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ANNUALADMISSIONSSTATISTICALREPORTMay2018ForewordOxfordisoneoftheworld'sgreatuniversities.
IndeedwehavebeenrankedthebestuniversityintheworldbytheTimesHigherEducationGlobalRankingforthepasttwoyears.
Partlyforthisreasonandpartly,Iexpect,becauseofitsplaceinEnglishhistoryforalmost900years,OxfordhascometobeusedasasymbolinvigorousargumentsabouttheUnitedKingdom;debatesaboutthenatureofBritishsociety,aboutclass,opportunity,andequality.
Inthesedebatesemotionoftentrumpsevidence,thefactsareoftenoverlooked.
Thatiswhyitissoimportantthatwesetthefactsoutclearly,whetherornottheyreflectwellonus.
ThisAnnualAdmissionsReport,ourfirst,aimstodojustthat.
TheanswerstomanyofthequestionssooftenaskedofOxfordarecontainedinthepagesthatfollow:HowdiverseistheUniversityHowwelldostudentsfromstateschools,fromtheregionsoftheUK,fromethnicminorities,fromdeprivedbackgrounds,fareintheadmissionsprocessHowdoesauniversitycomposedofsomanydifferentcollegesanddepartmentsbuildacoherentsystemwhichadmitsstudentsfairly,transparently,andbasedonacademicmerit,regardlessofbackgroundAsthisAdmissionsReportmakesclear,Oxfordreflectstheinequalities–socio-economic,ethnicandregional–thatexistinBritishsociety.
Thepicturethatemergesfromthestatisticsisofauniversitywhichischanging;evolvingfastforaninstitutionofitsageandstanding,butperhapstooslowlytomeetpublicexpectations.
Itisapictureofprogressonagreatmanyfronts,butwithworkremainingtobedone.
ThereareaspectsofOxfordwhichthestatisticsalonecannotrevealbutwhichareasimportantasanydata.
ByshowingclearlywhocomestoOxfordasanundergraduatetoday,Ihopethatthisreportwillhelpusfindcommongroundononecentraltenet:itisprofoundlyintheinterestsofthecountry,andofgenerationsofstudentstocome,thatOxfordremainsoneofthetopuniversitiesintheworld–auniversityforexceptional,academicallymotivatedstudentsfromallbackgrounds.
Wearecommittedtothatidealandwehopethatthosewhoreadthisreport,whethertheyareparents,teachersorcommentators,willjoinusinthisendeavourbyencouragingthesmarteststudentstheyknowtoapplytostudyattheUniversityofOxford.
ProfessorLouiseRichardsonVice-ChancellorContentspage4Section1.
Overallnumbers,includingdomicilepage7Section2.
Nationandregionpage10Section3.
Disadvantagepage16Section4.
Schooltypepage19Section5.
Genderpage22Section6.
Ethnicitypage34Section7.
Disabilitypage35Glossarypage38GuidetotheOxfordadmissionsprocesspage39NoteonHESAdataAboutthisreportThisreportpresentsundergraduateadmissionsstatisticsfortheUniversityofOxfordoverfiveadmissionsyearsbetween2013and2017,brokendownintochapterscoveringthefollowingareas:overallnumbers,domicile,nationandregion,disadvantage,schooltype,gender,ethnicityanddisability.
ThereportincludesinformationforOxford'scollegesandlargestcourses,aggregatedforthethreeadmissionsyears2015to2017.
Aggregationhasbeenusedassmallyearlyfiguresarelikelytoprovideamisleadingpicture.
Nonetheless,somefiguresremainsosmallthatahandfulofdecisionscanappeartocreatelargeswingswhichhavelimitedstatisticalvalue.
Thishealthwarningappliesevenmorestronglytosingle-yearstatisticsforcollegesandcourses.
Thefulldataareavailabletoviewonline:ox.
ac.
uk/adstatsThereportalsoprovidessomenationalcontextforOxford'sdata,primarilybasedonfiguresfromtheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency(HESA).
ThisincludesinformationonthenumbersofstudentsachievingOxford'sminimumstandardoffer:threeAgradesorbetteratA-levelandequivalentScottishqualifications.
ItalsocomparesOxford'sdatawiththehighereducationsectorasawholeandtheRussellGroupofleadinguniversities.
AsummaryofOxford'sadmissionsprocesscanbefoundonpage38.
KeypointsThenumberofstudentsapplyingtostudyatOxfordhasbeenrisingyearonyear,butthenumberofundergraduateplacesavailablehasremainedsteadyataround3,200.
In2017,almostfour-fifthsofthoseplaces(2,547)wenttostudentslivingintheUK.
Between2013and2017,withinthetotalgroupofUK-domiciledundergraduatesadmitted:Theproportionfromstateschoolsrosefrom56.
8%1to58.
2%.
TheproportionidentifyingasBlackandMinorityEthnic(BME)rosefrom13.
9%to17.
9%.
Theproportionfromsocio-economicallydisadvantagedareasrosefrom6.
8%to10.
6%.
Theproportionfromareasoflowprogressiontohighereducationrosefrom9.
5%to12.
9%.
Theproportiondeclaringadisabilityrosefrom5.
6%to7.
7%.
Themixofmenandwomenhasfluctuated,withmenoutnumberingwomeninmostyearsbutmorewomenadmittedthanmenin2017.
PAGE31.
Percentagesinthisreporthavebeenroundedtoonedecimalplace.
FOOTNOTE1.
Overallnumbers,includingdomicileThissectionpresentsinformationonOxford'soverallnumbers,aswellasthedomicileofOxford'sapplicants,offerholdersandadmittedstudents.
ThetotalnumberofundergraduateplacesavailableannuallyatOxfordhasremainedbroadlysteadyformanyyears,ataround3,200eachyear.
Overallapplicationnumbershaverisenannually,andby15.
8%since2013.
OVERALLNUMBERSTable1.
1:OverallapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmitted,alldomiciles,2013–2017APPLICATIONSOFFERSSTUDENTSADMITTED201719,9383,7713,270201619,1443,7513,262201518,3773,6633,216201417,4843,5653,161201317,2163,5443,201PAGE4Table1.
2:Courseswiththehighestnumberofapplicantsperplace(alldomiciles,three-yeartotal2015–2017)2*Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics**IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope2.
Tablebasedon25largestcourses.
FOOTNOTEA-levelgradeprofileofUK-domiciledstudentsapplyingto,receivingoffersfromandbeingadmittedtoOxford(2017UKintake)s47.
5%male32.
5%17.
7%10.
7%20.
2%18.
9%Applications13.
7%35.
5%8.
4%19.
2%23.
2%OffersStudentsadmitted5.
4%40.
6%7.
3%20.
4%26.
3%OtherAAAA*AAA*A*AA*A*A*orbetterNUMBEROFAPPLICANTSCOURSEPERPLACEEconomics&Management14.
2ComputerScience12.
3Medicine10.
2BiomedicalSciences9.
1History&Politics7.
9NUMBEROFAPPLICANTSCOURSEPERPLACEPPE*7.
5Law**7.
4Mathematics7.
0Physics6.
2Biochemistry5.
8WhilethreeAgradesisOxford'sminimumstandardofferforcandidatestakingA-levels,manycourses–particularlyinthesciences–requireatleastoneA*grade.
Morethanhalfofapplicantsandalmost90%ofadmittedstudentsachieveA*AAorbetteratA-level.
Morethan40%ofadmittedstudentsachievethreeA*gradesorbetteratA-level.
sA-levelbandsarebasedonresultsdataobtainedfromUCASandincluderesultsfromthe2017and2016examinationrounds.
ExcludesGeneralStudiesandCriticalThinking,andcandidateswithfewerthanthreeA-levelresults.
Note:Thistablecontainsaggregatedfiguresfortheperiod2015-2017.
Aggregatedfiguresforthisperiodwillappearthroughoutthereport,mostoftenwheretablesrefertodatabycourseorbycollege.
PAGE5PROPORTIONOFPROPORTIONOFTOTALUKSTUDENTSAPPLICATIONSOFFERSSTUDENTSADMITTEDTOTALAPPLICANTSSTUDENTSADMITTED201712,5832,9282,54763.
1%77.
9%201612,1932,9892,63063.
7%80.
6%201511,7292,8912,59963.
8%80.
8%201411,4182,8722,58565.
3%81.
8%201311,5562,8632,64567.
1%82.
6%ThelargestincreaseinapplicationshasbeenfromstudentsoutsidetheEU.
UK-domiciledapplicantsaresubstantiallymorelikelytoreceiveanofferofaplacetostudyatOxfordthanstudentsfromoutsidetheUK.
TheproportionofUKstudentshasfallenfrom82.
6%to77.
9%since2013.
OxforddoesnotoperatequotasortargetsaroundthenationalityordomicileofstudentsadmittedtotheUniversity.
TheexceptionisMedicine,whichissubjecttoagovernmentrestrictiononthenumberofstudentswithinternationalfeestatuswhocanbeadmittedeachyear.
ThehighestnumberofoverseasapplicationsandadmittedstudentswasfromthePeople'sRepublicofChina.
BREAKDOWNBYDOMICILETable1.
3:OverallapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbyareaofdomicile,2013–2017PROPORTIONOFPROPORTIONOFTOTALEUSTUDENTSAPPLICATIONSOFFERSSTUDENTSADMITTEDTOTALAPPLICANTSSTUDENTSADMITTED20172,43130227312.
