University of Birmingham

Birmingham · 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

31.2%

of students are international

68%

from its top 3 countries

40,025

27,540

12,485

12,025

460

International students by level

Postgraduate taught5,730

First degree5,235

Postgraduate research1,270

Other undergraduate160

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +50% 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 12,485 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

6,950

55.7%

India

1,170

9.4%

Saudi Arabia

395

3.2%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

355

2.8%

Malaysia

250

2.0%

Canada

230

1.8%

104 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

12,485 non-UK27,540 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.