Why do students want to study in the UK?
The UK has a long history of welcoming international students to study in its universities and colleges. In the UK there are 1.8 million full-time and part-time students in higher education, which include over 300,000 international students from 180 different countries.
There are people at each university and college who are ready to answer your questions, help you through the application process and support you while you are in the UK. Many universities and colleges organise a programme of events before you start your course to welcome you and to help you make new friends and get used to your new surroundings. Social and cultural activities are often run for international students throughout the year. Universities and colleges also provide a variety of clubs and societies.
There are higher education colleges and universities throughout the UK, ranging from large universities with 30,000 or more students, to small colleges of higher education with fewer than 1,000 students.
over 50,000 different programmes of study at 325 member institutions; these institutions include in excess of 170 Further Education Colleges who provide higher education study opportunities at Higher National Diploma/Certificate (HND/C) or first degree level alongside a wide range of other provision, either academic or vocational in nature, below this level of award.
This information was summarised from UCAS, which provides a lot more information on studying in the UK.