2024/25 Non-UK Entrants

New international student entrants by UK provider, year-on-year change vs 2023/24.

Figures show new entrants only (not total enrolled students), combine all levels of study and all non-UK countries of origin, and are drawn from HESA's published Table 1 (Jan 2026 release). Only providers with 100 or more non-UK entrants in 2024/25 are included. Provided for sector visibility, not as an ISM ranking or endorsement.

165 providers

BPP University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 16,395

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +43.9%

University College London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 16,040

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +7.0%

University of Hertfordshire

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 11,550

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -3.5%

Coventry University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 10,045

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +5.9%

The University of Manchester

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 10,035

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +0.4%

The University of Glasgow

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 9,055

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +14.8%

King's College London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 8,960

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +16.5%

The University of East London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 8,635

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +113.7%

The University of Edinburgh

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 8,400

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +5.2%

The University of Birmingham

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 7,925

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +41.1%

Ulster University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 7,455

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +9.6%

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 6,705

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +14.2%

The University of Leeds

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 6,490

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -33.1%

The University of Bristol

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 6,265

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +3.1%

The University of Warwick

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 5,675

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -4.6%

The University of Sunderland

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 5,625

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +16.7%

University of the Arts, London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 5,580

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +11.8%

The University of Southampton

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 5,525

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -23.2%

London School of Economics and Political Science

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 5,510

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +0.9%

The University of the West of Scotland

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 5,180

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +72.1%

The University of Greenwich

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,935

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -12.7%

The University of Oxford

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,805

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -6.6%

Queen Mary University of London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,745

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -12.0%

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,500

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +2.3%

University of Nottingham

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,500

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -4.8%

The University of Exeter

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,260

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -8.2%

University of the West of England, Bristol

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,255

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -7.4%

De Montfort University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,235

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -17.1%

The University of Liverpool

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,105

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -9.9%

The University of Sheffield

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,055

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -38.5%

Anglia Ruskin University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 4,010

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -10.0%

Newcastle University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,905

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -16.7%

The University of Cambridge

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,830

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -0.1%

University of Durham

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,630

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +4.5%

The University of Hull

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,630

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +6.6%

The University of Portsmouth

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,590

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +5.6%

Birmingham City University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,585

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -3.1%

York St John University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,560

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +28.1%

The University of Salford

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,535

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -0.7%

The University of Westminster

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,505

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -29.5%

University of Chester

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,335

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +4.5%

Roehampton University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,320

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +19.6%

Glasgow Caledonian University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,280

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +1.4%

The Nottingham Trent University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,265

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -34.1%

Queen's University Belfast

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,035

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -4.9%

Teesside University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 3,005

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -30.5%

Sheffield Hallam University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,975

YoY Change vs 2023/24: 0.0%

City St George's, University of London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,965

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -14.1%

Middlesex University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,940

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +0.5%

The University of Law

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,865

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -8.2%

The University of Essex

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,855

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -30.3%

The University of West London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,795

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +17.9%

The University of Wolverhampton

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,770

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +75.9%

Cardiff University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,750

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -27.4%

University of South Wales

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,710

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -35.1%

Kingston University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,680

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +2.9%

The University of York

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,660

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -13.6%

Leeds Beckett University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,560

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -28.6%

Edinburgh Napier University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,545

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +16.5%

University of Lancashire

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,515

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +8.2%

The University of Strathclyde

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,385

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -15.1%

The Manchester Metropolitan University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,250

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -43.3%

Ravensbourne University London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,225

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +2.1%

The University of Sussex

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,205

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -33.9%

The University of Bath

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,110

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -5.6%

The University of Reading

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,060

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -1.2%

The University of St. Andrews

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,055

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -2.1%

The University of Lancaster

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,035

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -14.0%

Aston University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 2,000

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +1.5%

University of Greater Manchester

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,985

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +36.0%

Study Group

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,945

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +2.9%

Goldsmiths College

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,920

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -0.5%

London Metropolitan University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,920

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -22.6%

Loughborough University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,855

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -3.9%

The University of Leicester

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,820

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -29.0%

The University of Surrey

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,805

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -17.2%

Brunel University London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,795

