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University of Oxford · United Kingdom

Computer Science

A three-year computing degree in Oxford.

Where
OxfordUnited Kingdom
Degree
BA or MCompSci
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
15 October 2026
Admission
SelectiveEntrance exam
EU/EEA fee
£66,580 a yearoverseas fee, 2027
More facts
Degree
BA or MCompSci
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

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

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    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

  3. 10 November 2026

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

  1. 15 October 2026

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

  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 it is

Computer systems understood through mathematical reasoning: you prove how programs and networks behave, not only build them. Core topics fill year one and part of year two, then options; in year two a group design practical may be sponsored by industry.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 39 points
  • Maths HL (AA or AI)minimum 7 · The page says HL Mathematics; it does not name AA or AI
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Oxford

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

Check it on ox.ac.uk

How places are decided

    • Entrance exam
    • Interview
    • IB grades
    All applicants sit the TMUA (12-16 Oct 2026); about a fifth are interviewed. You also name a college on the UCAS form or apply openly.
Sources (2)
  1. Computer Science at Oxford — checked 2026-09-25
  2. IB applicants at Oxford

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