Royal College of Art

London · 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

71.2%

of students are international

70%

from its top 3 countries

2,555

735

1,820

1,710

115

International students by level

Postgraduate taught1,625

First degree0

Postgraduate research45

Other undergraduate90

92.3% 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 · +123% 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 1,820 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

985

54.1%

India

150

8.2%

United States

140

7.7%

Korea (South)

125

6.9%

Taiwan

2.5%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

1.6%

41 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

1,820 non-UK735 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.