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University of Plymouth

Higher education provider · England

Country
England
International students, 2024/25
2,130
Share of UK total
0.31%
Change since 2014/15
-14.8%
Undergraduate / postgraduate
1,295 / 840
Non-UK students2,1302024/25
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

1,4882,9752014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
1,4882,9752014/152016/172018/192020/212022/232024/25
Data table
2014/152,500
2015/162,270
2016/172,090
2017/182,060
2018/191,850
2019/201,895
2020/212,065
2021/222,355
2022/232,975
2023/242,775
2024/252,130
Academic yearNon-UK students
2024/252,130
2023/242,775
2022/232,975
2021/222,355
2020/212,065
2019/201,895
2018/191,850
2017/182,060
2016/172,090
2015/162,270
2014/152,500
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. Nigeria310
  2. China260
  3. India235
  4. Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)100
  5. Sri Lanka70
  6. Malaysia65
  7. Singapore60
  8. United States55
  9. Nepal55
  10. Zimbabwe45
  11. Kuwait45
  12. Ireland40
By level
  1. Undergraduate1,295
  2. Postgraduate840
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 Plymouth has 2,130 students from outside the UK in 2024/25, ranking #98 of 197 providers in the UK and #81 of 168 in England; since 2014/15 its number has changed by -14.8%, against +55.0% across the UK.

Rank in the UK
98 of 197
Rank in England
81 of 168
Share of UK total
0.31%
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 Plymouth
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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