Guide for applicants

To make sure we consider all applicants thoroughly and fairly, there are several stages to our admissions process. Each one is outlined on this page.

It is important you understand your role in each of these stages and are aware of the deadlines. The admissions timeline provides an overview of this process.

Our UCAS application deadline is Tuesday 15 October in 2024, which is earlier than most other universities.

If you are applying to Oxford this year, it is likely that the admissions process for your chosen course will include an admissions test. Individual test dates will be confirmed via our admissions tests webpages as soon as possible. 

The deadline for the submission of any written work required as part of the admissions process for your course is 10 November.

Admission requirements for our courses vary so check carefully the admission requirements for your course before applying.