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The University of St. Andrews

Higher education provider · Scotland

Country
Scotland
International students, 2024/25
5,370
Share of UK total
0.78%
Change since 2014/15
+6.8%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
3,910 / 1,460
Non-UK students5,3702024/25
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

2,8705,7402014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,8705,7402014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/155,030
2015/165,070
2016/174,695
2017/184,905
2018/194,820
2019/204,625
2020/215,130
2021/225,425
2022/235,740
2023/245,575
2024/255,370
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/255,370
2023/245,575
2022/235,740
2021/225,425
2020/215,130
2019/204,625
2018/194,820
2017/184,905
2016/174,695
2015/165,070
2014/155,030
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. United States2,270
  2. China485
  3. Germany215
  4. India215
  5. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)170
  6. Canada155
  7. Spain125
  8. France125
  9. Switzerland95
  10. Singapore85
  11. Italy85
  12. Malaysia55
By level
  1. Undergraduate3,910
  2. Postgraduate1,460
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 St. Andrews has 5,370 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #42 of 197 providers in the UK and #4 of 17 in Scotland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +6.8%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
42 of 197
Rank in Scotland
4 of 17
Share of UK total
0.78%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in Scotland with the most non-UK students
  1. The University of Edinburgh16,235
  2. The University of Glasgow13,880
  3. The University of the West of Scotland5,780
  4. The University of St. Andrews5,370
  5. Glasgow Caledonian University5,040
  6. The University of Strathclyde4,175
  7. Edinburgh Napier University3,800
  8. Heriot-Watt University3,075
  9. The University of Aberdeen2,620
  10. The University of Dundee2,390
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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