14 Quick Facts on UK as a Higher Education Destination for International Students

August 8th, 2019

The UK continues to be a popular destination for international students pursuing their higher education.

Here are a few facts on the UK and its role in international education:

1. Number of international students studying in the UK higher education in 2017-2018: 458,490
2. Percentage of international students that account for the UKs total student population: 19.6%
3. Percentage of international undergraduate students: 14%
4. Percentage international graduate students: 35.8%
5. The top 5 sending countries for international students to the UK in 2017-2018: China, India, USA, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
6. Percentage of Chinese students at UK higher education institution that make up all international students: 23.2%
7. Top sending countries within the EU to the UK for higher education: Italy, France and German.
8. UK’s growth rate dropped from 0.5% in 2015 to 0.3% in 2016.
9. Destination countries posing as competitors to UK for international students: Australia, Canada, USA, and Germany.
10. Percentage of international students satisfied with their experience studying at UK universities: 90% (per UUKi research)
11. Percentage of international students satisfied or very satisfied with the support they received while studying in the UK: 80%
12. Percentage of international student who considered their UK degree a valuable investment: 82%
13. Popular fields of study at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in 2017-2018: Biological Sciences, Business and Administrative Studies, Creative Arts and Design, Engineering and Technology, Social Studies.
14. Percentage of international staff from the EU at UK institutions of higher education: 60%

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