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The Robert Gordon University

Aberdeen · Higher Education Institution

Track record

www.rgu.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
14.4%
of students are international
62%
from its top 3 countries
14,840
12,710
2,130
1,835
295
International students by level
Postgraduate taught1,390
First degree585
Postgraduate research50
Other undergraduate5
International enrolment over time
2,0003,0004,0002014/152024/252,105
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 2,130 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
Nigeria
770
India
345
Ghana
210
Pakistan
180
Ireland
125
Canada
50

48 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

2,130 non-UK12,710 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.