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The University of Leeds

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
10,890
Share of UK total
1.59%
Change since 2014/15
+75.8%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
5,575 / 5,315
Non-UK students10,8902024/25
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

6,96014k2014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
6,96014k2014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/156,195
2015/166,585
2016/177,530
2017/188,085
2018/199,235
2019/2010,760
2020/2110,455
2021/2211,125
2022/2312,570
2023/2413,920
2024/2510,890
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/2510,890
2023/2413,920
2022/2312,570
2021/2211,125
2020/2110,455
2019/2010,760
2018/199,235
2017/188,085
2016/177,530
2015/166,585
2014/156,195
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. China5,390
  2. India1,040
  3. Saudi Arabia420
  4. Malaysia370
  5. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)310
  6. United Arab Emirates290
  7. Kuwait250
  8. Indonesia240
  9. Canada135
  10. Taiwan120
  11. Thailand115
  12. Egypt110
By level
  1. Undergraduate5,575
  2. Postgraduate5,315
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 Leeds has 10,890 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #14 of 197 providers in the UK and #12 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +75.8%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
14 of 197
Rank in England
12 of 168
Share of UK total
1.59%
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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