University of Oxford

Academic profile
Admission

UCAS Admission Statistics
	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012
Applications^[78]	19,750	19,040	17,980	17,770	18,080
Offer Rate (%)^[79]	24.7	24.8	25.4	25.0	24.9
Enrols^[80]	3,295	3,255	3,190	3,225	3,280
Yield (%)	67.5	68.9	69.9	72.6	72.9
Applicant/Enrolled Ratio	5.99	5.85	5.64	5.51	5.51
Average Entry Tariff^[81]	n/a	570	574	571	580

Percentage of state-school students at Oxford and Cambridge^[82][83]
In common with most British universities, prospective students apply through the UCAS application system, but prospective applicants for the University of Oxford, along with those for medicine, dentistry, and University of Cambridge applicants, must observe an earlier deadline of 15 October.^[84]
To allow a more personalised judgement of students, who might otherwise apply for both, undergraduate applicants are not permitted to apply to both Oxford and Cambridge in the same year. The only exceptions are applicants for organ scholarships^[85] and those applying to read for a second undergraduate degree.^[86]
Most applicants choose to apply to one of the individual colleges, which work with each other to ensure that the best students gain a place somewhere at the university regardless of their college preferences.^[87] Shortlisting is based on achieved and predicted exam results, school references, and, in some subjects, written admission tests or candidate-submitted written work. Approximately 60% of applicants are shortlisted, although this varies by subject. If a large number of shortlisted applicants for a subject choose one college, then students who named that college may be reallocated randomly to under-subscribed colleges for the subject. The colleges then invite shortlisted candidates for interview, where they are provided with food and accommodation for around three days in December. Most applicants will be individually interviewed by academics at more than one college. Students from outside Europe can be interviewed remotely, for example, over the Internet.
Offers are sent out in early January, with each offer usually being from a specific college. One in four successful candidates receives an offer from a college that they did not apply to. Some courses may make "open offers" to some candidates, who are not assigned to a particular college until A Level results day in August.^[88][89]