2%8.
3%20162,41726323412.
6%7.
2%20152,16923721711.
8%6.
7%20141,95322619911.
2%6.
3%20131,95020418011.
3%5.
6%PROPORTIONOFPROPORTIONOFTOTALNON-EUSTUDENTSAPPLICATIONSOFFERSSTUDENTSADMITTEDTOTALAPPLICANTSSTUDENTSADMITTED20174,92454145024.
7%13.
8%20164,53449939823.
7%12.
2%20154,47953540024.
4%12.
4%20144,11346737723.
5%11.
9%20133,71047737621.
5%11.
7%Table1.
4:CountrieswiththehighestnumberofapplicationsandstudentsadmittedtoOxford,three-yeartotal2015–2017COUNTRYOFDOMICILEAPPLICATIONSUK36,505PRChina2,644USA1,781Singapore1,381Germany1,111HongKong1,102India830France711Poland706Malaysia699Italy696COUNTRYOFDOMICILESTUDENTSADMITTEDUK7,776PRChina267Singapore207USA136HongKong135Germany116Romania94Poland87France64Australia59Italy55PAGE6CONTEXTUKuniversitiesbydomicileofstudentsEU5.
3%UK84.
4%AllUKuniversities(2015intake)*EU6.
5%UK77.
1%RussellGroup(2015intake)*EU8.
3%UK77.
9%NON-EU13.
8%OxfordUniversity(2017intake)*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,undergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
Excludesthoseofunknowndomicile.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
NON-EU10.
4%NON-EU16.
4%PAGE7PROPORTIONOFPROPORTIONOFTOTALREGION'SSHAREOFAPPLICATIONS3OFFERSSTUDENTSADMITTEDTOTALUKAPPLICANTSUKSTUDENTSADMITTEDUKPOPULATION4NorthEast7332041812.
0%2.
3%4.
1%NorthWest2,9326775928.
0%7.
6%11.
1%Yorkshire&theHumber1,7094023454.
7%4.
4%8.
4%EastMidlands1,6613843394.
6%4.
4%7.
2%WestMidlands2,6105574797.
1%6.
2%8.
9%Eastern3,5219138249.
6%10.
6%9.
3%GreaterLondon9,1942,2051,92325.
2%24.
7%12.
9%SouthEast7,8671,9961,80221.
6%23.
2%13.
7%SouthWest3,81796484810.
5%10.
9%8.
4%Wales1,2412712283.
4%2.
9%4.
8%NorthernIreland42181731.
2%0.
9%2.
9%Scotland7981541422.
2%1.
8%8.
4%Total36,5048,8087,7762.
NationandregionThissectionbreaksdownOxford'sUK-domiciledundergraduatestudenttotaltoshowtheregionaldistributionoftheUniversity'sapplicants,offerholdersandadmittedstudents.
TheregionaldistributionofadmissionstoOxfordreflectspopulationsize,achievementinschool,andapplicationnumbers.
LondonandtheSouthEastmadeup46.
7%ofUKapplicationsbetween2015and2017,and47.
9%ofstudentsadmitted;therestoftheUKmadeup53.
3%ofapplicationsand52.
1%ofstudentsadmitted.
Table2.
1:ApplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbyUKnationandregion,three-yeartotal2015–20173.
OneapplicationwassubmittedfromastudentwhoseUKregionwasnotknown.
Thisapplicationhasbeenexcluded.
4.
2011UKcensus.
Sources:OfficeforNationalStatistics,NationalRecordsofScotland,NorthernIrelandStatisticsandResearchAgency.
FOOTNOTES2681921511241096145222681811531035525272220180134103805016291269200159124714927103283200169112864824201320142015201620176565806626116526086155971,290987859600421278120201320142015201620173,2522,7421,2121,2009185943842921252,6472,4721,0771042824115739131,0681,1772493945628469731,2561432694265719721,1521,2712,6362,4732,8242,5503,1182,575ApplicationstoOxfordbyUKnationandregion,2013–2017StudentsadmittedtoOxfordbyUKnationandregion,2013–2017nEastMidlandsnEasternnGreaterLondonnNorthEastnNorthWestnNorthernIrelandnScotlandnSouthEastnSouthWestnWalesnWestMidlandsnYorkshire&theHumberSouthEast6,640EastofEngland3,750NorthWest3,595SouthWest3,155YorkshireandtheHumber2,270NorthernIreland1,530Wales1,205NorthEast925WestMidlands2,550London6,375Scotland1,600EastMidlands1,985PAGE8CONTEXTNumberofstudentsachievingAAAorbetteratA-level,brokendownbyUKnationandregion**First-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
IncludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
PAGE910.
2%8.
2%5.
6%7.
2%4.
4%10.
9%9.
2%5.
7%6.
1%6.
8%6.
8%9.
4%WhatproportionofstudentsachievesAAAorbetteratA-levelinUKnationsandregions**First-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
IncludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
3.
DisadvantageThissectionfocusesonthebackgroundsofUK-domiciledstudentswhoapplytoOxford,aremadeoffers,andareadmitted.
Thefiguresrelatetodifferinglevelsofsocio-economicadvantageandprogressiontohighereducationacrosstheUK,andarederivedfromtheACORNandPOLAR5demographicsystems.
ACORNisapostcode-basedtoolthatcategorisestheUK'spopulationbylevelofsocio-economicadvantage.
POLARisasimilartoolthatmeasureshowlikelyyoungpeoplearetoparticipateinhighereducationbasedonwheretheylive.
TheACORNandPOLARsystemsarewidelyrecognisedmeasuresusedbytheregulatortosetadmissionstargetsforuniversitiesincludingOxford.
Thesesystemsareexplainedinmoredetailintheglossarytothisreport.
Thetablesbelowshowthenumberofapplications,offersandstudentsadmittedfromthetwomostsocio-economicallydisadvantagedgroups(ACORNcategories4and56)andthetwogroupsofyoungpeopleleastlikelytoprogresstohighereducation(POLARquintiles1and2).
In2017,10.
6%ofUKstudentsadmittedtoOxfordcamefromthetwomostsocio-economicallydisadvantagedgroups(ACORNcategories4and56).
Thisisanincreaseofalmostfourpercentagepointsfrom2013.
In2017,12.
9%ofUKstudentsadmittedtoOxfordwerefromthetwogroupswithlowestprogressiontohighereducation(POLARquintiles1and2).
Thisisanincreaseofmorethanthreepercentagepointsfrom2013.
UNIVERSITY-LEVELDATA5.
POLARclassificationisperiodicallyreviewed;POLAR3classificationisusedthroughoutthisreport.
6.
ThisdataincludesACORNCategory4–FinanciallyStretched(excludingType34–Studentflatsandhallsofresidence)andACORNCategory5–UrbanAdversity.
7.
ExcludingstudentswhoseACORN/POLARstatusisnotknown.
FOOTNOTESPAGE10ACORN4AND5PROPORTIONOFAPPLICATIONSOFFERSSTUDENTSADMITTEDTOTALUKSTUDENTSADMITTED720171,66034926910.
6%20161,3512722168.
2%20151,3512522218.
6%20141,2862882419.
3%20131,0702041796.
8%Table3.
1:Socio-economicdisadvantage:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedfromACORNcategories4and56,2013–2017POLAR1AND2PROPORTIONOFAPPLICATIONSOFFERSSTUDENTSADMITTEDTOTALUKSTUDENTSADMITTED720171,70240532412.
9%20161,49935229911.
4%20151,45932227910.
8%20141,44631226210.
2%20131,3192742519.
5%Table3.
2:Areasoflowprogressiontohighereducation:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedfromPOLARquintiles1and2,2013–2017PAGE11CONTEXT89.
0%liveinmoreadvantagedareas(otherACORNcategories)BreakdownofstudentswhoachieveAAAorbetteratA-levelbysocio-economicgroup(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*liveinlessadvantagedareas(ACORNcategories4and5)OxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)**89.
4%liveinmoreadvantagedareas(otherACORNcategories)liveinlessadvantagedareas(ACORNcategories4and5)*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
ExcludesthosewhoseACORNstatusisnotknown.
ExcludesType34fromACORNcategory4–Type34appearsin'otherACORNcategories'.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
87.
1%fromareaswithgreaterlikelihoodofprogressiontohighereducation(otherPOLARquintiles)86.
4%fromareaswithgreaterlikelihoodofprogressiontohighereducation(otherPOLARquintiles)fromareaswithlowerlikelihoodofprogressiontohighereducation(POLARquintiles1and2)OxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)***Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
ExcludesthosewhosePOLARstatusisnotknown.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
**ExcludingstudentswhoseACORN/POLARstatusisnotknown.
BreakdownofstudentswhoachieveAAAorbetteratA-level,byareaswithdifferentlikelihoodofprogressiontohighereducation(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*fromareaswithlowerlikelihoodofprogressiontohighereducation(POLARquintiles1and2)11.
0%10.
6%13.
6%12.
9%Socio-economicdisadvantageUK-domiciledstudentsfromlessadvantagedareas(ACORNcategories4and56)madeupbetween5.
2%and15.
8%ofUKintakesfrom2015to2017forOxford's25largestcourses.
