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University of Durham

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
6,895
Share of UK total
1.01%
Change since 2014/15
+48.6%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
4,070 / 2,825
Non-UK students6,8952024/25
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

3,5037,0052014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
3,5037,0052014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/154,640
2015/164,790
2016/175,055
2017/185,175
2018/195,755
2019/206,260
2020/216,180
2021/226,755
2022/236,900
2023/247,005
2024/256,895
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/256,895
2023/247,005
2022/236,900
2021/226,755
2020/216,180
2019/206,260
2018/195,755
2017/185,175
2016/175,055
2015/164,790
2014/154,640
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. China3,410
  2. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)510
  3. India405
  4. United States340
  5. Singapore180
  6. Taiwan130
  7. Thailand125
  8. Malaysia110
  9. Canada85
  10. Pakistan75
  11. United Arab Emirates75
  12. Turkey70
By level
  1. Undergraduate4,070
  2. Postgraduate2,825
Source: HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students by HE provider (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024/25

Among UK universities

University of Durham has 6,895 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #32 of 197 providers in the UK and #29 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by +48.6%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
32 of 197
Rank in England
29 of 168
Share of UK total
1.01%
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

Student sponsor licence

Entry on the Home Office register of licensed student sponsors.

  • University of Durham
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

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