University of Manchester

Manchester · 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

40%

of students are international

64%

from its top 3 countries

46,305

27,790

18,515

17,460

1,055

International students by level

Postgraduate taught6,195

First degree9,985

Postgraduate research2,170

Other undergraduate5

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +52% 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 18,515 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

9,445

51.0%

India

1,415

7.6%

Malaysia

905

4.9%

Saudi Arabia

580

3.1%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

460

2.5%

Kuwait

320

1.7%

120 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

18,515 non-UK27,790 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.