Keele University

Newcastle-under-Lyme · 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

8.5%

of students are international

37%

from its top 3 countries

13,680

12,520

1,160

1,035

125

International students by level

Postgraduate taught490

First degree500

Postgraduate research40

Other undergraduate25

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · -22% 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 1,160 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

India

170

14.7%

Nigeria

150

12.9%

Pakistan

105

9.1%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

7.8%

Kenya

4.7%

China

4.7%

57 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

1,160 non-UK12,520 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.