Admissions tests
Some Oxford courses require an admissions test as part of the assessment process. Not all courses have one. Check whether your course requires a test and how the 2026 arrangements will work.
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Tests form one part of Oxford's admissions process and are used alongside a range of information to help assess candidates' academic potential and suitability for some of our courses.
From 2026, Oxford will be using admissions tests owned and managed by UAT-UK, in addition to the existing LNAT and UCAT tests for Law and Medicine courses.
UAT-UK is a collaboration between Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge whose computer-based admissions tests are used by a range of UK universities and delivered online by Pearson via their worldwide network of test centres. The ESAT (Engineering and Science Admissions Test), TARA (Test of Academic Reasoning for Admissions) and TMUA (Test of Mathematics for University Admission) will be taken by Oxford candidates where required for admission to their chosen course. Oxford applicants also applying to other universities which use these tests will only need to take the relevant UAT-UK test once.
A full list of Oxford undergraduate courses and Astrophoria Foundation Year courses with admissions tests in 2026 is below.
Those applying for our undergraduate courses with a 15 October UCAS deadline must book to take the October sitting for their test.
Those applying for Astrophoria Foundation Year courses with a January UCAS deadline can book to take their UAT-UK test in either the October 2026 or January 2027 sitting.
Key dates and deadlines for October UAT-UK tests
| Registration opens (including account creation, access arrangements and bursary requests) | 1 June 2026 (3pm UK time) |
| Test booking opens | 20 July 2026 (3pm UK time) |
| Deadline for requesting access arrangements | 14 September 2026 (6pm UK time) |
| Deadline for requesting a bursary | 21 September 2026 (6pm UK time) |
| Test booking closes | 28 September 2026 (6pm UK time) |
| Test dates | 12-16 October 2026 |
| Candidates receive test results via their UAT-UK account | 16 November 2026 |
All applicants for undergraduate courses must take their test in October 2026. For further information about the dates and deadlines for UAT-UK tests, please visit the UAT-UK website.
Key dates and deadlines for January UAT-UK tests
| Registration opens (including account creation, access arrangements and bursary requests) | 1 June 2026 (3pm UK time) |
| Test booking opens | 26 October 2026 (3pm UK time) |
| Deadline for requesting access arrangements | 7 December 2026 (6pm UK time) |
| Deadline for requesting a bursary | 14 December 2026 (6pm UK time) |
| Test booking closes | 21 December 2026 (6pm UK time) |
| Test dates | 4-8 January 2027 |
| Candidates receive test results via their UAT-UK account | 8 February 2027 |
Applicants for Astrophoria Foundation Year courses can take their test in either October 2026 or January 2027. For further information about the dates and deadlines for UAT-UK tests, please visit the UAT-UK website.
Full list of admissions tests
For further information on test dates, booking information and guidance on preparation, visit your course page and the test websites.
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