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SOAS, University of London

London · Higher Education Institution

Track record

soas.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
25.7%
of students are international
31%
from its top 3 countries
6,400
4,755
1,645
1,380
265
International students by level
Postgraduate taught770
First degree600
Postgraduate research150
Other undergraduate5
International enrolment over time
1,5002,0002,5002014/152024/251,600
Non-UK students · -39% 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 1,645 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
China
180
India
175
United States
155
Pakistan
125
France
60
Japan
50

67 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

1,645 non-UK4,755 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.