Postgraduate Taught UK Update as of May 2025

Our unique Pulse trackers and Share of Search data provide insights on thousands of prospective students interested in UK Masters study opportunities. As of May 2025, we’re seeing that:

• International (non-EU) interest in UK Masters study continues the steady upward trend we have seen since October 2024, reaching its highest level for two years.
  
  
• Much of this growth for UK Masters is coming from Africa, Southeast Asia and South Asia. Bangladesh and Nepal remain the two fastest growing audiences this month.
  
  
• All audiences are now predominantly targeting Autumn 2025. However, we are seeing early signs of UK Returners & Internationals beginning to look ahead to Spring 2026 and beyond.
  
  
• Our Spotlight this month explores the potential impact of the proposed cut to the Graduate Route on interest in UK study. Since the publication of the Whitepaper, over half of our Pulse respondents say that cutting the Grad Route to 18 months would have some bearing on their interest in UK study. However, the largest segment (42%) say it won’t impact them at all. We have further explored the impact of the Immigration Whitepaper on UK study on the blog.