ACORN4AND5OTHERACORN4AND5PROPORTIONOFAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDTOTALUKSTUDENTSADMITTED7Biochemistry12228228972352209.
1%BiologicalSciences10541289973192649.
6%BiomedicalSciences67119470917410.
8%Chemistry13943331,2534844157.
4%Classics4119167203132905.
2%ComputerScience10376430393215.
8%EarthSciences188622295767.
3%Economics&Management17027201,47518516610.
8%EngineeringScience17638311,1723503039.
3%English26868572,1756305789.
0%ExperimentalPsychology5722143801169013.
5%Geography6622158452431907.
3%History20771572,4176195679.
1%History&Politics8812116241079210.
7%Law*43672552,22446340312.
0%MaterialsScience267722586738.
8%Mathematics37637322,2813733488.
4%Medicine52836332,3584223907.
8%ModernLanguages9741341,1494524077.
7%Music3717144322031787.
3%OrientalStudies5416112791078811.
1%Physics36955522,21536535312.
8%PPE**26154452,1845024688.
8%PPL***356518659489.
4%TheologyandReligion28139233967710.
5%DATABYCOURSEThesetablesincludefiguresforOxford's25largestcoursesbytotalnumberofplaces,aggregatedfrom2015to2017.
Table3.
3:Socio-economicdisadvantage:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedfromACORNcategories4and56bycourse,three-yeartotal2015–2017PAGE126.
ThisdataincludesACORNCategory4–FinanciallyStretched(excludingType34–Studentflatsandhallsofresidence)andACORNCategory5–UrbanAdversity.
7.
ExcludingstudentswhoseACORN/POLARstatusisnotknown.
FOOTNOTES*IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope**Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics***Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguisticsPAGE13AreasoflowprogressiontohighereducationUK-domiciledstudentsfromareaswithlowprogressiontohighereducation(POLARquintiles1and2)madeupbetween5.
2%and19.
5%ofUKintakesfrom2015to2017forOxford's25largestcourses.
POLAR1AND2OTHERPOLAR1AND2PROPORTIONOFAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDTOTALUKSTUDENTSADMITTED7Biochemistry138383187622421012.
9%BiologicalSciences140473895831225313.
1%BiomedicalSciences982116436806619.
5%Chemistry17065541,21445939212.
1%Classics5027237083052837.
5%ComputerScience9796431373215.
8%EarthSciences311612206866914.
8%Economics&Management15723181,4751871669.
8%EngineeringScience14031271,1973553068.
1%English30087762,13361055812.
0%ExperimentalPsychology6023143741148913.
6%Geography7119128342451925.
9%History25474652,35661355710.
5%History&Politics9014116151059210.
7%Law*46481632,17144939013.
9%MaterialsScience3312721780728.
9%Mathematics40961542,24034832514.
2%Medicine44853492,41040437311.
6%ModernLanguages12956451,11243539510.
2%Music50242041919617210.
4%OrientalStudies3775291114925.
2%Physics42777722,14134233217.
8%PPE**26859502,1634964629.
8%PPL***286518958489.
4%TheologyandReligion321512229947414.
0%Table3.
4:Areasoflowprogressiontohighereducation:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedfromPOLARquintiles1and2bycourse,three-yeartotal2015–2017*IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope**Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics***Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguistics7.
ExcludingstudentswhoseACORN/POLARstatusisnotknown.
FOOTNOTESocio-economicdisadvantageFrom2015to2017,theproportionofadmittedstudentsfromlessadvantagedareas(ACORNcategories4and56)rangedbycollegefrom5.
9%to12.
9%.
DATABYOXFORDCOLLEGEThefollowingtables–andsimilartablesthroughoutthisreport–includefiguresfor29ofOxford'sundergraduate-admittingcolleges,aggregatedfrom2015to2017.
Table3.
5:Socio-economicdisadvantage:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedfromACORNcategories4and56bycollege,three-yeartotal2015–2017ACORN4AND5OTHERACORN4AND5PROPORTIONOFAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDTOTALUKSTUDENTSADMITTED7BalliolCollege19029221,3612562278.
8%BrasenoseCollege19523202,3172712487.
5%ChristChurch17335311,1793192849.
8%CorpusChristiCollege9216145731791608.
0%ExeterCollege9716137762362095.
9%HertfordCollege16232271,2122982639.
3%JesusCollege120372796224221811.
0%KebleCollege22526201,8003352956.
3%LadyMargaretHall160403494030225911.
6%LincolnCollege11021168712342166.
9%MagdalenCollege17832261,1512762469.
6%MansfieldCollege105322257417714912.
9%MertonCollege13822189402001839.
0%NewCollege12525231,4183253037.
1%OrielCollege123232286921119310.
2%PembrokeCollege13533231,0702612309.
1%SomervilleCollege11228228522782408.
4%StAnne'sCollege13226228233012647.
7%StCatherine'sCollege19536291,3153553098.
6%StEdmundHall9323198892732447.
2%StHilda'sCollege129362763426322210.
8%StHugh'sCollege13730228002782438.
3%StJohn'sCollege29938331,62827023612.
3%StPeter'sCollege105292580123821110.
6%TheQueen'sCollege10225168872372186.
8%TrinityCollege8216128022051876.
0%UniversityCollege16338311,02526323711.
6%WadhamCollege20940321,32231328510.
1%WorcesterCollege17235291,7463122929.
0%Universitytotal(2015–17)84,36287370631,9057,8947,0329.
1%6.
ThisdataincludesACORNCategory4–FinanciallyStretched(excludingType34–Studentflatsandhallsofresidence)andACORNCategory5–UrbanAdversity.
7.
ExcludingstudentswhoseACORN/POLARstatusisnotknown.
8.
TotalincludesPermanentPrivateHallsandHarrisManchesterCollege.
FOOTNOTESPAGE14Note:Oxford'scollegesvaryinsizeandsubjectprovision,admittingbetweenaround50and120UK-domiciledstudentseachyear.
PermanentPrivateHalls(whichhaveadifferentstatustocollegesandgenerallyadmitsmallnumbersofstudentsforalimitedrangeofcourses)andHarrisManchesterCollege(whichadmitsonlymaturestudents)havebeenexcluded.
Applicationnumberstoindividualcollegesvaryyearonyear,asdoestheprioracademicachievementofthoseapplicants,whichcanleadtofluctuationsinadmissionsfiguresbetweencollegesandamongparticulargroupsofstudents.
ApplicantstoaparticularcollegemaybereallocatedandeventuallyadmittedtoanothercollegeaspartofOxford'sadmissionsprocess.
Anexplanationofthissystemappearsonpage38.
PAGE15AreasoflowprogressiontohighereducationFrom2015to2017,theproportionofadmittedstudentsfromareaswithlowprogressiontohighereducation(POLARquintiles1and2)rangedbycollegefrom7.
0%to19.
2%.
Table3.
6:Areasoflowprogressiontohighereducation:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedfromPOLARquintiles1and2bycollege,three-yeartotal2015–2017POLAR1AND2OTHERPOLAR1AND2PROPORTIONOFAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDTOTALUKSTUDENTSADMITTED7BalliolCollege19738311,34424721812.
4%BrasenoseCollege25931302,24026123611.
3%ChristChurch17235291,1663192869.
2%CorpusChristiCollege98242056316915211.
6%ExeterCollege91312377822019810.
4%HertfordCollege17743401,18728524813.
9%JesusCollege142373393424221213.
5%KebleCollege25444321,75831628210.
2%LadyMargaretHall165494092829225313.
7%LincolnCollege116272485922520610.
4%MagdalenCollege18629241,1332772478.
9%MansfieldCollege121362955717314217.
0%MertonCollege163242291319817910.
9%NewCollege15041381,38630828711.
7%OrielCollege110262387820819210.
7%PembrokeCollege12529211,0682602308.
4%SomervilleCollege129342982927123211.
1%StAnne'sCollege150453679828124912.
6%StCatherine'sCollege21151391,29133829711.
6%StEdmundHall11331268652642369.
9%StHilda'sCollege126433463525321213.
8%StHugh'sCollege149625178524621419.
2%StJohn'sCollege30642371,60626523113.
8%StPeter'sCollege101342679923120811.
1%TheQueen'sCollege10625198762372158.
1%TrinityCollege9822147761991857.
0%UniversityCollege14728251,0282732439.
3%WadhamCollege19250441,32830127114.
0%WorcesterCollege23446451,67630127614.
0%Universitytotal(2015–17)84,6601,07990231,3757,6536,80711.
7%7.
ExcludingstudentswhoseACORN/POLARstatusisnotknown.
8.
TotalincludesPermanentPrivateHallsandHarrisManchesterCollege.
FOOTNOTESFOOTNOTE4.
SchooltypeThissectionshowsthenumberofUK-domiciledstudentsapplyingto,receivingoffersfromandadmittedtoOxfordbythetypeofschooltheyattended:stateorindependent.
UK-domiciledstudentsapplyingfromothertypesofschoolhavebeenexcludedfromthetablesbelow.
Thisisbecausethegroupissmall,constitutingonly4.
3%ofapplications(1,588)between2015and2017,andincludesstudentsfromoverseasorunknownschools,makingitdifficulttodrawreliableconclusionsfromthenumbers.
TheproportionofstudentsadmittedtoOxfordfromtheUKstatesectorhasrisenforthepasttwoyears,reaching58.
2%in2017.
