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The University of York

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
4,150
Share of UK total
0.61%
Change since 2014/15
+12.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,660 / 2,485
Non-UK students4,1502024/25
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

2,9535,9052014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
2,9535,9052014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/153,685
2015/163,410
2016/173,650
2017/184,075
2018/194,185
2019/204,590
2020/215,840
2021/225,905
2022/235,310
2023/244,700
2024/254,150
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/254,150
2023/244,700
2022/235,310
2021/225,905
2020/215,840
2019/204,590
2018/194,185
2017/184,075
2016/173,650
2015/163,410
2014/153,685
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. China1,830
  2. India300
  3. United States235
  4. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)180
  5. Korea (South)90
  6. United Arab Emirates80
  7. Canada75
  8. Saudi Arabia75
  9. Malaysia70
  10. Thailand65
  11. Pakistan50
  12. Turkey50
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,660
  2. Postgraduate2,485
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 York has 4,150 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #63 of 197 providers in the UK and #53 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +12.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
63 of 197
Rank in England
53 of 168
Share of UK total
0.61%
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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