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Milton Keynes · Higher Education Institution

Track record

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

Students

HESA 2024/25
0.2%
of students are international
22%
from its top 3 countries
124,580
124,355
225
135
90
International students by level
Postgraduate taught0
First degree110
Postgraduate research40
Other undergraduate0
International enrolment over time
1502002503002014/152024/25180
Non-UK students · -36% 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 225 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

This country breakdown is incomplete. The countries listed below account for 80% of this provider’s 225 non-UK students. Other figures on this page reconcile with the headline, so the gap is in the country extraction rather than the provider — treat the list as a partial view and check against the university directly.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
Germany
20
Cyprus (European Union)
15
France
15
Italy
10
China
10
India
10

25 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

225 non-UK124,355 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.