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The University of Kent

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
2,565
Share of UK total
0.37%
Change since 2014/15
-45.3%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,540 / 1,025
Non-UK students2,5652024/25
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

2,4054,8102014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,4054,8102014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/154,685
2015/164,795
2016/174,810
2017/184,545
2018/194,190
2019/203,970
2020/213,535
2021/223,430
2022/233,600
2023/243,240
2024/252,565
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/252,565
2023/243,240
2022/233,600
2021/223,430
2020/213,535
2019/203,970
2018/194,190
2017/184,545
2016/174,810
2015/164,795
2014/154,685
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. India255
  2. China175
  3. Thailand170
  4. France145
  5. Nigeria135
  6. United States90
  7. United Arab Emirates85
  8. Kenya75
  9. Pakistan75
  10. Malaysia70
  11. Greece65
  12. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)60
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,540
  2. Postgraduate1,025
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 Kent has 2,565 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #88 of 197 providers in the UK and #74 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -45.3%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
88 of 197
Rank in England
74 of 168
Share of UK total
0.37%
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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