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University of East London

London · Higher Education Institution

Track record

www.uel.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
49.4%
of students are international
88%
from its top 3 countries
26,755
13,525
13,230
13,100
130
International students by level
Postgraduate taught8,880
First degree3,500
Postgraduate research45
Other undergraduate670
International enrolment over time
05,00010,00015,0002014/152024/2513,180
Non-UK students · +647% 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 13,230 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
India
7,965
Nepal
2,410
Pakistan
1,210
Nigeria
375
Sri Lanka
230
United States
110

76 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

13,230 non-UK13,525 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.