Student numbers

The University of Surrey is home to thousands of students from all over the world.

Student numbers

In the 2025/26 academic year, we had 17,974 students at Surrey.

13,926

Undergraduate

2,805

Postgraduate taught

1,243

Postgraduate research

International

Surrey has a diverse international student body.

5,406

international students

1,391

at our campus in China (2024/25)

Graduates

148,000

We have graduates in 185 countries across the globe.

As of August 2024

Previous student figures

YearUndergraduatePostgraduate taughtPostgraduate researchInternationalTotal
2024/2512,5632,4721,2424,66616,277
2023/2411,4173,1311,3323,93715,880
2022/2310,8062,6341,3064,60414,746

View Surrey's student data:

Undergraduate and postgraduate (taught) numbers include incoming exchange, visiting and other 'occasional' students taking modules for credit only.

Previous Office for Students transparency returns

View Surrey's student data:

Office for Students transparency return 2026

The information includes:

The number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us.

It shows these numbers by reference to:

  • The gender of the individuals to which they relate
  • Their ethnicity
  • Their socioeconomic background.

Percentage of classified first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2024-25 qualifiers

CharacteristicCharacteristic splitPercentage
EthnicityAsian74.2%
Ethnicity Black 62.3%
EthnicityMixed70.2%
EthnicityOther60.3%
EthnicityWhite79%
EIMD 2025 quintile1 60.3%
EIMD 2025 quintile271.3%
EIMD 2025 quintile 373.3%
EIMD 2025 quintile477.6%
EIMD 2025 quintile 578.9%
SexFemale75.8%
SexMale73.3%

Detailed information on attainment for 2024-25 qualifiers

Mode of StudyCharacteristicCharacteristic splitHeadcount of classified First Degrees awardedPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as first classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as upper second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as lower second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as third class / passHeadcount of unclassified First Degrees awardedHeadcount of other undergraduate awards
Full-timeEthnicityAsian52015.1%59.3%23.6%2.1%[low]30
Full-timeEthnicityBlack1609.3%53.4%34.2%3.1%[none][low]
Full-timeEthnicityMixed13019.1%51.1%26%3.8%[none}[low]
Full-timeEthnicityOther608.6%51.7%39.7%[DPL][none][none]
Full-timeEthnicityWhite144028.4%50.5%18.9%2.2%[low]80
Full-timeEthnicityUnknown10010.2%45.9%31.6%12.2%[low]70
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile118013%47.3%33.2%6.5%[low][low]
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile244018.6%52.8%25.5%3.2%[low]50
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile347019.5%54%23.6%3%[low]40
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile451024.7%52.9%20.8%1.6%[low]40
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile574026.1%53%18.7%2.2%[low]50
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintileN/A6041.7%43.3%15%[DPL][none][low]
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintileUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Full-timeSexFemale139024.5%51.4%20.8%3.2%[low]100
Full-timeSexMale100019.653.7%24.7%1.9%30100
Full-timeSexUnknown[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityAsian[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityBlack[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityMixed[low][low][low][low][low]NN
Part-timeEthnicityOther[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityWhite[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityUnknown [low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile1[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile2[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile3[low][low][low][low][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile4[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile5[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintileN/A[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintileUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeSexFemale[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Part-timeSexMale[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeSexUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityAsian[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityBlack[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityMixed[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityOther[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityWhite[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile1[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile2[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile3[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile4[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile5[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintileN/A[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintileUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsSexFemale[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsSexMale[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsSexUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]

Transparency 2024-25 information: Rounding and suppression

The data contained in the tables in this workbook have been rounded and suppressed as follows:

Numerators and denominators have been rounded to the nearest 10. Where the numerator or denominator rounds to 20 or less, the data are suppressed with an "N".

Percentages are rounded according to the smallest, unsuppressed denominator in a given mode and characteristic. If the denominator rounds to:

  • 50 or less: percentages are rounded to 5%
  • 1000 or less: percentages are rounded to 1%
  • More than 1000: percentages are rounded to 0.1%

Key

"N/A" is displayed where there is no provision in a given mode or level

"DP" indicates suppression for data protection reasons. This is applied where the numerator is two or less, or differs from the denominator by no more than two students.

Percentage of classified first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2023-24 qualifiers

CharacteristicCharacteristic splitPercentage
EthnicityAsian62.2%
Ethnicity Black 62.2%
EthnicityMixed73.1%
EthnicityOther55.8%
EthnicityWhite81.8%
EIMD 2025 quintile1 68.3%
EIMD 2025 quintile264.3%
EIMD 2025 quintile 375.5%
EIMD 2025 quintile477.9%
EIMD 2025 quintile 579.2%
SexFemale78.7%
SexMale70.4%

Detailed information on attainment for 2023-24 qualifiers

Mode of StudyCharacteristicCharacteristic splitHeadcount of classified First Degrees awardedPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as first classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as upper second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as lower second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as third class / passHeadcount of unclassified First Degrees awardedHeadcount of other undergraduate awards
Full-timeEthnicityAsian40014.2%48%35.1%2.7%[low]30
Full-timeEthnicityBlack1208.4%53.8%31.9%5.9%[low][low]
Full-timeEthnicityMixed11025%48.1%24.1%2.8%[low][low]
Full-timeEthnicityOther4011.6%44.2%34.9%9.3%[none][none]
Full-timeEthnicityWhite132030.6%51.2%16.8%1.4%4090
Full-timeEthnicityUnknown7017.1%42.9%34.3%5.7%[low][low]
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile112012.4%55.4%28.9%3.3%[low][low]
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile235014.5%49.6%32.2%3.8%[low]30
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile344025%50.2%22.5%2.3%[low]30
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile446030.6%47.3%20.6%1.5%[low]50
Full-timeEIMD 2025 quintile566028.7%50.6%18.6%2.1[low]50
Full-timeN/A5026.762.211.1[DPL][low][low][low]
Full-timeUnknown[none][none][none][none] [none][none][none][none]
Full-timeSexFemale120027.1%51.5%19.8%1.6%4090
Full-timeSexMale87021.948.426.33.330100
Full-timeUnknown[low][low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityAsian[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityBlack[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityMixed[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityWhite[low][low][low][low][low]NN
Part-timeEthnicityOther[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEthnicityUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile1[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile2[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile3[low][low][low][low][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile4[low][low][low][low][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintile5[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintileN/A[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeEIMD 2025 quintileUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeSexFemale[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Part-timeSexMale[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part-timeSexUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityAsian[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityBlack[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityMixed[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityWhite[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityOther[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile1[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile2[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile3[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile4[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintile5[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintileN/A[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEIMD 2025 quintileUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsSexFemale[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsSexMale[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsSexUnknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]

Transparency 2023-24 information: Rounding and suppression

The data contained in the tables in this workbook have been rounded and suppressed as follows:

Numerators and denominators have been rounded to the nearest 10. Where the numerator or denominator rounds to 20 or less, the data are suppressed with an "N".

Percentages are rounded according to the smallest, unsuppressed denominator in a given mode and characteristic. If the denominator rounds to:

  • 50 or less: percentages are rounded to 5%
  • 1000 or less: percentages are rounded to 1%
  • More than 1000: percentages are rounded to 0.1%

Key

"N/A" is displayed where there is no provision in a given mode or level

"DP" indicates suppression for data protection reasons. This is applied where the numerator is two or less, or differs from the denominator by no more than two students.