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Household income

The table below shows the total number of enrolled students who commenced study in October 2023 by residual household income band.

Oxford has one of the most generous financial support packages for students from the lowest-income bands of any university in the country.

Around one in four UK students receives an Oxford Bursary or a Crankstart Scholarship.

UK resident students studying for their first undergraduate degree and from a household with an income of £32,500 or less are eligible for our Crankstart Scholarship Programme. Crankstart Scholars who commenced their studies in October 2023 receive an annual bursary of up to £5,800 for each year of their course. Please see www.ox.ac.uk/crankstart for details.)

Students who commenced study in October 2023 from the lowest-income households who are not in receipt of a Crankstart Scholarship receive an annual Oxford Bursary of up to £4,000. 

From 2020-entry onwards additional support is also available to those bursary holders who live more than 80 miles from Oxford, or those who need to meet additional exceptional costs once they have started their course. Additional financial support is also available to students who have ever been in care or are estranged from their family. Please see www.ox.ac.uk/funding for details.

The financial support Oxford provides is in addition to the government support available.

Enrolled students by residual household income band, 2023 entry

Household incomeNumber of students% of total enrolled students
< £16,00026910.4
£16,000 - £32,5002148.3
£32,500 - £50,0001887.3
Total enrolled students2575100.0

Notes:
  • These are in-year figures from February 2024 and are expected to rise by the end of the academic year (June 2024). This is because household income figures are received on a rolling basis from the Student Loans Company.
  • Bursaries can be approved throughout the academic year.
  • The figures above include all full-time UK undergraduate and graduate entry medicine students eligible for bursary support from Oxford.
  • Residual income is based on gross household income (before tax and National Insurance) minus certain allowable deductions. These can include pension payments, which are eligible for certain specified tax relief, and allowances for other dependent children.
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