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International students at UK universities

Where do international students study in the UK? Our data shows the percentage of international students at each UK university.

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Sophie Rogers 07 Feb 2025
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  1. International students by UK university

  2. Data sources

International students by UK university

This table shows the percentage of full-time international students taking a first degree in 2022/23 at CUG league table universities. Use this data to help your decision-making along with our league tables, course information and university profiles.

Institution % of International Students
Abertay University 12.3%
Aberystwyth University 16.0%
Anglia Ruskin University 21.6%
Arts University Bournemouth 14.9%
Arts University Plymouth 5.8%
Aston University 24.5%
Bangor University 27.8%
Bath Spa University 5.0%
Birmingham City University 17.3%
Birmingham Newman University 0.2%
Bishop Grosseteste University 3.3%
Bournemouth University 20.1%
Brunel University of London 44.3%
Buckinghamshire New University 4.3%
Canterbury Christ Church University 2.7%
Cardiff Metropolitan University 25.4%
Cardiff University 19.5%
City, University of London 32.3%
Courtauld Institute of Art 31.4%
Coventry University 46.0%
De Montfort University 35.0%
Durham University 30.9%
Edge Hill University 4.4%
Edinburgh Napier University 27.3%
Falmouth University 5.6%
Glasgow Caledonian University 26.9%
Glasgow School of Art 36.3%
Goldsmiths, University of London 38.9%
Guildhall School of Music & Drama 29.3%
Harper Adams University 2.2%
Hartpury University 7.8%
Health Sciences University 28.3%
Heriot-Watt University 38.7%
Imperial College London 51.7%
Keele University 10.9%
King's College London 39.0%
Kingston University London 25.3%
LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) 52.1%
Lancaster University 27.4%
Leeds Arts University 10.0%
Leeds Beckett University 19.6%
Leeds Trinity University 0.6%
Liverpool Hope University 8.4%
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 24.6%
Liverpool John Moores University 8.7%
London Metropolitan University 21.8%
London School of Economics and Political Science 65.1%
London South Bank University 17.5%
Loughborough University 22.1%
Manchester Metropolitan University 11.7%
Middlesex University 29.4%
Newcastle University 23.6%
Northumbria University 26.6%
Norwich University of the Arts 6.2%
Nottingham Trent University 17.2%
Oxford Brookes University 20.3%
Plymouth Marjon University 2.6%
Queen Margaret University Edinburgh 19.2%
Queen Mary University of London 34.7%
Queen's University Belfast 22.6%
Robert Gordon University 28.5%
Rose Bruford College 14.6%
Royal Academy of Music 50.3%
Royal Agricultural University 14.5%
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 26.2%
Royal College of Music 51.9%
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 29.4%
Royal Holloway 22.1%
Royal Northern College of Music 32.0%
Royal Veterinary College 33.1%
Sheffield Hallam University 16.5%
SOAS University of London 31.1%
Southampton Solent University 22.2%
St Mary's University 18.2%
Swansea University 20.1%
Teesside University 33.2%
The University of Northampton 28.6%
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 26.4%
Ulster University 32.0%
University College London 54.3%
University for the Creative Arts 31.8%
University of Aberdeen 26.2%
University of Bath 25.2%
University of Bedfordshire 43.7%
University of Birmingham 27.8%
University of Bradford 35.3%
University of Brighton 14.7%
University of Bristol 30.6%
University of Buckingham 32.6%
University of Cambridge 31.8%
University of Central Lancashire 25.8%
University of Chester 20.1%
University of Chichester 4.1%
University of Cumbria 2.4%
University of Derby 18.3%
University of Dundee 26.3%
University of East Anglia 16.5%
University of East London 46.1%
University of Edinburgh 42.5%
University of Essex 38.7%
University of Exeter 25.0%
University of Glasgow 38.2%
University of Gloucestershire 14.0%
University of Greater Manchester 15.4%
University of Greenwich 40.1%
University of Hertfordshire 49.9%
University of Huddersfield 22.0%
University of Hull 28.9%
University of Kent 20.1%
University of Leeds 33.6%
University of Leicester 30.0%
University of Lincoln 17.4%
University of Liverpool 27.9%
University of Manchester 39.5%
University of Nottingham 22.6%
University of Oxford 35.1%
University of Plymouth 15.0%
University of Portsmouth 26.1%
University of Reading 20.7%
University of Roehampton 43.3%
University of Salford 18.1%
University of Sheffield 35.9%
University of South Wales 26.1%
University of Southampton 40.5%
University of St Andrews 47.2%
University of Staffordshire 8.3%
University of Stirling 28.9%
University of Strathclyde 22.8%
University of Suffolk 7.3%
University of Sunderland 34.7%
University of Surrey 25.8%
University of Sussex 29.5%
University of the Arts, London 55.0%
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 2.8%
University of the West of England 24.1%
University of the West of Scotland 29.1%
University of Wales Trinity Saint David 8.4%
University of Warwick 37.7%
University of West London 23.7%
University of Westminster 34.7%
University of Winchester 6.2%
University of Wolverhampton 11.4%
University of Worcester 13.7%
University of York 23.6%
Wrexham University 22.7%
York St John University 28.1%
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Data sources

Based on data supplied by the Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited (HESA), published in January 2023.

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