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University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh · Higher Education Institution

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The sponsor holds Student Sponsor status with a track record of compliance — the standard standing for an established provider.

Students

HESA 2024/25
41.6%
of students are international
59%
from its top 3 countries
39,015
22,780
16,235
14,135
2,105
International students by level
Postgraduate taught6,140
First degree7,850
Postgraduate research2,075
Other undergraduate95
International enrolment over time
10,00012,50015,00017,5002014/152024/2516,205
Non-UK students · +61% 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 16,235 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
China
7,225
United States
1,515
India
880
Malaysia
445
Canada
395
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
360

122 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

16,235 non-UK22,780 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.