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Anglia Ruskin University

Chelmsford · Higher Education Institution

Track record

aru.ac.uk

The sponsor holds Student Sponsor status with a track record of compliance — the standard standing for an established provider.

Students

HESA 2024/25
20.8%
of students are international
65%
from its top 3 countries
34,370
27,205
7,165
6,815
350
International students by level
Postgraduate taught4,060
First degree2,815
Postgraduate research145
Other undergraduate30
International enrolment over time
2,0004,0006,0008,0002014/152024/257,120
Non-UK students · +162% since 2014/15

Built from the country breakdown, which rounds every country to the nearest five and drops the smallest to zero — so the latest year here reads a little below the 7,165 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
India
3,125
Pakistan
875
Nigeria
670
Kenya
380
United Arab Emirates
290
China
185

93 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

7,165 non-UK27,205 UK
Non-UK domiciledUK domiciled

Source: HESA, HE student enrolments by HE provider and permanent address, 2024/25, CC BY 4.0; source countries from DT051 Table 28, same licence. Counts are HESA-rounded to the nearest 5, so components may not sum exactly. Domicile is permanent address, which is not the same as fee status or visa route.