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The University of Exeter

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
7,365
Share of UK total
1.07%
Change since 2014/15
+41.0%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
4,075 / 3,290
Non-UK students7,3652024/25
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

4,1088,2152014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
4,1088,2152014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/155,225
2015/165,445
2016/175,880
2017/186,010
2018/196,330
2019/207,190
2020/217,630
2021/228,135
2022/238,215
2023/247,850
2024/257,365
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/257,365
2023/247,850
2022/238,215
2021/228,135
2020/217,630
2019/207,190
2018/196,330
2017/186,010
2016/175,880
2015/165,445
2014/155,225
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. China1,845
  2. India805
  3. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)740
  4. Saudi Arabia210
  5. United States205
  6. Thailand200
  7. United Arab Emirates195
  8. Malaysia185
  9. Turkey155
  10. France145
  11. Korea (South)130
  12. South Africa125
By level
  1. Undergraduate4,075
  2. Postgraduate3,290
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 Exeter has 7,365 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #27 of 197 providers in the UK and #24 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +41.0%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
27 of 197
Rank in England
24 of 168
Share of UK total
1.07%
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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