ThisisthehighestfiguresincetheUniversitybeganrecordingdetailedadmissionsstatistics.
TheproportionofUKstudentsadmittedfromtheindependentsectorhasdecreasedineachofthepasttwoyears.
UNIVERSITY-LEVELDATATable4.
1:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbyschooltype,2013–2017STATEINDEPENDENTSTATEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED920177,7651,6831,4314,2421,1481,02958.
2%20167,4541,7181,4834,2131,1881,07558.
0%20157,0271,5961,4044,2161,2191,12255.
6%20146,8811,6111,4234,0841,1961,10556.
3%20136,9741,6121,4644,1251,1781,11556.
8%9.
Excludingstudentswhoseeducationcannotbeclassifiedaseitherstateorindependent.
CONTEXTBreakdownofstudentsachievingAAAorbetteratA-levelbyschooltype(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*72.
6%State27.
4%Independent/otherOxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)958.
2%State41.
8%IndependentPAGE16BreakdownofstudentsachievingA*A*AorbetteratA-levelbyschooltype(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*69.
8%State30.
2%Independent/other*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Excludesunknownschooltype.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
PAGE17STATEINDEPENDENTSTATEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED9Biochemistry6801621493231009361.
6%BiologicalSciences68321416839213611659.
2%BiomedicalSciences3726249150363161.
3%Chemistry91631726345320618259.
1%Classics2371028649922121228.
9%ComputerScience415342810110877.
8%EarthSciences168756067292372.
3%Economics&Management874106957211059051.
4%EngineeringScience79920917353417515752.
4%English1,43939134990328026057.
3%ExperimentalPsychology2808761141463961.
0%Geography46313810244512710349.
8%History1,4063663141,16630829351.
7%History&Politics4817966208383466.
0%Law*1,81936131061714812671.
1%MaterialsScience1295142119413753.
2%Mathematics2,11229427052511410871.
4%Medicine1,83428525892217116361.
3%ModernLanguages64326122659122520852.
1%Music251106902081099748.
1%OrientalStudies1806854132514256.
3%Physics1,93327726461313713566.
2%PPE**1,39631928890722421557.
3%PPL***1032923105373142.
6%TheologyandReligion863529150644937.
2%DATABYCOURSETable4.
2:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbyschooltypeandcourse,three-yeartotal2015–2017*IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope**Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics***Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguisticsThistableincludesfiguresforOxford's25largestcoursesbytotalnumberofplaces,aggregatedfrom2015to2017.
State-educatedUKstudentsrepresentedbetween28.
9%and77.
8%ofUKintakesfrom2015to2017forOxford's25largestcourses.
Somecoursesattractmoreapplicationsperavailableplacethanothers,andUKstatestudentsapplydisproportionatelyforthemostoversubscribedsubjects.
Onaverage,35%ofstateapplicationsbetween2015and2017wereforfiveofthemostoversubscribedsubjectsatOxford(Economics&Management,Medicine,PPE**,Law*,andMathematics),comparedwith29.
8%ofindependentapplications.
Incontrast,21%ofindependentapplicationswereforfiveoftheleastoversubscribedsubjects(Classics,Music,ModernLanguages,Chemistry,andEnglish),comparedwith16%ofstateapplications.
FOOTNOTE9.
Excludingstudentswhoseeducationcannotbeclassifiedaseitherstateorindependent.
PAGE18DATABYOXFORDCOLLEGETable4.
3:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbyschooltypeandcollege,three-yeartotal2015–2017STATEINDEPENDENTSTATEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED9BalliolCollege1,025182158478998764.
5%BrasenoseCollege1,51117715893411210560.
1%ChristChurch75617615351816815250.
2%CorpusChristiCollege437116104209796960.
1%ExeterCollege43712910941112311349.
1%HertfordCollege931227198409998969.
0%JesusCollege68216113837211410357.
3%KebleCollege1,17718115479917715849.
4%LadyMargaretHall70220317135512911460.
0%LincolnCollege6001471313591059857.
2%MagdalenCollege81715012544715014047.
2%MansfieldCollege539176149121312088.
2%MertonCollege735135118322837959.
9%NewCollege84818717164315815053.
3%OrielCollege583142131382878062.
1%PembrokeCollege62615112854213812151.
4%SomervilleCollege61117714632912411156.
8%StAnne'sCollege67820017124411911060.
9%StCatherine'sCollege99323519947014813160.
3%StEdmundHall49015213143313612551.
2%StHilda'sCollege5191741432081149659.
8%StHugh'sCollege56216613831912811754.
1%StJohn'sCollege1,37218415750412211058.
8%StPeter'sCollege49613311539112911649.
8%TheQueen'sCollege51312911244412811649.
1%TrinityCollege457988140412111641.
1%UniversityCollege68518015745011810759.
5%WadhamCollege1,1372422133531059968.
3%WorcesterCollege1,14621019174213412859.
9%Universitytotal(2015–17)822,2464,9974,31812,6713,5553,22657.
2%Thistableincludesfiguresfor29ofOxford'sundergraduate-admittingcolleges,aggregatedfrom2015to2017.
Individualcollegesreceivevaryingnumbersandproportionsofapplicantsfromthestateandindependentsectors.
Forsomecolleges,thissplitiscloseto50:50,whileothersreceiveseveraltimesmoreapplicationsfromstate-educatedstudents.
Thestate-educatedshareofUKstudentsadmittedtoOxfordrangedbycollegefrom41.
1%to88.
2%from2015to2017.
FOOTNOTES8.
TotalincludesPermanentPrivateHallsandHarrisManchesterCollege.
9.
Excludingstudentswhoseeducationcannotbeclassifiedaseitherstateorindependent.
PAGE195.
GenderThissectionbreaksdownOxford'sgroupofUK-domiciledapplicants,offerholdersandadmittedstudentsbygenderdeclaredonapplication10.
ThefemaleproportionofUK-domiciledundergraduatestudentsadmittedtoOxfordhasrangedoverthepastfiveadmissionsyearsfrom46.
5%to50.
1%.
In2017,OxfordadmittedmoreUK-domiciledfemaleundergraduatesthanmale.
UNIVERSITY-LEVELDATATable5.
1:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbygender,2013–2017FEMALEMALEFEMALEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED20176,1391,5021,2756,4441,4261,27250.
1%20166,0071,4761,2836,1861,5131,34748.
8%20155,7461,4021,2345,9831,4891,36547.
5%20145,5281,3641,2015,8901,5081,38446.
5%20135,6651,3971,2815,8911,4661,36448.
4%10.
Thisreportusesthebinarymale/femaleoptionsfromtheUCASapplication,whichmaynotreflectthegenderidentityofallapplicants.
FOOTNOTECONTEXTBreakdownofstudentsatUKuniversitiesbygender(2015UKintake)*AllUKuniversities56.
7%femaleRussellGroup54.
9%female45.
1%maleBreakdownofstudentsachievingAAAorbetteratA-levelbygender(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*52.
5%female47.
5%male50.
1%female49.
9%male43.
3%male0.
1%other*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
sOthergender:percentagesaretoosmalltorepresentindiagram.
othersothersothersOxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)PAGE20FEMALEMALEFEMALEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTEDBiochemistry60913912541612611951.
2%BiologicalSciences65320916745715312756.
8%BiomedicalSciences3957763148262175.
0%Chemistry60022117879430627039.
7%Classics38617515338316015649.
5%ComputerScience833345443357.
9%EarthSciences1024839140574546.
4%Economics&Management47865531,17314813428.
3%EngineeringScience27877581,07831227717.
3%English1,78848944566821119269.
9%ExperimentalPsychology3561128484262080.
8%Geography5551511103641169753.
1%History1,3423703341,30432229153.
4%History&Politics2944640426746338.
8%Law*1,6293122671,05122419258.
2%MaterialsScience642923187645728.
8%Mathematics8331131021,84330128226.
6%Medicine1,7272662461,17019518057.
7%ModernLanguages84132329141417215265.
7%Music2501089022411310346.
6%OrientalStudies2097561130503961.
0%Physics62987801,96933432619.
7%PPE**8111921811,65136833635.
0%PPL***146383278282259.
3%TheologyandReligion1194739144624745.
3%DATABYCOURSETable5.
2:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbygenderandcourse,three-yeartotal2015–2017*IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope**Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics***Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguisticsThistableincludesfiguresforOxford's25largestcoursesbytotalnumberofplaces,aggregatedfrom2015to2017.
Thefemale-to-maleratioofapplicationsvariesbycourse.
ThisisreflectedinthewidevariationsbycourseintheproportionofUK-domiciledfemalestudentsadmitted.
Thisproportionrangedfrom7.
9%to80.
8%between2015and2017forOxford's25largestcourses.
PAGE21DATABYOXFORDCOLLEGETable5.
3:UKapplicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbygenderandcollege,three-yeartotal2015–2017FEMALEMALEFEMALEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTEDBalliolCollege7011149986417315239.
4%BrasenoseCollege1,3931501351,12914513450.
2%ChristChurch66717815269617816547.
9%CorpusChristiCollege32787783411109744.
6%ExeterCollege44112911344112611250.
2%HertfordCollege71119016067314213254.
8%JesusCollege49412911159315213644.
9%KebleCollege9321751531,10618916548.
1%LadyMargaretHall62317915048716414451.
