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Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow · Higher Education Institution

Action plan

www.gcu.ac.uk

The register records this sponsor as Subject To Action Plan. That is a statement of what the register says, not a prediction about the licence.

An action plan is a corrective measure for a breach short of a serious breach. While one is in force UKVI may limit the sponsor’s CAS allocation, including to zero, and a sponsor is expected to tell its students how the plan affects them. What this means in practice →

Students

HESA 2024/25
22.7%
of students are international
87%
from its top 3 countries
22,205
17,165
5,040
4,915
125
International students by level
Postgraduate taught4,670
First degree215
Postgraduate research35
Other undergraduate10

94.7% of its international students are on one-year taught masters — the segment most exposed to visa and completion scrutiny.

International enrolment over time
2,0003,0004,0005,0002014/152024/255,010
Non-UK students · +124% 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 →
Pakistan
1,990
India
1,380
Nigeria
1,000
Bangladesh
115
Canada
80
Ireland
65

45 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

5,040 non-UK17,165 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.