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The University of Aberdeen

Higher education provider · Scotland

Country
Scotland
International students, 2024/25
2,620
Share of UK total
0.38%
Change since 2014/15
-34.0%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,090 / 1,530
Non-UK students2,6202024/25
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

2,6185,2352014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,6185,2352014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/153,970
2015/164,225
2016/174,420
2017/184,780
2018/195,235
2019/205,150
2020/214,825
2021/224,690
2022/234,050
2023/243,450
2024/252,620
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/252,620
2023/243,450
2022/234,050
2021/224,690
2020/214,825
2019/205,150
2018/195,235
2017/184,780
2016/174,420
2015/164,225
2014/153,970
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. China530
  2. India370
  3. United States230
  4. Nigeria190
  5. Saudi Arabia80
  6. Ghana60
  7. Pakistan60
  8. Kuwait50
  9. Iraq45
  10. Thailand40
  11. Germany40
  12. Ireland40
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,090
  2. Postgraduate1,530
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 University of Aberdeen has 2,620 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #87 of 197 providers in the UK and #9 of 17 in Scotland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -34.0%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
87 of 197
Rank in Scotland
9 of 17
Share of UK total
0.38%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in Scotland with the most non-UK students
  1. The University of Edinburgh16,235
  2. The University of Glasgow13,880
  3. The University of the West of Scotland5,780
  4. The University of St. Andrews5,370
  5. Glasgow Caledonian University5,040
  6. The University of Strathclyde4,175
  7. Edinburgh Napier University3,800
  8. Heriot-Watt University3,075
  9. The University of Aberdeen2,620
  10. The University of Dundee2,390
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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