Non-UK domicile students

Students in Higher Education Institutions 2010/11 shows that there were 2,501,295 students in higher education in the UK in 2010/11. Of these 2,073,070 (82.9%) were UK domicile students, 130,120 (5.2%) were from other EU member countries and 298,110 (11.9%) were from non-EU countries.

The table below shows the rate of change of student numbers by domicile. The total number of students rose by 0.3% from 2009/10 to 2010/11. However the number of UK domicile students fell by 0.7% and the overall increase was entirely due to higher numbers of non-UK domiciled students.

The map below shows the countries of domicile of non-UK students studying at UK HEIs. More details about student numbers from the top ten non-EU and top ten EU countries are given in the tables below.

Non-EU countries

Students from China and India accounted for over 35% of all non-EU domicile students at UK HE institutions in 2010/11. The table below shows the growth in numbers of students from the top ten non-EU countries of domicile from 2009/10 to 2010/11.

Other EU countries

The number of students from other EU countries also continued to rise between 2009/10 and 2010/11. The table below shows the growth in numbers of students from the top ten other EU countries of domicile in 2010/11. Romania enters the top ten in 2010/11 for the first time, overtaking the Netherlands.

Level and mode of study

Just under half of all non-UK domicile students in 2010/11 were studying for postgraduate qualifications. The majority of full-time postgraduate students were non-UK domicile. The table below shows the number of students by domicile, level of study and mode of study in 2010/11.

Students in Higher Education Institutions 2010/11 includes comprehensive data on student domicile, level and mode of study, subjects of study, qualifications obtained, offshore provision, and more. Students in Higher Education Institutions 2010/11 is available now in the new instantly downloadable format from http://www.hesa.ac.uk/pubs.

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Notes for Editors

1. Press enquiries should be directed to:

   Simon Kemp
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2. In the above data and annex tables 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest multiple of 5.
3. HESA student data is collected from all publicly funded Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the UK, plus the University of Buckingham, which is a non-publicly-funded institution. The 2010/11 data covers 164 HEIs (131 in England, 10 in Wales, 19 in Scotland and 4 in Northern Ireland).
4. HESA cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived from the data by third parties.
5. Equivalent tables for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland can be found in the Annex below.
6. Equivalent tables for earlier years can be found in Press Release 155 and Press Release 144
7. Tables showing the number of EU and non-EU domicile students per institution can be found here: free online data tables
8. Definitions of the terms used in this press release can be found on-line here: http://www.hesa.ac.uk/intros/studefs1011

Annex - equivalent tables for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland