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The University of Lancaster

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
4,165
Share of UK total
0.61%
Change since 2014/15
-4.4%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
2,640 / 1,525
Non-UK students4,1652024/25
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

2,7385,4752014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,7385,4752014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/154,355
2015/164,525
2016/174,600
2017/184,680
2018/194,695
2019/205,425
2020/215,475
2021/225,245
2022/234,970
2023/244,630
2024/254,165
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/254,165
2023/244,630
2022/234,970
2021/225,245
2020/215,475
2019/205,425
2018/194,695
2017/184,680
2016/174,600
2015/164,525
2014/154,355
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. China1,710
  2. India410
  3. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)245
  4. Spain160
  5. Malaysia130
  6. Saudi Arabia120
  7. Pakistan110
  8. United Arab Emirates80
  9. Taiwan75
  10. Thailand60
  11. France50
  12. Italy45
By level
  1. Undergraduate2,640
  2. Postgraduate1,525
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 Lancaster has 4,165 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #62 of 197 providers in the UK and #52 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -4.4%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
62 of 197
Rank in England
52 of 168
Share of UK total
0.61%
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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