0%LincolnCollege48513212049912311251.
7%MagdalenCollege64613711969217315543.
4%MansfieldCollege33111691352938053.
2%MertonCollege4981141045831089751.
7%NewCollege74315113681120019141.
6%OrielCollege47211710552711811148.
6%PembrokeCollege58716513762412911654.
2%SomervilleCollege48015913249215013349.
8%StAnne'sCollege46318615949714413055.
0%StCatherine'sCollege67918015384421218645.
1%StEdmundHall43812411255017415342.
3%StHilda'sCollege41116413835813811454.
8%StHugh'sCollege46415312947715613748.
5%StJohn'sCollege8701621391,07414813251.
3%StPeter'sCollege42212811149014012646.
8%TheQueen'sCollege55314512444311811053.
0%TrinityCollege4171129747210910248.
7%UniversityCollege60413411959416814944.
4%WadhamCollege84818816469216515351.
7%WorcesterCollege97517415895217416449.
1%Universitytotal(2015–17)817,8924,3803,79218,6134,4283,98448.
8%Thistableincludesfiguresfor29ofOxford'sundergraduate-admittingcolleges,aggregatedfrom2015to2017.
From2015to2017,theproportionofUK-domiciledfemalestudentsadmittedtoOxfordrangedbycollegefrom39.
6%to55.
2%.
FOOTNOTE8.
TotalincludesPermanentPrivateHallsandHarrisManchesterCollege.
PAGE226.
EthnicityThissectionsetsoutwhatisknownabouttheethnicityofUK-domiciledapplicantstoOxford.
Justover6%ofUK-domiciledapplicants(2,250studentsbetween2013and2017)choosenottodeclaretheirethnicityintheirUCASapplication.
Itisthereforenotpossibletomakeanystatementsinrelationtotheirethnicityandadmissionsstatus,andforthatreasontheyhavenotbeenincludedinthetablesbelow.
UK-domiciledBlackandMinorityEthnic(BME)studentsincludethosewhoindicateintheirUCASapplicationthattheyidentifyasBlack(includingAfrican,CaribbeanandotherBlackbackground),Asian(includingBangladeshi,Indian,Pakistani,ChineseandotherAsianbackground),MixedHeritage(includingWhite&Asian,White&BlackAfrican,White&BlackCaribbeanandotherMixedbackground),Araboranyotherethnicity.
CONTEXTBreakdownofstudentsachievingAAAorbetteratA-levelbyethnicity(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)**EnglandandWalespopulationnowaged17–24*BreakdownofstudentsatUKuniversitiesbyethnicity(2015UKintake)**AllUKuniversitiesWhitestudents75.
3%BMEstudents24.
7%RussellGroupWhitestudents79.
5%BMEstudents20.
5%RussellGroupoutsideLondonWhitestudents83.
5%BMEstudents16.
5%*2011UKcensus.
Source:OfficeforNationalStatistics.
**Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
***Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
BME18.
3%White81.
7%White80.
3%28,450students19.
7%BME:6,980studentsBlack1.
8%630studentsBME19.
7%6,980studentsAsian12.
3%4,355studentsOxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)***Whitestudents82.
1%BMEstudents17.
9%OtherincludingMixed5.
6%1,995studentsThefollowinggraphicsprovidecontextforOxford'sfigures,showingtheBMEshareoftheEnglandandWalespopulation,theA-levelachievementofBMEstudents,andtheproportionofBMEstudentsindifferentpartsoftheUKuniversitysector.
Note:Figuresforthe2015/16academicyear(2015intake)arethemostrecentavailablefromHESAandhavethereforebeenusedinthesegraphics.
ThemostrecentfiguresavailableforOxfordareforthe2017/18academicyear(2017intake).
PAGE23FOOTNOTE11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
AsianstudentsSince2014,applicationsfromUK-domiciledAsianstudentshavebeenincreasingannually,ashaveoffersreceivedandstudentsadmitted.
TheproportionofUK-domiciledstudentsadmittedtoOxfordwhoindicateintheirUCASapplicationthattheyidentifyasAsianhasrisenfrom6.
7%in2013to8.
3%in2017.
PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED1120171,5392412068.
3%20161,3262271887.
3%20151,2781751626.
4%20141,1311661536.
0%20131,1861911746.
7%Table6.
2:UK-domiciledAsianstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmitted,2013–2017BreakdownofstudentsachievingAAAorbetteratA-level(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*87.
7%White/otherBMEBreakdownofstudentsatnon-LondonRussellGroupuniversities(2015UKintake)*91.
5%White/otherBME8.
5%Asian12.
3%AsianOxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)1191.
7%White/otherBME8.
3%Asian*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
BMEstudentsThenumberofUK-domiciledBMEapplicantstoOxfordhasincreasedsince2013,ashavethenumbersofstudentsreceivingoffersandbeingadmitted.
TheproportionofUK-domiciledstudentsadmittedtoOxfordwhoindicateintheirUCASapplicationthattheyidentifyasBMEhasrisenfrom13.
9%in2013to17.
9%in2017.
BMESTUDENTSWHITESTUDENTSBMEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED1120172,8995194468,9082,3112,04417.
9%20162,5474924118,9012,4252,17815.
9%20152,3324073678,6682,3912,16914.
5%20142,1313953458,6342,4122,20113.
6%20132,1013963608,7832,3922,23413.
9%Table6.
1:UK-domiciledBMEstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmitted,2013–2017UNIVERSITY-LEVELDATAPAGE24FOOTNOTE11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
BlackstudentsThenumbersofUK-domiciledBlackstudentsapplyingtoOxford,receivingoffersandbeingadmittedhaveincreasedfrom2013to2017.
TheproportionofUK-domiciledstudentsadmittedtoOxfordwhoindicateintheirUCASapplicationthattheyidentifyasBlackhasrisenfrom1.
1%in2013to1.
9%in2017.
PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11201739665481.
9%201632854341.
3%201528149381.
5%201426044271.
1%201321832291.
1%Table6.
4:UK-domiciledBlackstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmitted,2013–2017BreakdownofstudentsachievingAAAorbetteratA-level(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*98.
2%White/otherBMEBreakdownofstudentsatnon-LondonRussellGroupuniversities(2015UKintake)*97.
2%White/otherBME1.
8%BlackOxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)1198.
1%White/otherBME2.
8%Black1.
9%Black*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
BangladeshiandPakistanistudentsSince2013,thenumbersofUK-domiciledBangladeshiandPakistanistudentsapplyingtoOxford,beingmadeoffersandbeingadmittedhaverisensubstantially.
TheproportionofUK-domiciledstudentsadmittedtoOxfordwhoindicateintheirUCASapplicationthattheyidentifyasBangladeshiorPakistanihasrisenfrom0.
6%in2013to1.
7%in2017.
PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11201738455431.
7%201629948361.
4%201528322190.
7%201422921200.
8%201324520160.
6%Note:WithintheBritishAsiangroup,BangladeshiandPakistanistudentsareconsideredunder-representedathighlyselectiveuniversities,hencetheirinclusionasaseparategroupatUniversitylevelinthisreport.
Table6.
3:UK-domiciledBangladeshiandPakistanistudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmitted,2013–2017BreakdownofstudentsachievingAAAorbetteratA-level(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*97.
1%White/otherBMEBreakdownofstudentsatnon-LondonRussellGroupuniversities(2015UKintake)*97.
4%White/otherBME2.
9%Bangladeshi/PakistaniOxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)1198.
3%White/otherBME2.
6%Bangladeshi/Pakistani1.
7%Bangladeshi/Pakistani*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
PAGE25MixedHeritagestudentsThenumberofUK-domiciledMixedHeritageapplicantstoOxfordhasrisensince2013,ashavethenumbersofstudentsreceivingoffersandbeingadmitted.
TheproportionofUK-domiciledstudentsadmittedtoOxfordwhoindicateintheirUCASapplicationthattheyidentifyasMixedHeritagehasrisenfrom5.
5%in2013to6.
6%in2017.
PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED1120177681801646.
6%20167331861676.
5%20156451691536.
0%20146051631455.
7%20135841551435.
5%Table6.
5:UK-domiciledMixedHeritagestudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmitted,2013–2017BreakdownofstudentsachievingAAAorbetteratA-level(allUKuniversities,2015UKintake)*94.
4%White/otherBMEBreakdownofstudentsatnon-LondonRussellGroupuniversities(2015UKintake)*94.
9%White/otherBME5.
6%Mixed**OxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)1193.
4%White/otherBME5.
1%Mixed**6.
6%Mixed**NationaldatadoesnotincludeMixedethnicityasaseparatecategory;itonlyprovides'otherincludingMixed'where'other'includesallethnicitiesthatdonotfallintoanysubcategoriesofWhite,AsianorBlackethnicgroups.
*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
FOOTNOTE11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
PAGE26BMEstudentsIngeneral,studentsfromBMEbackgroundsaremorelikelytoapplyforthemostcompetitivecoursesthanWhitestudents.
Forexample,between2015and2017,41%ofapplicationsfromUK-domiciledBlackstudents,and28%oftotalUK-domiciledBMEapplications,werefortwocourses:MedicineandLaw*.
Bycomparison,thesecoursesattractedaround12%ofapplicationsfromUK-domiciledWhitestudents.
UK-domiciledBMEstudentsmadeupbetween3.
