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University of Bristol

Bristol · Higher Education Institution

Track record

bristol.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
33.6%
of students are international
65%
from its top 3 countries
32,435
21,535
10,900
10,185
715
International students by level
Postgraduate taught4,265
First degree5,565
Postgraduate research975
Other undergraduate0
International enrolment over time
5,0007,50010,0002014/152024/2510,870
Non-UK students · +122% 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 10,900 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
China
5,835
India
785
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
415
Malaysia
390
Singapore
305
Thailand
170

104 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

10,900 non-UK21,535 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.