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The University of Manchester

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
18,515
Share of UK total
2.70%
Change since 2014/15
+51.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
10,035 / 8,485
Non-UK students18,5152024/25
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

9,33019k2014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
9,33019k2014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/1512,215
2015/1612,915
2016/1713,510
2017/1813,750
2018/1914,440
2019/2015,335
2020/2117,625
2021/2218,170
2022/2318,515
2023/2418,660
2024/2518,515
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/2518,515
2023/2418,660
2022/2318,515
2021/2218,170
2020/2117,625
2019/2015,335
2018/1914,440
2017/1813,750
2016/1713,510
2015/1612,915
2014/1512,215
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. China9,445
  2. India1,415
  3. Malaysia905
  4. Saudi Arabia580
  5. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)460
  6. Kuwait320
  7. Indonesia310
  8. Turkey310
  9. United Arab Emirates310
  10. Taiwan245
  11. United States230
  12. Singapore215
By level
  1. Undergraduate10,035
  2. Postgraduate8,485
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 Manchester has 18,515 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #4 of 197 providers in the UK and #4 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +51.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
4 of 197
Rank in England
4 of 168
Share of UK total
2.70%
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

Student sponsor licence

Entry on the Home Office register of licensed student sponsors.

  • The University of Manchester
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

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