6%and32.
1%ofUKintakesfrom2015to2017forOxford's25largestcourses.
Applicationnumbersvarywidelybetweencourses,bothinthebroadBMEgroupandwithinindividualethnicgroups.
ApplicationsfromUK-domiciledBMEstudentsrangedfrom27to1,351forOxford's25largestcourses.
BMESTUDENTSWHITESTUDENTSBMEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11Biochemistry180332979822621112.
1%BiologicalSciences13034239293222697.
9%BiomedicalSciences10699418917410.
8%Chemistry24186701,10342937115.
9%Classics100464059328026113.
3%ComputerScience163119351332824.
3%EarthSciences2753206100813.
6%Economics&Management566605298614813428.
0%EngineeringScience369867192329626021.
5%English32592841,95958553913.
5%ExperimentalPsychology8622143361118813.
7%Geography10422137462331876.
5%History28890782,14058053112.
8%History&Politics901615578998515.
0%Law*8121291031,73639434922.
8%MaterialsScience461413191746317.
1%Mathematics57372701,98533630818.
5%Medicine1,3521421341,39630828432.
1%ModernLanguages15966531,01941037712.
3%Music47211939319116810.
2%OrientalStudies792017234967817.
9%Physics50171681,99134533416.
9%PPE**56888791,66144942415.
7%PPL***45129164514417.
0%TheologyandReligion2812821592779.
4%DATABYCOURSEThefollowingtablesincludefiguresforOxford's25largestcoursesbytotalnumberofplaces,aggregatedfrom2015to2017.
Table6.
6:UK-domiciledBMEstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbycourse,three-yeartotal2015–2017FOOTNOTE11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
*IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope**Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics***Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguisticsPAGE27AsianstudentsUK-domiciledAsianstudentsmadeupbetween1.
2%and19.
4%ofUKintakesfrom2015to2017forOxford's25largestcourses.
AlmosthalfofapplicationsfromUK-domiciledAsianstudentsfrom2015to2017wereforfourhighlycompetitivecourses:Medicine,Law*,Economics&Management,andMathematics.
PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11Biochemistry9214125.
0%BiologicalSciences531282.
7%BiomedicalSciences61333.
6%Chemistry13447368.
2%Classics4114124.
0%ComputerScience1036616.
2%EarthSciences11111.
2%Economics&Management387423619.
4%EngineeringScience223534513.
6%English11830274.
3%ExperimentalPsychology381065.
9%Geography38842.
0%History11032264.
3%History&Politics41333.
0%Law*399685612.
4%MaterialsScience29879.
2%Mathematics380494712.
4%Medicine831757016.
7%ModernLanguages4618163.
7%Music17552.
7%OrientalStudies30977.
4%Physics278424010.
0%PPE**29938367.
2%PPL***22435.
7%TheologyandReligion9544.
7%Table6.
7:UK-domiciledAsianstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbycourse,three-yeartotal2015–2017*IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope**Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics***Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguisticsFOOTNOTE11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
PAGE28BlackstudentsUK-domiciledBlackstudentscomprisedupto4.
3%ofUKintakesfrom2015to2017forOxford's25largestcourses.
40.
6%ofapplicationsfromUK-domiciledBlackstudentsfrom2015to2017werefortwohighlycompetitivecourses:MedicineandLaw*.
Bycomparison,thesecoursesattractedaround12%ofapplicationsfromUK-domiciledWhitestudents.
SevenofOxford's25largestcoursesreceivedfewerthantenapplicationseachfromBlackstudentsfrom2015to2017,andasaresultadmittedonlyverysmallnumbers.
Table6.
8:UK-domiciledBlackstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbycourse,three-yeartotal2015–2017PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11Biochemistry17541.
7%BiologicalSciences10431.
0%BiomedicalSciences5000.
0%Chemistry21630.
7%Classics7541.
3%ComputerScience18100.
0%EarthSciences2000.
0%Economics&Management56442.
2%EngineeringScience51851.
5%English30961.
0%ExperimentalPsychology12300.
0%Geography13210.
5%History28981.
3%History&Politics16211.
0%Law*19422112.
8%MaterialsScience5222.
6%Mathematics45441.
1%Medicine21419184.
3%ModernLanguages17730.
7%Music2110.
5%OrientalStudies10433.
2%Physics44661.
5%PPE**9315102.
0%PPL***4200.
0%TheologyandReligion5100.
0%FOOTNOTE11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
*IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope**Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics***Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguisticsPAGE29MixedHeritagestudentsUK-domiciledMixedHeritagestudentsmadeupbetween2.
4%and11.
3%ofUKintakesfrom2015to2017forOxford's25largestcourses.
Table6.
9:UK-domiciledMixedHeritagestudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbycourse,three-yeartotal2015–2017PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11Biochemistry5812125.
0%BiologicalSciences6018124.
1%BiomedicalSciences33667.
2%Chemistry7729286.
3%Classics4725237.
6%ComputerScience28438.
1%EarthSciences13422.
4%Economics&Management9814126.
5%EngineeringScience6822185.
4%English14947457.
2%ExperimentalPsychology30665.
9%Geography471173.
5%History12840376.
1%History&Politics27888.
0%Law*17435327.
1%MaterialsScience12445.
3%Mathematics13119195.
0%Medicine21236358.
4%ModernLanguages8538317.
2%Music2715137.
0%OrientalStudies34777.
4%Physics15322215.
2%PPE**12928265.
2%PPL***146611.
3%TheologyandReligion11644.
7%FOOTNOTE11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
*IncludingLaw/LawwithStudiesinEurope**Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics***Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguisticsPAGE30BMEstudentsUK-domiciledBMEstudentsmadeupbetween10.
8%and20.
3%ofcolleges'UKintakesfrom2015-2017.
BMESTUDENTSWHITESTUDENTSBMEPROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11BalliolCollege33053451,13822720018.
4%BrasenoseCollege44147431,93023621816.
5%ChristChurch309695795327525018.
6%CorpusChristiCollege139262549316314414.
8%ExeterCollege155332867321719312.
7%HertfordCollege26454471,03526623616.
6%JesusCollege227443779422920615.
2%KebleCollege45868631,45828424820.
3%LadyMargaretHall268665777626522919.
9%LincolnCollege186504374119718418.
9%MagdalenCollege283413396326123812.
2%MansfieldCollege154373350116613819.
3%MertonCollege194363282318016516.
2%NewCollege30863571,14528226717.
6%OrielCollege195322973619918413.
6%PembrokeCollege255474088123920816.
1%SomervilleCollege218564870124621218.
5%StAnne'sCollege255403565828425012.
3%StCatherine'sCollege38167601,04431227118.
1%StEdmundHall210322872125623110.
8%StHilda'sCollege188504154124320816.
5%StHugh'sCollege229553966125022514.
8%StJohn'sCollege49056451,34124021717.
2%StPeter'sCollege208433364822020014.
2%TheQueen'sCollege203514372120118518.
9%TrinityCollege209302962018316415.
0%UniversityCollege256504487324222016.
7%WadhamCollege35055491,09628926215.
8%WorcesterCollege31841371,48429327511.
9%Universitytotal(2015–17)87,7781,4181,22426,4777,1276,39116.
1%DATABYOXFORDCOLLEGEThefollowingtablesincludefiguresfor29ofOxford'sundergraduate-admittingcolleges,aggregatedfrom2015to2017.
Table6.
10:UK-domiciledBMEstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbycollege,three-yeartotal2015–2017FOOTNOTES8.
TotalincludesPermanentPrivateHallsandHarrisManchesterCollege.
11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
PAGE31AsianstudentsUK-domiciledAsianstudentsmadeupbetween4.
1%and10.
1%ofcolleges'UKintakesfrom2015to2017.
PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11BalliolCollege17427239.
4%BrasenoseCollege23618176.
5%ChristChurch17130278.
8%CorpusChristiCollege6616158.
9%ExeterCollege8613104.
5%HertfordCollege13624196.
7%JesusCollege11318145.
8%KebleCollege263323110.
0%LadyMargaretHall15731279.
4%LincolnCollege11224198.
4%MagdalenCollege14424197.
0%MansfieldCollege7815116.
4%MertonCollege9116147.
1%NewCollege16634309.
3%OrielCollege10118157.
0%PembrokeCollege14222197.
7%SomervilleCollege12023186.
9%StAnne'sCollege13622196.
7%StCatherine'sCollege20329278.
2%StEdmundHall12422197.
3%StHilda'sCollege9720176.
8%StHugh'sCollege12518155.
7%StJohn'sCollege26121186.
9%StPeter'sCollege11315125.
2%TheQueen'sCollege111272310.
1%TrinityCollege121884.
1%UniversityCollege13626238.
7%WadhamCollege15522196.
1%WorcesterCollege16016165.
1%Universitytotal(2015–17)84,1436435567.
3%Table6.
11:UK-domiciledAsianstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbycollege,three-yeartotal2015–2017FOOTNOTES8.
TotalincludesPermanentPrivateHallsandHarrisManchesterCollege.
11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
PAGE32BlackstudentsUK-domiciledBlackstudentsmadeupbetween0.
6%and3.
5%ofcolleges'UKintakesfrom2015to2017.
PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11BalliolCollege46420.
8%BrasenoseCollege33431.
1%ChristChurch37831.
0%CorpusChristiCollege12110.
