United Kingdom

Country: United Kingdom

Population (million): 69.3 (2024)

Area (km²): 244820

Official language: English

Currency: pound sterling (GBP)

Dialling code: +44

Number of students: 2,863,180 (2024/25)

Women among students (%): 55.9 (2024/25)

Students - bachelor's level: 2,066,630 (2024/25)

Students - master's level: 675,375 (2024/25)

Students - doctoral level: 121,175 (2024/25)

Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): international students (including EU citizens): set by the university, e.g. UCL £44,400 a year (2027/28); home fee status in England: max. £9,790 (2026/27)

Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): set by the university, separate rates for home and international students (2026/27)

One UCAS application with up to five choices gets you into undergraduate study at almost every UK university, including the 24 Russell Group members such as Oxford and Cambridge. Since Brexit, EU citizens count as international students unless they are Irish or have settled or pre-settled status, and a Student visa lets you work up to 20 hours a week in term time. See the deadlines, fees and visa funds you need.

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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