University of Sunderland

Sunderland · 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

36.5%

of students are international

64%

from its top 3 countries

20,280

12,875

7,405

7,220

185

International students by level

Postgraduate taught2,595

First degree4,700

Postgraduate research10

Other undergraduate10

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +76% 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 7,405 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

Nepal

2,185

29.5%

India

1,310

17.7%

Nigeria

1,230

16.6%

China

540

7.3%

Pakistan

510

6.9%

Ghana

205

2.8%

56 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

7,405 non-UK12,875 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.