University of Southampton

Southampton · 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

35.1%

of students are international

71%

from its top 3 countries

25,785

16,725

9,060

8,375

685

International students by level

Postgraduate taught3,960

First degree3,930

Postgraduate research1,045

Other undergraduate0

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +31% 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 9,060 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

5,750

63.5%

India

435

4.8%

Malaysia

255

2.8%

Saudi Arabia

235

2.6%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

225

2.5%

Cyprus (European Union)

130

1.4%

103 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

9,060 non-UK16,725 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.