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University of Essex

Colchester · Higher Education Institution

Action plan

www.essex.ac.uk

The register records this sponsor as Subject To Action Plan. That is a statement of what the register says, not a prediction about the licence.

An action plan is a corrective measure for a breach short of a serious breach. While one is in force UKVI may limit the sponsor’s CAS allocation, including to zero, and a sponsor is expected to tell its students how the plan affects them. What this means in practice →

Students

HESA 2024/25
33.7%
of students are international
39%
from its top 3 countries
14,015
9,290
4,725
3,975
750
International students by level
Postgraduate taught1,900
First degree2,295
Postgraduate research380
Other undergraduate5
International enrolment over time
4,0005,0006,0007,0002014/152024/254,680
Non-UK students · +0% 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 4,725 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
India
1,000
China
555
Pakistan
290
France
270
Nigeria
210
Malaysia
140

97 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

4,725 non-UK9,290 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.