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. We recommend finding out how to register for, book and prepare for your Oxford admissions test as soon as possible. Candidates for Oxford admissions tests will be able to register themselves free of charge with Pearson VUE test centres between 15 August and 4 October. When registering, candidates will be able to request the access arrangements which are normally available to them for public examinations taken in their schools and colleges.
Admissions test arrangements for applicants for our Law and Medicine courses are different. In place of the BMAT, in 2024, Oxford will use the Pearson VUE UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) for Medicine and Graduate Entry Medicine with arrangements and charges as advertised by Pearson VUE. As in other years, candidates for Law will take the Pearson VUE LNAT, with arrangements and charges as advertised by Pearson VUE.
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.
