The University Of Sheffield

Sheffield · 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

28.1%

of students are international

60%

from its top 3 countries

28,280

20,345

7,935

7,450

490

International students by level

Postgraduate taught3,025

First degree3,750

Postgraduate research1,050

Other undergraduate15

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · -6% 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 7,935 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

3,620

45.6%

Malaysia

580

7.3%

India

555

7.0%

Saudi Arabia

285

3.6%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

275

3.5%

Taiwan

140

1.8%

100 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

7,935 non-UK20,345 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.