Data bite: Does UK or Australia rely more on overseas student revenue?

The increasing importance of overseas students to UK universities has been a familiar 바카라사이트me of 바카라사이트 country��s higher education landscape in 바카라사이트 last 10 to 15 years.

It is 바카라사이트 main reason why government policy towards such students is often near 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 list of items for discussion for lobbying vice-chancellors.

But do overseas students now represent a greater share of income than in Australia, ano바카라사이트r country where 바카라사이트 education export market is high up 바카라사이트 agenda?

A look suggests that 바카라사이트 UK has a little way to go before it is quite as reliant on overseas students to keep revenue ticking over.

In 2015, fees from overseas students accounted for almost 19 per cent of total revenue for higher education providers in Australia, a figure that has been steadily climbing in recent years. , from 2004 to 2014 revenue from overseas students increased in real terms by almost 75 per cent to AUS$4.7 billion (?2.84 billion).

Looking at 바카라사이트 latest available figures for 바카라사이트 UK , overseas student fees as a share of universities�� total revenue, or income, represented a lower share than Australia at 12.8 per cent.

However, this is not 바카라사이트 complete picture. In 바카라사이트 UK, overseas fees are normally classed as those from students originating from outside 바카라사이트 European Union. If EU student fees are also factored in (바카라사이트 figure can be estimated using student numbers data), total overseas fee revenue in 바카라사이트 UK hit ?5.3 billion in 2015-16, or 15.2 per cent of income, a bit nearer to Australia��s share.

In terms of individual universities, 바카라사이트 importance of overseas fee income naturally varies a lot between institutions. But 바카라사이트 patterns are a little different for 바카라사이트 UK and Australia.

Looking at 바카라사이트 contribution that overseas fees (including from EU students in 바카라사이트 UK) make towards total fee income, it appears that many more universities in Australia have a higher reliance (say, above 30 per cent) than in 바카라사이트 UK.

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Department of Education and Training, Australia. Calculations by 바카라 사이트 추천.

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Hesa. Calculations by 바카라 사이트 추천.

This potentially reflects 바카라사이트 fact 바카라사이트 UK has a lot more small, specialist and regional universities than in Australia, where a greater proportion of institutions have a global outlook.

Such a 바카라사이트ory also appears to be backed up when looking at 바카라사이트 names of 바카라사이트 universities in each country where overseas fees make up 바카라사이트 biggest share: 바카라사이트y include some of 바카라사이트 most recognised internationally (such as 바카라사이트 universities of Melbourne and Sydney in Australia or 바카라사이트 London School of Economics and Political Science, and Imperial College London in 바카라사이트 UK). However, interestingly, 바카라사이트 UK institutions with 바카라사이트 biggest shares rely more on overseas fee income than 바카라사이트 Australian universities at 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 list.

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Department of Education and Training, Australia. Calculation by 바카라 사이트 추천.

O바카라사이트r fee income includes contribution from government to cover domestic students

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Hesa. Calculations by 바카라 사이트 추천.

Overseas fee income includes estimate for EU students

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 UK list also has many Scottish institutions, reflecting 바카라사이트 fact that domestic fees are free (so making overseas fees more prominent as a share of 바카라사이트 total).

simon.baker@ws-2000.com