Overseas students are increasingly selecting London as their study destination of choice; this is especially true for Indian students, with 2018-19 representing a record year for international students in the UK capital in the past decade. According to new data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the total number of international students grew 5.8 per cent, representing uplift in overseas students for the sixth consecutive year, reinforcing London's reputation as a top higher education destination on the global stage.

The total number of international students at London's universities in 2018-19 was 125,035, up 5.8 per cent from 2017-18 and rise on last year's growth rate of 5.3 per cent, demonstrating the UK capital's growing appeal for prospective students. It marks an impressive period of growth for India, which returned to being London's third-largest international student market after falling to the fourth position three years earlier. Indian student numbers grew by 34.7 per cent in 2018-19, seeing the largest numbers since 2011-12.