Statistics and Research

UKCISA does not collect international student statistics. However, the following links provide summary information from other sources which answers some of the most frequently asked questions about international students in the UK. If you are looking for more detailed information, please contact the relevant body as listed on the pages linked below:

• UK Higher Education
• UK Further Education
• Statistics on global mobility can be found in the Atlas of Student Mobility, on the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website, and via the OECD.
• Council for Education in the Commonwealth produces periodic updates of international student flows within the Commonwealth

Research by UKCISA

We conduct occasional pieces of research such as surveys of international students’ experiences and of institutional support services, many of which result in published reports.

Other research on international education

The following is a selection of useful links:

• The Journal of Studies in International Education (JSIE) is the official journal of the Association for Studies in International Education (ASIE). The ASIE is an inter-organizational body whose mission is to encourage serious research dealing with international education and academic mobility, to stimulate interest in such work (both in the international education community and in academic circles in general), and to develop and promote ways to disseminate this work in an effective format. Through the Journal of Studies in International Education, readers are challenged to consider how international education, cooperation, and exchange will influence and be influenced by an increasingly transnational world. Individuals in the UK can subscribe cheaply to the JSIE through the British Council.
• National Database for Research into International Education - an Australian database including resources from other countries up until the end of 2007. Although no longer updated, it includes a useful overview of research up to that date.
• The impact of international students on domestic students and host institutions - a useful literature review by Colleen Ward of Victoria University of Wellington, 2001