AQW 53027/22-27

Ms Kate Nicholl
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 25/09/2026
Answered On Date: 05/10/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of Great Britain domiciled students that are currently enrolled in higher education institutions in terms of the (i) raw number of students; and (ii) as a percentage of overall student numbers, in each of university.

Answer:

My Department publishes official statistics on enrolments at local Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) at the following address: https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/enrolments-uk-higher-education-institutions-northern-ireland-analysis-202425

The table below sets out the number of students domiciled in Britain, who were enrolled at local HEIs in 2024/25 (the most recent year for which statistics are available).

	QUB	Ulster	Stranmillis	St Mary’s	Open Uni	Total
GB Enrolments	1,960 (8%)	920 (3%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2,885 (4%)

Figures in the table are rounded to the nearest 5, with 0, 1, 2 rounded to 0. Due to rounding, totals may not sum.