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The University of Sheffield

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
7,935
Share of UK total
1.16%
Change since 2014/15
-6.1%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
3,810 / 4,130
Non-UK students7,9352024/25
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

5,65811k2014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
5,65811k2014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/158,450
2015/168,530
2016/178,225
2017/188,965
2018/1910,080
2019/2011,095
2020/2111,260
2021/2210,960
2022/2311,315
2023/2410,755
2024/257,935
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/257,935
2023/2410,755
2022/2311,315
2021/2210,960
2020/2111,260
2019/2011,095
2018/1910,080
2017/188,965
2016/178,225
2015/168,530
2014/158,450
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. China3,620
  2. Malaysia580
  3. India555
  4. Saudi Arabia285
  5. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)275
  6. Taiwan140
  7. United Arab Emirates135
  8. Indonesia130
  9. Nigeria120
  10. Kuwait100
  11. United States100
  12. Turkey90
By level
  1. Undergraduate3,810
  2. Postgraduate4,130
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 Sheffield has 7,935 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #22 of 197 providers in the UK and #19 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -6.1%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
22 of 197
Rank in England
19 of 168
Share of UK total
1.16%
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 Sheffield
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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