University2,135
  5. Cardiff Metropolitan University2,040
  6. Wrexham University1,960
  7. University of Wales Trinity Saint David1,335
  8. Aberystwyth University1,120
  9. Centre for Alternative Technology55
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.

  • Swansea 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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