University of Leeds

Leeds · 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

31.5%

of students are international

63%

from its top 3 countries

34,580

23,690

10,890

10,485

405

International students by level

Postgraduate taught4,205

First degree5,540

Postgraduate research1,045

Other undergraduate0

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +77% 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 10,890 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

5,390

49.5%

India

1,040

9.6%

Saudi Arabia

420

3.9%

Malaysia

370

3.4%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

310

2.8%

United Arab Emirates

290

2.7%

105 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

10,890 non-UK23,690 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.