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The University of the West of Scotland

Higher education provider · Scotland

Country
Scotland
International students, 2024/25
5,780
Share of UK total
0.84%
Change since 2014/15
+518.2%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
820 / 4,960
Non-UK students5,7802024/25
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

2,8905,7802014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,8905,7802014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/15935
2015/161,360
2016/171,640
2017/181,705
2018/191,985
2019/201,485
2020/212,490
2021/225,050
2022/235,685
2023/244,120
2024/255,780
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/255,780
2023/244,120
2022/235,685
2021/225,050
2020/212,490
2019/201,485
2018/191,985
2017/181,705
2016/171,640
2015/161,360
2014/15935
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. Pakistan2,095
  2. Nepal1,180
  3. India1,115
  4. Nigeria425
  5. Bangladesh305
  6. Ghana255
  7. China100
  8. Sri Lanka35
  9. Canada30
  10. Romania15
  11. Bulgaria15
  12. Turkey15
By level
  1. Undergraduate820
  2. Postgraduate4,960
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 the West of Scotland has 5,780 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #38 of 197 providers in the UK and #3 of 17 in Scotland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +518.2%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
38 of 197
Rank in Scotland
3 of 17
Share of UK total
0.84%
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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