Briefing on international students November 2016

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UKCISA Briefing on international students UKCISA Briefing on international students. November 2016.

How many international students are there in the UK? International students make up 18% of all students in UK higher education (19% in England, 10% in Northern Ireland, 22% in Scotland and 18% in Wales), 69% of full-time taught postgraduates and 48% of full-time research degree students. In 2014-15 there was a total of 437,000 international students in UK higher education, of which 125,000 were from EU countries and 312,000 from non-EU countries.

Figures for HE (the figures for FE are not centrally collected) show that the top 10 sending countries in 2014-15 (source: HESA) were as follows: China

89,540 18,320

India

17,920

Nigeria

17,060

Malaysia

16,865

USA

16,215

Hong Kong

13,675

Germany

France 10,905 Ireland 11,955

10,525

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Italy 20

40

60

80

100

’000s international students


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