University of Cambridge

Cambridge · 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

32.2%

of students are international

45%

from its top 3 countries

22,565

15,300

7,265

5,850

1,415

International students by level

Postgraduate taught2,170

First degree2,600

Postgraduate research2,375

Other undergraduate20

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +14% 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 7,265 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

2,050

28.2%

United States

745

10.3%

Singapore

480

6.6%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

385

5.3%

India

340

4.7%

Germany

285

3.9%

96 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

7,265 non-UK15,300 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.