📚 The International Student Levy: £925 Per Student Per Year | 国际学生税：每名国际学生每年 925 英镑的统一费用
In 2025 the UK government announced a levy on universities in England based on how many international students they enrol – a flat £925 per international student per year, expected to apply from 2026/27 and to raise in the region of £400 million a year. For A-level Economics and Business students this is a perfect case study: it contains a tax, a price elasticity problem, a distributional question and a genuine policy trade-off. This article unpacks the mechanics, the microeconomics, the macroeconomics and the exam technique.
2025 年，英国政府宣布对英格兰的大学按其招收的国际学生人数征收一项税费 – 每名国际学生每年统一收取 925 英镑，预计自 2026/27 学年起实施，每年可筹集约 4 亿英镑。对 A-level 经济与商科学生而言，这是极佳的案例：其中包含税收、需求价格弹性、分配问题以及真实的政策权衡。本文将拆解其运作机制、微观影响、宏观影响与应试技巧。
1. What Is the International Student Levy? | 什么是国际学生税？
The international student levy is a flat charge that universities in England would pay to government for every international student they enrol. The announced rate is £925 per student per year, expected to apply from the 2026/27 academic year and reported to be uprated annually in line with inflation.
国际学生税是一项由英格兰的大学按其所招收的国际学生人数向政府缴纳的定额费用。已公布的标准为每名国际学生每年 925 英镑，预计自 2026/27 学年起实施，据报道将随通胀逐年上调。
Crucially, the levy is a legal liability of the institution, not of the student. No student receives a bill labelled “levy”. Whether students ultimately bear it depends entirely on whether universities can pass it on through higher fees.
关键在于，该税费的法定纳税人是院校而非学生。学生不会收到一张名为”国际学生税”的账单。学生最终是否承担这笔成本，完全取决于大学能否通过提高学费将其转嫁出去。
It was announced alongside the 2025 Spending Review and framed as a contribution from institutions that benefit from international fee income, with the proceeds intended to support higher education priorities such as student support and sector stability. Higher education is devolved, so the levy as announced applies to England rather than to the whole UK.
该政策随 2025 年支出审查一并公布，被定位为”受益于国际学费收入的院校所作出的贡献”，收入拟用于支持高等教育重点事项，例如学生资助与行业稳定。高等教育事务属权力下放范畴，因此已公布的税费适用于英格兰，而非全英。
2. The Numbers in Context | 数据背景：放在语境中看
Numbers matter in evaluation. A £925 charge sounds large until it is expressed as a share of a typical international fee, and small until it is multiplied by hundreds of thousands of students.
评价类题目中，数字至关重要。925 英镑听起来不小，但一旦换算成”占典型国际学费的比例”就显得有限；而乘以数十万名学生之后，它又变得相当可观。
| Item | Figure | Comment |
| Levy per student | £925 per year | Flat rate, England, from 2026/27 |
| Expected annual revenue | around £400 million | Static estimate, before any demand response |
| International students in UK higher education | over 700,000 | All levels, all four nations |
| Typical international undergraduate fee | £18,000 – £25,000 | Higher for laboratory and clinical subjects |
| Levy as a share of a £20,000 fee | about 4.6% | 925 ÷ 20,000 × 100 |
Revenue = tax per unit × quantity = £925 × Q
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