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Ulster University

Higher education provider · Northern Ireland

Country
Northern Ireland
International students, 2024/25
10,710
Share of UK total
1.56%
Change since 2014/15
+271.2%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
3,140 / 7,570
Non-UK students10,7102024/25
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

5,35511k2014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
5,35511k2014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/152,885
2015/162,310
2016/172,195
2017/182,110
2018/192,360
2019/202,605
2020/214,025
2021/227,160
2022/2310,265
2023/2410,375
2024/2510,710
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/2510,710
2023/2410,375
2022/2310,265
2021/227,160
2020/214,025
2019/202,605
2018/192,360
2017/182,110
2016/172,195
2015/162,310
2014/152,885
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. Pakistan2,975
  2. Ireland2,290
  3. Nigeria1,720
  4. India1,350
  5. Bangladesh925
  6. Nepal660
  7. China105
  8. Iran50
  9. Morocco45
  10. Ghana40
  11. Albania40
  12. Uzbekistan35
By level
  1. Undergraduate3,140
  2. Postgraduate7,570
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

Ulster University has 10,710 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #15 of 197 providers in the UK and #1 of 3 in Northern Ireland; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +271.2%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
15 of 197
Rank in Northern Ireland
1 of 3
Share of UK total
1.56%
UK change since 2014/15
+55.0%
Providers in Northern Ireland with the most non-UK students
  1. Ulster University10,710
  2. Queen's University Belfast5,480
  3. St Mary's University College80
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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