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -43.6%

University of Derby

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,770

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -40.4%

Royal College of Art

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,685

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -13.4%

The University of Huddersfield

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,675

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -23.7%

Heriot-Watt University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,630

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -18.9%

The University of East Anglia

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,630

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -30.8%

The University of Bradford

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,580

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -45.5%

University College Birmingham

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,550

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -23.3%

Oxford Brookes University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,540

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -18.7%

Bournemouth University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,465

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -26.6%

Cardiff Metropolitan University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,435

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -3.4%

The University of Lincoln

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,400

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -50.9%

The University of Aberdeen

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,300

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -16.1%

Swansea University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,295

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -61.1%

University of Bedfordshire

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,250

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -62.7%

London Business School

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,245

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +3.3%

Cranfield University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,245

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -19.7%

Bangor University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,225

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -38.9%

The University of Stirling

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,220

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -25.8%

The University of Dundee

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,215

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -36.2%

The University of Kent

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,195

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -25.1%

University of Gloucestershire

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,170

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +33.0%

The University of Northampton

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,170

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -49.2%

Regent College London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,150

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +139.6%

London South Bank University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,145

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -26.4%

Buckinghamshire New University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,125

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +38.0%

University of Plymouth

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,115

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -35.0%

Liverpool John Moores University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,095

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +8.4%

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,050

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -17.0%

University for the Creative Arts

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,030

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -40.5%

Canterbury Christ Church University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,015

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -17.8%

SOAS University of London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 1,015

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -9.8%

Wrexham University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 960

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -46.7%

The University of Brighton

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 955

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -14.3%

Robert Gordon University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 905

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -39.9%

Regent's University London Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 905

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +3.4%

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 895

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +103.4%

Kaplan International Colleges U.K. Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 860

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -2.8%

Hult International Business School Ltd

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 850

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +3.0%

Bloomsbury Institute

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 775

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +162.7%

Southampton Solent University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 770

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -24.1%

Keele University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 665

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -13.1%

Glasgow School of Art

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 665

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +27.9%

CEG UFP Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 605

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -20.9%

University of Worcester

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 570

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -7.3%

Queen Margaret University Edinburgh

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 570

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +10.7%

Birkbeck College

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 535

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -28.2%

St Mary's University Twickenham

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 525

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -30.9%

Richmond American University London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 520

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -8.0%

Aberystwyth University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 515

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +1.0%

Istituto Marangoni Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 465

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -19.1%

ESCP Europe Business School

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 415

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +43.1%

Bath Spa University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 390

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -54.1%

University of Staffordshire

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 380

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +4.1%

Edge Hill University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 375

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -40.9%

The University of Buckingham

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 350

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -10.3%

AA School of Architecture

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 350

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +12.9%

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 335

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -14.1%

University of Suffolk

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 310

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +82.4%

The Royal Veterinary College

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 250

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +2.0%

Abertay University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 245

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -12.5%

Le Cordon Bleu Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 235

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -6.0%

Institute of Contemporary Music Performance

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 220

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -32.3%

Institute of Art - London Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 215

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +87.0%

The Arts University Bournemouth

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 215

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -18.9%

Liverpool Hope University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 210

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +10.5%

Royal College of Music

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 195

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -11.4%

Health Sciences University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 190

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +153.3%

LAMDA Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 185

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -5.1%

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 180

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +12.5%

Met Film School Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 180

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -14.3%

Royal Northern College of Music

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 170

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +21.4%

The University of Winchester

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 165

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -59.8%

Leeds Trinity University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 165

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +175.0%

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 165

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +43.5%

University of St Mark and St John

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 160

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +68.4%

Royal Academy of Music

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 155

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -18.4%

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 145

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +16.0%

Northeastern University London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 145

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +7.4%

Falmouth University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 145

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -19.4%

BIMM University

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 145

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -25.6%

University of Cumbria

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 130

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -61.8%

Courtauld Institute of Art

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 130

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -7.1%

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 120

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -14.3%

London Film School Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 115

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +9.5%

The University of Chichester

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 110

YoY Change vs 2023/24: -37.1%

Paris Dauphine International

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 105

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +40.0%

INTO University Partnerships Limited

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 105

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +10.5%

Amity University [IN] London

2024/25 Non-UK Entrants: 100

YoY Change vs 2023/24: +81.8%

Source: HESA Table 1 (DT051), January 2026 release. Figures rounded by HESA to the nearest 5.