India is the third-largest international student market in London after China and the US. International students studying at London universities last year provided a 3 billion pounds boost to the UK economy and helped support 37,000 jobs. Of those figures, Indian students spent an estimated 130 million pounds in 2013-14 compared to 407 million pounds by the Chinese and 217 million pounds by the Americans. Of the 130 million pounds total, Indians spent 43% at 56 million pounds on tuition fees, 56% at 74 million pounds on subsistence and less than 1% on visiting friends and relatives.

Italy, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Greece, Malaysia and Nigeria complete the top 10 countries of origin for international students in London. In 2013-14, London had 13,460 Chinese students, 6,440 American students and 4,790 Indian students enrolled across the capital of a total of 106,000 international students.

Students from the US were the highest contributors per capita, spending 33,600 pounds per year on average, while the European Union occupy the lower rungs of the top 10 league, with per capita spending for Italian, German, French and Greek students averaging around 23,000 pounds per year.