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Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield · Higher Education Institution

Track record

www.shu.ac.uk

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

Students

HESA 2024/25
14.3%
of students are international
75%
from its top 3 countries
30,765
26,380
4,385
4,220
165
International students by level
Postgraduate taught3,405
First degree725
Postgraduate research125
Other undergraduate20

79.6% of its international students are on one-year taught masters — the segment most exposed to visa and completion scrutiny.

International enrolment over time
2,0003,0004,0005,0002014/152024/254,335
Non-UK students · +27% 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 4,385 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
India
2,325
Nigeria
680
Pakistan
305
Kuwait
190
Myanmar (Burma)
155
China
65

44 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

4,385 non-UK26,380 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.