Cranfield University

Bedford · 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

35.7%

of students are international

50%

from its top 3 countries

5,000

3,215

1,785

1,460

325

International students by level

Postgraduate taught1,285

First degree0

Postgraduate research415

Other undergraduate0

75.6% of its international students are on one-year taught masters — the segment most exposed to visa and completion scrutiny.

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · -24% 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 1,785 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

India

520

29.1%

China

260

14.6%

France

115

6.4%

Nigeria

5.3%

Spain

3.4%

Taiwan

3.1%

54 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

1,785 non-UK3,215 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.