Overseas Students
(asked on 24th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2016 to Question 49043, what estimate she has made of the financial contribution to be made by international students to UK universities in each of the next five years.
In autumn 2015, as part of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement, the following estimates were published, based on forecasts by English universities.
English Higher Education Institutions
Forecasts of student numbers and associated income
Academic Year 2015/16 – 2019/20
| 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | Total growth |
Home and EU students (FTE) | 1,300,000 | 1,340,000 | 1,370,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,440,000 | 130,000 |
Home and EU students (£m) | 9,200 | 9,700 | 10,000 | 10,200 | 10,400 | 1,300 |
Non-EU students (FTE) | 260,000 | 280,000 | 300,000 | 310,000 | 320,000 | 55,000 |
Non-EU income (£m) | 3,800 | 4,200 | 4,600 | 4,700 | 4,900 | 1,000 |
Source: English universities’ forecasts, Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE). Figures may not sum due to rounding.