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The University of Glasgow

Higher education provider · Scotland

Country
Scotland
International students, 2024/25
13,880
Share of UK total
2.02%
Change since 2014/15
+89.2%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
4,170 / 9,715
Non-UK students13,8802024/25
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

8,69517k2014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
8,69517k2014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/157,335
2015/167,635
2016/178,235
2017/188,815
2018/199,685
2019/2010,490
2020/2113,245
2021/2217,390
2022/2315,200
2023/2412,935
2024/2513,880
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/2513,880
2023/2412,935
2022/2315,200
2021/2217,390
2020/2113,245
2019/2010,490
2018/199,685
2017/188,815
2016/178,235
2015/167,635
2014/157,335
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. China7,200
  2. United States1,030
  3. India975
  4. Kuwait230
  5. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)210
  6. Malaysia210
  7. Indonesia195
  8. Saudi Arabia185
  9. Germany180
  10. Singapore155
  11. Italy155
  12. Canada145
By level
  1. Undergraduate4,170
  2. Postgraduate9,715
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 Glasgow has 13,880 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #7 of 197 providers in the UK and #2 of 17 in Scotland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +89.2%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
7 of 197
Rank in Scotland
2 of 17
Share of UK total
2.02%
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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