University of Chester

Chester · 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

28.7%

of students are international

71%

from its top 3 countries

13,520

9,645

3,875

3,790

International students by level

Postgraduate taught2,800

First degree970

Postgraduate research35

Other undergraduate0

73.6% of its international students are on one-year taught masters — the segment most exposed to visa and completion scrutiny.

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +202% 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 3,875 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

India

1,245

32.1%

Pakistan

1,035

26.7%

Nigeria

455

11.7%

Sri Lanka

275

7.1%

Bangladesh

110

2.8%

China

110

2.8%

52 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

3,875 non-UK9,645 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.