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Oxford · United Kingdom · Research university

University of Oxford

52 undergraduate courses taught in small college tutorials; you study one subject in depth from day one, and most courses have a test or interview.

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In English
All 52 degrees
City
Oxford
Apply via
UCAS
Next deadline
15 Oct 2026

Deadlines

  1. 12 October to 16 October 2026

    UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - October sitting
    Details

    Published as "tests 12-16 October 2026". Oxford and Cambridge applicants must use this October sitting apart from a few exceptions. Used for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (ESAT); those four and LSE, Warwick and Durham (TMUA); and Oxford and UCL (TARA), per the test pages on esat-tmua.ac.uk.

    Source

  2. 15 October 2026

    UCAS deadline for Oxford, 18:00 UK time
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 10 November 2026

    Written work (courses that ask for it) due at your college
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (3 more)

  1. 15 October 2026

    LNAT (Law): last day to sit the test
    Details

    Thirteen months before the course starts. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application. Admissions tests for these courses register earlier still, and the registration deadline is not the test date.

    UCAS’s deadline for these courses, three months before everyone else’s. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application, so treat 18:00 UK time on 15 October as the end. Admissions test registration closes even earlier.

    Source

  2. 12 January 2027

    Decisions released
    DetailsSource

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    The point of the conditional offer. Universities confirm or release places against results that have only just arrived, which is what the whole UK calendar is built around.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What you could study here

All 52 of its undergraduate degrees are taught in English. What it is known for:

Computer Science

BA or MCompSci · 3 yrs

39 points including core, with 766 at HL, the 7 in HL Maths.

Computing

Search all its degrees

4 faculties: what each looks for
  • Humanities Division: 30 degrees, most at AAA; you send written work rather than sit a test, and a modern language where the degree is language-based.
  • Social Sciences Division: Law, PPE, Economics and more: LNAT for Law, TARA for PPE and Economics and Management; Maths needed for Economics and Management.
  • Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division: Maths or a science is required almost everywhere; ESAT or TMUA for Physics, Engineering, Maths and Computer Science.
  • Medical Sciences Division: Medicine: UCAT, then interview, and Chemistry plus another science or Maths. Biomedical Sciences takes the ESAT.

What it asks of IB students

38, 39 or 40 points including core, depending on the course, with 6s and 7s at HL; many courses name HL subjects. If your IB is taught in English, Oxford will consider exempting you from an English test.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Overseas fees for 2027/28 are £39,620 to £66,580 a year, and more for clinical medicine.

All 3 notes
  • Overseas fees for 2027/28 are £39,620 to £66,580 a year, and more for clinical medicine.
  • You name a college on the UCAS form or make an open application, but a different college may shortlist you or make the offer.
  • Shortlisted applicants are interviewed online in early to mid-December; Oxford has no January sitting for its admissions tests.

Sources
  1. Oxford — Undergraduate course listing — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Oxford — International qualifications (International Baccalaureate) — checked 2026-09-25
  3. Oxford — Summary table of admissions requirements (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. Oxford — Admissions timeline (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  5. Oxford — English language and visa requirements — checked 2026-09-25
  6. Oxford — Course fees for 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-25
  7. UCAS — When to apply (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  8. UCAS — Filling in your UCAS application — checked 2026-09-25
  9. UAT-UK — Deadlines (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) — checked 2026-09-25
  10. LNAT — Dates and deadlines — checked 2026-09-25
  11. UCAT — Test dates — checked 2026-09-25
  12. Oxford — Interviews (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  13. Oxford — Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-30
  14. Oxford — Computer Science BA or MCompSci (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-30
  15. Oxford — English Language and Literature BA (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-30
  16. Oxford Humanities Division — Study here — checked 2026-09-30
  17. Oxford Social Sciences Division — Education — checked 2026-09-30
  18. Oxford MPLS Division — Undergraduate applicants — checked 2026-09-30
  19. Oxford Medical Sciences Division — Medicine requirements — checked 2026-09-30