The University of Cambridge
Higher education provider · England
- Country
- England
- International students, 2024/25
- 7,265
- Share of UK total
- 1.06%
- Change since 2014/15
- +14.1%
- Undergraduate / postgraduate
- 2,670 / 4,600
Non-UK students7,2652024/25
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
Data table
| 2014/15 | 6,370 |
| 2015/16 | 6,525 |
| 2016/17 | 6,750 |
| 2017/18 | 7,050 |
| 2018/19 | 7,350 |
| 2019/20 | 7,550 |
| 2020/21 | 7,270 |
| 2021/22 | 7,205 |
| 2022/23 | 7,305 |
| 2023/24 | 7,310 |
| 2024/25 | 7,265 |
| Academic year | Non-UK students |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 7,265 |
| 2023/24 | 7,310 |
| 2022/23 | 7,305 |
| 2021/22 | 7,205 |
| 2020/21 | 7,270 |
| 2019/20 | 7,550 |
| 2018/19 | 7,350 |
| 2017/18 | 7,050 |
| 2016/17 | 6,750 |
| 2015/16 | 6,525 |
| 2014/15 | 6,370 |
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.
- China2,050
- United States745
- Singapore480
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)385
- India340
- Germany285
- Canada180
- Australia175
- France140
- Malaysia130
- Spain115
- Korea (South)110
- Undergraduate2,670
- Postgraduate4,600
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 Cambridge has 7,265 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #30 of 197 providers in the UK and #27 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +14.1%, against +55.0% across the UK.
- Rank in the UK
- 30 of 197
- Rank in England
- 27 of 168
- Share of UK total
- 1.06%
- UK change since 2014/15
- +55.0%
- University College London26,610
- BPP University21,865
- University of Hertfordshire19,310
- The University of Manchester18,515
- King's College London15,690
- Coventry University13,300
- The University of East London13,230
- The University of Birmingham12,485
- University of the Arts, London12,385
- 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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