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The University of Leicester

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
3,660
Share of UK total
0.53%
Change since 2014/15
-39.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,600 / 2,060
Non-UK students3,6602024/25
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

3,0286,0552014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
3,0286,0552014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/156,055
2015/164,300
2016/174,080
2017/184,250
2018/193,985
2019/204,425
2020/214,255
2021/225,185
2022/235,485
2023/244,340
2024/253,660
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/253,660
2023/244,340
2022/235,485
2021/225,185
2020/214,255
2019/204,425
2018/193,985
2017/184,250
2016/174,080
2015/164,300
2014/156,055
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. India1,330
  2. Canada540
  3. China345
  4. Nigeria215
  5. United Arab Emirates70
  6. Saudi Arabia65
  7. Pakistan60
  8. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)60
  9. Malaysia50
  10. France50
  11. Kenya40
  12. Ghana35
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,600
  2. Postgraduate2,060
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 Leicester has 3,660 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #70 of 197 providers in the UK and #59 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -39.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
70 of 197
Rank in England
59 of 168
Share of UK total
0.53%
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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