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The University of Oxford

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
9,755
Share of UK total
1.42%
Change since 2014/15
+32.8%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
2,555 / 7,200
Non-UK students9,7552024/25
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

4,9859,9702014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
4,9859,9702014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/157,345
2015/168,055
2016/178,255
2017/188,210
2018/198,500
2019/208,595
2020/219,030
2021/229,265
2022/239,585
2023/249,970
2024/259,755
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/259,755
2023/249,970
2022/239,585
2021/229,265
2020/219,030
2019/208,595
2018/198,500
2017/188,210
2016/178,255
2015/168,055
2014/157,345
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. China1,775
  2. United States1,640
  3. Germany545
  4. India505
  5. Canada450
  6. Singapore400
  7. Australia380
  8. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)335
  9. France210
  10. Italy185
  11. Switzerland165
  12. Spain130
By level
  1. Undergraduate2,555
  2. Postgraduate7,200
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 Oxford has 9,755 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #17 of 197 providers in the UK and #14 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +32.8%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
17 of 197
Rank in England
14 of 168
Share of UK total
1.42%
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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