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The Open University

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
220
Share of UK total
0.03%
Change since 2014/15
-30.2%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
145 / 80
Non-UK students2202024/25
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

2154302014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2154302014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/15315
2015/16230
2016/17225
2017/18215
2018/19320
2019/20335
2020/21415
2021/22430
2022/23260
2023/24230
2024/25225
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/25225
2023/24230
2022/23260
2021/22430
2020/21415
2019/20335
2018/19320
2017/18215
2016/17225
2015/16230
2014/15315
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. Germany20
  2. Cyprus (European Union)15
  3. France15
  4. Italy10
  5. China10
  6. United States10
  7. India10
  8. Iran5
  9. Vietnam5
  10. South Africa5
  11. Nigeria5
  12. United Arab Emirates5
By level
  1. Undergraduate145
  2. Postgraduate80
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

The Open University has 220 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #159 of 197 providers in the UK and #133 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -30.2%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
159 of 197
Rank in England
133 of 168
Share of UK total
0.03%
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

Student sponsor licence

Entry on the Home Office register of licensed student sponsors.

  • The Open 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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