Qualifications
Most applicants for undergraduate courses at Oxford apply with A-levels, but we accept a range of qualifications. See entrance requirements and international qualifications.
If you are predicted top grades at A-level (excluding General Studies), or equivalent, you may be able to make a competitive application to Oxford. However Oxford usually only has around 3,300 places each year so even excellent grades will not guarantee you an offer.
Offers for Oxford places are between A*A*A and AAA at A-level, depending on the course. (See course pages.)
See a list of Oxford courses with conditional offers including at least one A*.
A-level grades of students who applied in 2022 during the 2023 UCAS cycle.
2023 | Applicants | Offers | Success Rate % |
| A*A*A* or above | 3803 | 1312 | 34.5% |
| A*A*A | 2569 | 562 | 21.9% |
| A*AA | 2435 | 405 | 16.6% |
| AAA | 1349 | 187 | 13.9% |
| Below AAA | 5525 | 482 | 8.7% |
| Total | 15681 | 2948 | 18.8% |
The data above is based on the best three A-levels (excluding General Studies) completed by candidates during 2022 and 2023.
Applicants with A-level grades below AAA may have achieved other qualifications before 2022.
A-level grades of accepted students who applied in 2022 during the 2023 UCAS cycle.
| 2023 | Number | % |
| A*A*A* or above | 1283 | 49.2% |
| A*A*A | 547 | 21.0% |
| A*AA | 386 | 14.8% |
| AAA | 160 | 6.1% |
| Below AAA (inc. A*A*B etc) | 230 | 8.8% |
| Total | 2606 | 100.0% |
The data above is based on the best three A-levels (excluding General Studies) completed by candidates during 2022 and 2023.
Applicants with A-level grades below AAA may have achieved other qualifications before 2022.
Qualification on which offers were made to students who applied in 2022 during the 2023 UCAS cycle.
| Type of qualification | Offers | Final acceptances |
| A-level | 2869 | 2522 |
| International Baccalaureate | 287 | 238 |
| US APTs or SATs | 130 | 81 |
| A-level/Pre-U combination | 90 | 82 |
| Singaporean SIPCAL | 75 | 62 |
| Scottish (Advanced Highers or Highers) | 27 | 26 |
| Indian School Certificate | 19 | 15 |
| Higher Education (Degree, Masters etc.) | 18 | 13 |
| French Baccalaureate (inc International Option) | 14 | 13 |
| Australian ATAR/UAI | 13 | 12 |
| Hong Kong DSE | 10 | 9 |
| Romanian Diploma de Bacaleaureat | 10 | 4 |
| German Abitur | 8 | 6 |
| Irish Leaving Certificate | 8 | 6 |
| Bulgarian Diploma Za Sredno Obrazovanie | 6 | 5 |
| Canadian School Diploma (e.g. OSSD) | 6 | 6 |
| A-level Other Combination | 5 | 5 |
| Polish Matura | 5 | 5 |
| Other qualification (<5 offers) | 23 | 22 |
Final acceptances refer to applicants who have completed the admissions process with a firm acceptance of a confirmed offer with no further conditions outstanding and would be anticipated to enrol at the relevant point of entry.