University of Reading

Reading · 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

18%

of students are international

38%

from its top 3 countries

21,370

17,520

3,850

3,365

485

International students by level

Postgraduate taught1,280

First degree1,975

Postgraduate research465

Other undergraduate25

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · -1% 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 3,850 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

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China

1,000

26.0%

India

265

6.9%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

205

5.3%

Nigeria

160

4.2%

Malaysia

150

3.9%

Saudi Arabia

120

3.1%

96 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

3,850 non-UK17,520 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.