Students
Middlesex University has a very diverse student body, around 21,000 strong, many of whom are mature students. Around 4,800 students (23%) are from overseas, with ca. 3,400 (16%) from outside of the European Union. The University also has student exchange links with over 100 different universities in more than 22 different countries across Europe, the United States, and the world.
Until recently the number of students at Middlesex University has been declining fast, hitting a four-year low of 21,350 in the academic year of 2008–2009. The number of PG students fell 20% in four years (from over 6,000 graduates in 2005 to less than 5,000 in 2009), while the number of non-EU students were down by a third over the same period. In the academic year of 2009–2010, however, the number of students across all categories increased sharply (see table below). The trend continued the following year with particularly high increase in the number of students from the EU.
In 2010 Middlesex had one of the biggest increases in applications at any university – more than 30% – but the demand for places had still grown by another 11% at the start of 2011.
| Middlesex University Students, by level of study and domicile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Year | Total all students | Total PG students | Total UG students | Total FE students | Total UK students | Total EU Students | Total non-EU students |
| 2004–2005 | 25,125 | 6,135 | 18,750 | 240 | 18,890 | 1,200 | 4,795 |
| 2005–2006 | 24,395 | 5,545 | 18,725 | 125 | 19,045 | 1,145 | 4,080 |
| 2006–2007 | 23,290 | 5,530 | 17,755 | 5 | 18,400 | 1,250 | 3,635 |
| 2007–2008 | 21,625 | 4,750 | 16,875 | 0 | 16,875 | 1,385 | 3,365 |
| 2008–2009 | 21,350 | 4,895 | 16,450 | 0 | 16,540 | 1,455 | 3,355 |
| 2009–2010 | 23,175 | 6,040 | 17,140 | 0 | 17,575 | 1,615 | 3,990 |
| 2010–2011 | 23,855 | 6,045 | 17,810 | 0 | 17,785 | 1,975 | 4,090 |
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