HC Deb 23 June 1967 vol 748 cc349-50W
Mr. Arnold Shaw

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many foreign students are reading for first degrees in British universities; how many are engaged in research; what is the proportion of foreign to British students in British universities; and how many British students of all kinds are studying in foreign universities.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

16,963 overseas students attended full-time courses in universities in the United Kingdom in the academic year 1966–67. Of these 7,769 were undergraduates and 9,194 postgraduates. The proportion of overseas students to students from the United Kingdom is approximately one to ten.

Comprehensive information is not available about the number of British students studying in foreign universities.