Cardiff University

Cardiff · Higher Education Institution

Track record

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

Students

HESA 2024/25

16%

of students are international

45%

from its top 3 countries

31,505

26,465

5,040

4,660

380

International students by level

Postgraduate taught1,740

First degree2,455

Postgraduate research570

Other undergraduate125

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · -28% 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 5,040 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

1,150

22.8%

India

730

14.5%

Malaysia

370

7.3%

Saudi Arabia

285

5.7%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

250

5.0%

Kuwait

220

4.4%

89 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

5,040 non-UK26,465 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.