6%ExeterCollege19220.
9%HertfordCollege39541.
4%JesusCollege38320.
8%KebleCollege661061.
9%LadyMargaretHall34651.
7%LincolnCollege19762.
6%MagdalenCollege29420.
7%MansfieldCollege21663.
5%MertonCollege24763.
0%NewCollege28320.
6%OrielCollege24441.
9%PembrokeCollege341072.
8%SomervilleCollege30862.
3%StAnne'sCollege41441.
4%StCatherine'sCollege74972.
1%StEdmundHall16331.
2%StHilda'sCollege36541.
6%StHugh'sCollege34941.
5%StJohn'sCollege58962.
3%StPeter'sCollege24862.
6%TheQueen'sCollege21862.
6%TrinityCollege19442.
1%UniversityCollege35520.
8%WadhamCollege52641.
3%WorcesterCollege42420.
6%Universitytotal(2015–17)81,0051681201.
6%Table6.
12:UK-domiciledBlackstudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbycollege,three-yeartotal2015–2017FOOTNOTES8.
TotalincludesPermanentPrivateHallsandHarrisManchesterCollege.
11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
PAGE33MixedHeritagestudentsUK-domiciledMixedHeritagestudentsmadeupbetween2.
3%and8.
5%ofcolleges'UKintakesfrom2015to2017.
PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSACCEPTANCESUKSTUDENTSADMITTED11BalliolCollege8920187.
3%BrasenoseCollege14619176.
5%ChristChurch8629258.
1%CorpusChristiCollege50774.
1%ExeterCollege4217167.
2%HertfordCollege7423238.
1%JesusCollege6421197.
8%KebleCollege9923237.
4%LadyMargaretHall6728248.
4%LincolnCollege4214135.
7%MagdalenCollege8612114.
1%MansfieldCollege4312127.
0%MertonCollege671094.
6%NewCollege9523226.
8%OrielCollege56994.
2%PembrokeCollege6012114.
4%SomervilleCollege5122228.
5%StAnne'sCollege6013124.
2%StCatherine'sCollege8025236.
9%StEdmundHall59762.
3%StHilda'sCollege3720166.
4%StHugh'sCollege5827197.
2%StJohn'sCollege14024197.
3%StPeter'sCollege5819146.
0%TheQueen'sCollege6212125.
3%TrinityCollege5816157.
8%UniversityCollege6818186.
8%WadhamCollege12522216.
8%WorcesterCollege10319175.
4%Universitytotal(2015–17)82,1465354846.
4%Table6.
13:UK-domiciledMixedHeritagestudents:applicationstoOxford,offersmadeandstudentsadmittedbycollege,three-yeartotal2015–2017FOOTNOTES8.
TotalincludesPermanentPrivateHallsandHarrisManchesterCollege.
11.
Excludingstudentswhoseethnicitystatusisnotdeclared.
PAGE347.
DisabilityThissectionsetsoutthenumberandproportionofUK-domiciledstudentswhodeclareadisabilityonapplicationtoOxford.
Thenumberofstudentsdeclaringadisabilityonapplication,andthenumberofthosestudentsreceivingoffersandbeingadmitted,hasbeenincreasingyearonyearsince2013.
In2017,7.
7%ofadmittedstudentshaddeclaredadisabilityonapplication,against5.
6%in2013.
Table7.
1:UK-domiciledstudentsdeclaringadisability,2013–2017DISABILITYNOKNOWNDISABILITYADISABILITYOFTOTALUKAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDAPPLICATIONSOFFERSADMITTEDSTUDENTSADMITTED20171,08023819611,5032,6902,3517.
7%201693022519011,2632,7642,4407.
2%201584419718010,8852,6942,4196.
9%201477517615510,6432,6962,4306.
0%201377116614910,7852,6972,4965.
6%PROPORTIONOFTOTALAPPLICATIONSOFFERSSTUDENTSADMITTEDUKSTUDENTSADMITTEDAutisticdisorder25166580.
7%Blind/partialsight4012110.
1%Deaf/partialhearing5215150.
2%Learningdifficulty*1,1402372102.
7%Longstandingillness28169590.
8%Mentalhealth5251321031.
3%Multipledisabilities15338340.
4%Otherdisability35484690.
9%Wheelchair/mobility58770.
1%Totalwithdeclareddisabilities2,8546605667.
3%Nodeclareddisability33,6518,1487,21092.
7%Total36,5058,8087,776100.
0%Table7.
2:UK-domiciledstudentsdeclaringadisabilitybycategoryofdisability,three-yeartotal2015–2017*includingdyslexia,dyspraxiaandADHDCONTEXTBreakdownofstudentsatUKuniversitiesbydisabilitystatusAllUKuniversities(2015UKintake)*87.
0%noknowndisabilityRussellGroup(2015UKintake)*89.
0%noknowndisability11.
0%disability13.
0%disability92.
3%noknowndisability7.
7%disability*Mostrecentavailablenationaldatacovers2015intake:definedasfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
AAA+poolincludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
OxfordUniversity(2017UKintake)PROPORTIONDECLARINGPAGE35GlossaryACORNACORNisapostcode-basedtoolthatcategorisestheUK'spopulationbylevelofsocio-economicadvantage.
ACORNusesarangeofdata–suchasaccommodationtype,householdincome,populationdensityandlifestylehabits–toproduceestimatesofthecharacteristicsofeachindividualhouseholdandpostcode.
Category4isdescribedas'financiallystretched';category5as'urbanadversity'.
Bothgroupsarecharacterisedbylower-than-averagehouseholdincomes.
ACORNcategories4and5representaround11%ofUKstudentsachievingthreeAgradesorbetteratA-levelatUKuniversities*.
Admitted'Studentsadmitted'referstostudentswhohavebeenmadeanofferofaplaceatOxford,metanyconditionsofthatoffer,andindicatedthattheyintendtotakeuptheirplace.
Applications'Applications'referstostudentswhosubmitaUCASapplicationbythe15Octoberdeadline,foranundergraduatecourseatOxford.
ApplicationsbycollegeIntablesthatfeatureapplicationnumbersbycollege,thefiguresincludethoseapplicantswhoindicatedacollegeofpreferenceontheirapplication,andanyonewhomadeanopenapplicationwhowasthenallocatedtothatcollege.
Applicantsconsideredbyonecollegemaystillreceiveanofferfromanothercollege.
CollegesOxfordUniversityismadeupofover30collegesandhalls.
ItisthesecollegesthatadmitundergraduatestudentstotheUniversity.
AllcollegeshavesigneduptoaCommonFrameworkforAdmissionswhichmeansthesameapplicationprocessforeachcourseateverycollege.
Thecollegesworktogetherduringtheadmissionsprocesstoensurethatthebestapplicantsaresuccessful,regardlessofthecollegethatinitiallyconsiderstheirapplication.
Mostcollegesoffermostcoursesbuttheexactmix–andthenumberofplacesoneachcourse–doesvarybetweencolleges.
Formoreinformationaboutcolleges,pleaseseeox.
ac.
uk/ugcolls.
Courses'Courses'referstoOxford'sundergraduatedegreeprogrammes.
StudentsapplyforthesecoursesthroughUCAS.
Someofthesecoursesareinsinglesubjects(egHistoryorGeography),whileothersarejointcoursescombiningtwoormoresubjects(egMathematicsandComputerScience).
MostcoursesarethreeorfouryearslongandleadtoaBAHonoursdegreeoraMaster'sdegree(egMEarthSciorMMath).
Formoreinformation,pleaseseeox.
ac.
uk/courses.
DisabilityDatainthisreportrefertodisabilitiesthatstudentshavedeclaredontheirUCASapplication.
Studentsmayalsodeclaredisabilitiesatlaterstagesoftheapplicationprocess,oratanypointduringtheircourse.
Formoreinformationaboutthesupportavailabletodisabledstudents,pleaseseeox.
ac.
uk/disability.
*First-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
IncludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
PAGE36DisadvantageOxfordusesvariousmeasuresofdisadvantagewhenconsideringapplications,fromvarioussourcesofavailabledata.
Themainmeasuresare:Educationaldisadvantage,whichlooksattheaverageperformanceofschoolsatGCSEandA-level.
Socio-economicdisadvantage,whichlooksatACORNandPOLARdatafortheapplicant'shomepostcode.
Oxfordisalsoawareofstudentswhohavebeenincare,basedoninformationprovidedintheUCASapplication.
Formoreinformation,pleaseseeox.
ac.
uk/context.
DomicileAstudent'sdomicilereferstotheircountryofpermanentresidence,asprovidedontheirUCASapplication.
Thisisnotnecessarilytheirnationality,butitisthecountrywheretheyusuallylive.
Forexample,'UK-domiciledstudents'includesstudentswithnon-BritishnationalitywhoarepermanentlyresidentintheUK(notjusthereforthepurposesofeducation).
ItdoesnotincludeUKstudentswholivepermanentlyoutsidetheUK.
EthnicityEthnicityreferstotheethnicoriginofUKstudents,asdeclaredontheUCASapplication.
Ourdataincludesonlythoseapplicantswhohaveindicatedtheirethnicity,soitdoesnotincludethosewhochoosenottosay(around6%ofapplicants).
Ethnicitydataisnotavailabletouniversitiesduringtheadmissionsprocess:UCASsharesthisdataafteralltheadmissionsdecisionshavebeenmade.
