2021 to 2022 data
Students enrolled on undergraduate or post-graduate courses.
There are a total of 37,700 students at universities in Brighton & Hove, with:
Not all students live in the city, but if we assume that they do, students would comprise 14% of the total population.
There are 2,342,775 students in England (4% of the population) and 406,136 students in the South East (4% of the population).
The number of students in Brighton & Hove increased from 2014 to 2015 to 2019 to 2020 before falling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Compared with 2014 to 2015, in 2021 to 2022 there were 1,410 more students (a 4% increase).
Brighton & Hove has a higher percentage of students (14% are students, assuming all students live in the city) than England and the South East (4%).
The majority of students are undergraduates (78%) with 22% studying for postgraduate degrees.
87% of students in the city are full-time.
Geographical maps of where students live in the city are not available.
| 2021/22, Brighton & Hove (n) | 2021/22, Brighton & Hove: Percentage of total population | 2021/22, South East: Percentage of total population | 2021/22, England: Percentage of total population | 2011 Census, Brighton & Hove (n) | 2011 Census, Brighton & Hove (%) | Change Brighton & Hove (n) | Change Brighton & Hove (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 37,700 | 14% | 4% | 4% | 36,290 | 13% | 1,410 | 3.9% |
More students in Brighton & Hove are female (58%) than male (41%).
Females are more represented than the overall population (51% female).
The majority of students reported their domicile as England (77%), with 5% European and 17% non-European.