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The University of Southampton

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
9,060
Share of UK total
1.32%
Change since 2014/15
+31.4%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
3,970 / 5,090
Non-UK students9,0602024/25
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

5,26011k2014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
5,26011k2014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/156,895
2015/167,225
2016/177,110
2017/187,190
2018/196,685
2019/207,660
2020/216,735
2021/228,635
2022/2310,520
2023/2410,380
2024/259,060
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/259,060
2023/2410,380
2022/2310,520
2021/228,635
2020/216,735
2019/207,660
2018/196,685
2017/187,190
2016/177,110
2015/167,225
2014/156,895
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. China5,750
  2. India435
  3. Malaysia255
  4. Saudi Arabia235
  5. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)225
  6. Cyprus (European Union)130
  7. Germany110
  8. Taiwan100
  9. Thailand95
  10. United Arab Emirates80
  11. Turkey75
  12. Indonesia70
By level
  1. Undergraduate3,970
  2. Postgraduate5,090
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 Southampton has 9,060 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #19 of 197 providers in the UK and #16 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +31.4%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
19 of 197
Rank in England
16 of 168
Share of UK total
1.32%
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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