University of Durham

Durham · 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

32.6%

of students are international

63%

from its top 3 countries

21,150

14,255

6,895

6,395

500

International students by level

Postgraduate taught2,040

First degree4,025

Postgraduate research715

Other undergraduate0

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +49% 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 6,895 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

3,410

49.5%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

510

7.4%

India

405

5.9%

United States

340

4.9%

Singapore

180

2.6%

Taiwan

130

1.9%

86 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

6,895 non-UK14,255 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.