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University of Northumbria at Newcastle

Newcastle Upon Tyne · Higher Education Institution

Track record

www.northumbria.ac.uk

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

Students

HESA 2024/25
24.5%
of students are international
56%
from its top 3 countries
29,685
22,400
7,285
6,995
285
International students by level
Postgraduate taught4,485
First degree2,520
Postgraduate research160
Other undergraduate5
International enrolment over time
2,5005,0007,5002014/152024/257,230
Non-UK students · +120% 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 7,285 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →
India
2,575
Nigeria
1,185
Kuwait
295
China
280
Sri Lanka
280
Pakistan
275

85 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

7,285 non-UK22,400 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.