University of Leicester

Leicester · 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

19.3%

of students are international

61%

from its top 3 countries

18,990

15,330

3,660

3,455

205

International students by level

Postgraduate taught1,670

First degree1,575

Postgraduate research310

Other undergraduate0

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · -40% 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 3,660 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

India

1,330

36.3%

Canada

540

14.8%

China

345

9.4%

Nigeria

215

5.9%

United Arab Emirates

1.9%

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

81 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

3,660 non-UK15,330 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.