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The University of Salford

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
4,975
Share of UK total
0.73%
Change since 2014/15
+57.9%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,125 / 3,850
Non-UK students4,9752024/25
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

2,4884,9752014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,4884,9752014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/153,150
2015/163,205
2016/172,290
2017/181,995
2018/191,805
2019/201,950
2020/213,135
2021/224,325
2022/234,745
2023/244,975
2024/254,975
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/254,975
2023/244,975
2022/234,745
2021/224,325
2020/213,135
2019/201,950
2018/191,805
2017/181,995
2016/172,290
2015/163,205
2014/153,150
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. India1,730
  2. Nigeria1,365
  3. Pakistan640
  4. Kuwait185
  5. Bangladesh130
  6. Iran80
  7. Ireland65
  8. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)60
  9. Sri Lanka60
  10. France45
  11. Ghana45
  12. China40
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,125
  2. Postgraduate3,850
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 Salford has 4,975 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #46 of 197 providers in the UK and #38 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +57.9%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
46 of 197
Rank in England
38 of 168
Share of UK total
0.73%
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 Salford
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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