The available information is given in the table. Figures for 2006-07 will be available in January 2008.
Number Percentage All enrolments UK domiciles Overseas domiciles UK domiciles Overseas domiciles 1990-91 873,150 807,760 65,390 92.5 7.5 1991-92 972,100 900,740 71,360 92.7 7.3 1992-93 1,083,455 995,195 88,260 91.9 8.1 1993-94 1,190,585 1,087,655 102,930 91.4 8.6 1 Includes HE level students taught in Higher Education and Further Education establishments. Notes: 1. Enrolment numbers have been rounded to the nearest five, percentages to the nearest 0.1 per cent. 2. Proportions are based upon figures calculated on a snapshot basis as at 1 December. 3. Figures cover postgraduate and undergraduate students on full-time and part-time courses. Source: The Universities Statistical Record (USR) and the English Education Department.
Number Percentage All enrolments English domiciles Other UK domiciles Other EU domiciles Non-EU overseas domicile English domiciles Other UK domiciles1 Other EU domiciles Non-EU overseas domiciles 1994-95 1,277,165 1,058,755 93,390 49,130 75,890 82.9 7.3 3.8 5.9 1995-96 1,409,700 1,183,555 74,420 65,130 86,595 84.0 5.3 4.6 6.1 1996-97 1,431,760 1,202,975 75,100 67,120 86,565 84.0 5.2 4.7 6.0 1997-98 1,465,775 1,221,615 77,020 74,400 92,740 83.3 5.3 5.1 6.3 1998-99 1,503,585 1,257,945 73,325 79,435 92,875 83.7 4.9 5.3 6.2 1999-2000 1,510,545 1,260,215 73,190 79,640 97,500 83.4 4.8 5.3 6.5 2000-01 1,552,700 1,288,985 77,405 79,270 107,040 83.0 5.0 5.1 6.9 2001-02 1,594,365 1,326,030 76,510 73,890 117,940 83.2 4.8 4.6 7.4 2002-03 1,677,535 1,382,895 79,490 72,490 142,660 82.4 4.7 4.3 8.5 2003-04 1,755,430 1,439,380 84,020 70,775 161,250 82.0 4.8 4.0 9.2 2004-05 1,800,675 1,469,950 88,615 78,365 163,750 81.6 4.9 4.4 9.1 2005-06 1,814,865 1,478.295 88,970 82,625 164,975 81.5 4.9 4.6 9.1 1 1994-5 was the first year the HESA student record was collected. As such there were a higher number of UK students unknown domicile'. In 1994-05 the proportion was 3.0 per cent. whereas in 1995-06 the proportion was 0.8 per cent. Notes: 1 Enrolment numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5, percentages to the nearest 0.1 per cent. 2. Proportions are based upon figures calculated on a snapshot basis as at the 1 December to maintain a consistent time series across all years. 3. Figures cover Postgraduate and Undergraduate students on full-time and part-time courses. Source: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
International students bring an international perspective to our campuses, they help maintain the UK's world class research base, and they provide a valuable source of income for our universities and indeed for the economy more widely. The "Global Value" report published by the British Council in September estimated that the total value of international HE students to the UK economy was in the region of £5 billion per year.
The growth in international students is not at the expense of home and EU students. Student numbers from those domiciled in the UK and the EU have also grown. There is no question of UK students being squeezed out of the market by international students. International students are recruited in addition to the home (UK and other EU) students, whose places are subsidised by the Higher Education Funding Councils. International students pay the full cost of their tuition.