GenderThisreportusesthebinaryfemale/maleoptionsfromtheUCASapplication,whichmaynotreflectthegenderidentityofallapplicants.
TheUniversitywelcomesstudentswhowishtotake,orhavetaken,stepstochangethegenderidentitytheywereassignedatbirth,andthosewhodonotidentifywithapermanentbinarygenderidentity.
Formoreinformation,pleaseseewww.
admin.
ox.
ac.
uk/eop/transgender.
OffersApplicationstoOxfordareallconsideredtogether,andthenshortlistedapplicantsareinvitedtointerview.
Aroundathirdofthosewhoareinterviewedarethenmadeanofferofaplace.
Mostoffershaveconditionsattached,suchasachievingaparticularsetofgradesatA-level,asspecifiedforanapplicant'schosencourse.
'Offers'inthisreportincludesallthosestudentswhoreceiveanoffer.
Thenumberofoffersforanyparticularcollegemaybehigherthantheirapplicationnumbersasstudentsmaybemovedbetweencollegesduringtheapplicationprocess.
Thisistoensurethatthebestapplicantsaresuccessful,regardlessofthecollegethatinitiallyconsiderstheirapplication.
OpenapplicationApplicantscanindicateacollegeofpreferencewhentheycompletetheirUCASapplicationortheycanmakeanopenapplication.
Openapplicantsarethenallocatedtoacollege.
Afterthisallocation,collegesreviewalltheirapplicationsinexactlythesameway:theymakenodistinctionbetweendirectandopenapplicants.
PAGE37POLARPOLARisapostcode-basedtoolthatmeasureshowlikelyyoungpeoplearetoparticipateinhighereducationbasedonwheretheylive.
POLARquintilesarecalculatedbydividingthenumberofyoungpeopleinlocalareaswhoenterhighereducationaged18or19bytheoverallyoungpopulationinthoseareas.
POLARquintiles1and2representaround13%ofUKstudentsachievingthreeAgradesorbetteratA-levelatUKuniversities*.
ThePOLARclassificationiscontinuouslydevelopedandupdated.
DatainthisreportarefromPOLAR3.
SchooltypeDataonschooltypeusethestandardUCASschooltypecategories,asdeclaredbyschoolsandcolleges.
Theseschooltypesaregroupedasfollows:SchoolgroupSchoolsub-groupNotesStateAcademyComprehensiveFEInstitutionsTertiaryCollegesandalltypesofFurtherEducationCollege.
GrammarSixthFormCollegeOtherMaintainedOtherSecondarySchools,SpecialSchoolsandCityTechnologyColleges.
IndependentIndependentOtherIndividual/UnknownThoseapplicantswhoappliedonlinethroughUCASwithoutapplyingviaaUCASapplybase(usuallytheirschoolorcollege),orthosewheretheirapplybase'sschooltypeisunknown.
OtherUKInstitutionsMainlycomprisesLanguageSchoolsandHEInstitutions,butalsoincludesafewotherUKinstitutionsthatarenotclassifiedaseitherStateorIndependent.
OverseasSchoolsUCAScycleWhentablesortextinthisreportrefertoanindividualyear,thatyearrelatestoaUCAS'cycle'.
Forexample,datalabelled'2017'referstotheUCAScycleinwhichapplicationstoOxfordweremadeby15October2016,mostlyforentryinOctober2017(aminorityofapplicantsinthiscyclewillhavechosentodeferentryuntilOctober2018).
*First-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudents,academicyear2015/16.
IncludesequivalentScottishqualifications.
Seepage39forfullcitation.
PAGE38GuidetotheOxfordadmissionsprocessCandidatesapplytoOxfordthroughUCAS.
TheOxforddeadlineis15October.
Aspartoftheirapplication,studentscanspecifyacollege,butnearlyafifthofcandidatesmakean'open'application.
Openapplicationsareautomaticallyallocatedtoacollegewithalowernumberofdirectapplicantsforthecourse,ensuringthatcandidatesaredistributedasequallyaspossible.
Typically,Oxfordaimstointerviewthreecandidatesforeveryplace.
ShortlistingforinterviewisdonetoacentrallyagreedsetofcriteriaforeachcourseandtakesintoaccountalltheinformationfromtheUCASform,includinganyfactorsthatmightprovidecontexttopastorpredictedgrades.
Duringshortlisting,manycoursesreallocatecandidatesfromonecollegetoanother.
ThisensuresthatthebestcandidatesUniversity-wideareselectedforinterviewbyanOxfordcollege,evenifitisnotthecollegetowhichtheyoriginallyapplied.
ShortlistedcandidatesareinterviewedinearlyDecemberbythecollegetowhichtheyapplied,ortheonetowhichtheywerereallocated.
Somecourses,forexampleMedicine,onlyconsidercollegepreferencesoncetheshortlistedcandidateshavebeenchosen.
Candidates'interviewperformanceaddstotheinformationalreadygathered,anddecisionsarethenmadeastowhoshouldreceiveanoffer.
Again,thisisdiscussedatcourseleveltoensuretheoverallbestcandidatesareselected.
Asaresultofopenapplicationsandreallocations,aroundathirdofsuccessfulcandidatesgetanofferfromacollegetheydidn'tinitiallyselect.
OffersgoouttocandidatesinJanuary.
Thenumberofoffersexceedsthenumberofplacesavailable,toallowforcandidateswhodeclinetheiroffer,withdraw,orfailtomeettheirofferconditions.
CompetitionforplacesishighforallOxfordundergraduatecourses,butsomecourseshavemanymoreapplicantsperavailableplacethanothers.
Thisisonereasonwhyofferandadmissionratesvarynoticeablybetweencourses.
Successratesarealsoinfluencedbythefixednumberofundergraduatesadmittedannuallybyeachcollege,andbythecoursesofferedatanygivencollege.
Assomecollegesreceivefarmoredirectapplicationsthanothers,thereallocationprocessdescribedaboveisusedtomovecandidatesbetweencollegesandensurefairchancesregardlessofwherecandidatesoriginallyapplied.
Furtherinformationonthisprocessandhowtoapplyisavailableatwww.
ox.
ac.
uk/study.
PAGE39NoteonHESAdataDataThedatapresentedinSection1('Overallnumbers,includingdomicile')havebeenrestrictedtoallfirst-year,first-degreeundergraduatestudentsinacademicyear2015/16intheUK.
Inallothersections,thedatacompriseallfirst-year,first-degree,UK-domiciledundergraduatestudentsinacademicyear2015/16intheUK.
NB:ThisincludesstudentsdomiciledinGuernsey,JerseyandIsleofMan.
TheAAA+A-levelpoolcomprisesstudentswhoachievedatleastAAAatGCE/VCEA-level(excludingGeneralStudiesandCriticalThinking),oratleastAAatScottishAdvancedHigherandatleastAAAABatScottishHigher.
Studentswithequivalentqualifications,egequivalentinIBpoints,areremovedfromthispool.
WhentheAAA+A-levelpoolisbrokendownintoitsconstituentcategories(A*AA,A*A*A,A*A*A*),candidatesobtainingatleastAAatScottishAdvancedHigherandatleastAAAABatScottishHigherareincludedineverycategory.
ACORNcategories4and5presentedheredonotincludeType34('Studentflatsandhallsofresidence'),whichfallswithincategory4.
ThistypeisincludedwithintheremainingACORNcategories.
Theinformationavailableforschooltypeis:stateschool,otherschool,unknown.
Itisassumedthat'otherschool'comprisespredominantlyindependentschools.
Thedataprovidedforgenderrecordsthesexofthestudent,asopposedtothegenderwithwhichtheyidentify.
'Other'isincludedforstudentswhosesexalignswithtermssuchasintersex,androgyne,intergender,ambigender,genderfluid,polygenderandgenderqueer.
Furtherdetailsareavailablehere:https://www.
hesa.
ac.
uk/support/definitions/students.
StudentswithunknownACORN,POLAR,schooltype,domicile,regionandethnicitystatusareexcludedfromtherelevantanalyses.
'RussellGroupexcludingLondonuniversities'comprisesthefollowingsubsetoftheRussellGroup:UniversityofBirminghamUniversityofGlasgowQueen'sUniversityBelfastUniversityofBristolUniversityofLeedsUniversityofSheffieldUniversityofCambridgeUniversityofLiverpoolUniversityofSouthamptonCardiffUniversityUniversityofManchesterUniversityofWarwickDurhamUniversityNewcastleUniversityUniversityofYorkUniversityofEdinburghUniversityofNottinghamUniversityofExeterUniversityofOxfordRoundingPolicyThedatapresentedadheretoHESA'sroundingmethodology:0,1,2areroundedto0.
Allothernumbersareroundedtothenearestmultipleof5.
Percentagesbasedonfewerthan22.
5individualsaresuppressed.
Averagesbasedon7orfewerindividualsaresuppressed.
SourceHESAStudentRecord2015/16.
CopyrightHigherEducationStatisticsAgencyLimited.
NeithertheHigherEducationStatisticsAgencyLimitednorHESAServicesLimitedcanacceptresponsibilityforanyinferencesorconclusionsderivedbythirdpartiesfromdataorotherinformationsuppliedbyHESAServices.
Thisreportisalsoavailableonlineat:ox.
ac.
uk/adstats