Oxford acceptance rate for international students
Oxford acceptance rate for international students
7.7%
693 students were admitted from 8,989 applications from outside the UK in 2025.
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Oxford acceptance rate for international students: 7.7%. 693 students were admitted from 8,989 applications from outside the UK in 2025. Oxford made 885 offers, 9.8% of applications. In 2023 it was 7.7%.
Applications
8,989
Offers
885
Admitted
693
- Outside the UK8%693/8,989
- UK18%2,609/14,340
- Outside the UK
- Oxford's published counts
- Students admitted divided by applications
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Oxford's acceptance rate for international students was 7.7% in 2025: 693 admitted from 8,989 applications from outside the UK.
Oxford acceptance rate by where applicants live, 2023 to 2025
Students admitted divided by applications, from Oxford’s own counts for each year.
| Applicants | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2023 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants from outside the UK | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Applicants from the EU | 7.6% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| Applicants from outside the UK and EU | 7.7% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 7.8% |
| Applicants from the UK | 17.5% | 17.8% | 18.2% | 17.8% |
| All applicants | 13.9% | 14.1% | 14.2% | 14.0% |
| Applicants | Applications | Offers | Admitted | Offers per application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants from outside the UK | 8,989 | 885 | 693 | 9.8% |
| Applicants from the EU | 1,389 | 101 | 82 | 7.3% |
| Applicants from outside the UK and EU | 7,600 | 784 | 611 | 10.3% |
| Applicants from the UK | 14,340 | 3,006 | 2,609 | 21.0% |
| All applicants | 23,329 | 3,891 | 3,302 | 16.7% |
Oxford and Cambridge, like with like
Both universities count applications, so each figure is students given a place divided by applications from the same group, in the same admissions year (2025).
| Applicants | Oxford | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|
| Applicants from outside the UK | 7.7% (693 of 8,989) | 10.7% (890 of 8,300) |
| Applicants from the EU | 5.9% (82 of 1,389) | 11.4% (151 of 1,323) |
| Applicants from outside the UK and EU | 8.0% (611 of 7,600) | 10.6% (739 of 6,977) |
| Applicants from the UK | 18.2% (2,609 of 14,340) | 19.6% (2,779 of 14,213) |
| All applicants | 14.2% (3,302 of 23,329) | 16.3% (3,669 of 22,513) |
| Applicants from the United States, 2023 to 2025 total | 7.0% (202 of 2,891) | 6.2% (103 of 1,650) |
Where you live and your fee status are different things
The figures above count applicants by where they live. Whether you pay Home or Overseas fees is decided separately.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What decides it | Your nationality, your immigration status in the UK, and where you lived and what you did in the three years before the course starts. |
| When it is decided | By the university, after you apply. Oxford normally assesses it once you hold an offer. |
| EU, EEA and Swiss nationals | Usually Overseas fees if you live outside the UK. Settled or pre-settled status can give Home fees if you meet the residence rules. |
| Irish citizens | Home fees if you have been living in the UK or Ireland and meet the residence rules. |
Tests are the same wherever you live: Oxford admissions tests by course · offer dates.
Oxford acceptance rate by country, 2023 to 2025
Oxford lists the countries with the most applications and the most students admitted over three years. These are the countries on both lists.
| Country | Per application | Applications | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 9.3% | 6,025 | 559 |
| United States | 7.0% | 2,891 | 202 |
| Singapore | 13.8% | 1,821 | 252 |
| India | 4.1% | 1,719 | 70 |
| Hong Kong | 11.8% | 1,267 | 150 |
| Canada | 6.0% | 864 | 52 |
| Germany | 6.8% | 752 | 51 |
| Malaysia | 6.2% | 593 | 37 |
| France | 7.1% | 560 | 40 |
Oxford acceptance rate by course
Oxford does not publish course figures by where applicants live. These pages give each course’s figures for all applicants.
Questions people ask
What is Oxford's acceptance rate for international students?
7.7% in 2025: 693 students were admitted from 8,989 applications from outside the UK. It was 7.7% in 2023 and 7.6% in 2024.
What is Oxford's acceptance rate for US students?
7.0%: 202 students from the United States were admitted from 2,891 applications over 2023 to 2025. Oxford publishes its country figures as three-year totals.
How many international students apply to Oxford?
8,989 applications came from outside the UK in 2025, 38.5% of the total: 1,389 from the EU and 7,600 from the rest of the world.
Is it harder to get into Oxford from outside the UK?
By Oxford's own counts, yes. In 2025, 9.8% of applications from outside the UK received an offer, against 21.0% of applications from the UK.
Does Oxford have a quota for international students?
No. Oxford says it does not operate quotas or targets for the nationality or domicile of the students it admits. The exception is Medicine, where the government limits the number of students with international fee status.
Is Oxford or Cambridge easier to get into for international students?
On the same basis, Cambridge's rate is higher: in 2025 it accepted 10.7% of applications from outside the UK (890 of 8,300), and Oxford admitted 7.7% (693 of 8,989).
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How we work this out
What it does
Oxford's own counts by where applicants live: the UK, the EU, the rest of the world and the top countries.
Oxford's Annual Admissions Statistical Report 2026: Table 1.3 (applications, offers and students admitted by where applicants live: UK, EU and non-EU) for 2023 to 2025, and Table 1.4 (the countries with the most applications and students admitted, 2023 to 2025 total).
Method
- Each rate is students admitted divided by applications, both Oxford's own counts, for applicants living in that area.
- Outside the UK is Oxford's EU and non-EU rows added together. With the UK row they add up to Oxford's all-domicile totals in Table 1.1.
- Country rates use Oxford's three-year totals for the countries on both of its lists. Oxford does not print offers by country.
- Cambridge's figures beside them are its accepted students divided by applications, for the same group and year.