Oxford

The University of Oxford has a larger student body than all the Ivy Leagues.

In total, Oxford is known to admit around 26K students at UG and PG levels. For Harvard University, Yale University and Princeton, the total enrollments remain around 19K to 23K. 

Only Cornell stays neck to neck to Oxford with around 26K students each year.

Yes, the Oxford University courses like Medicine, PPE and Law have earlier application deadlines. The important admissions test registration for all the applicants typically falls around October 15 each year.

For the Oxford Medicine program, the students should take the UCAT which generally falls between Sep 7, 2026, and Sep 19, 2026. 

And for Oxford Law programs, the LNAT is required to be taken and the registrations for the same stays open till Oct 15, 2026.

Yes, the October intake is the only main intake for both UG and PG courses at the University of Oxford.

Unlike other UK universities offering the January or May intakes for some of the courses, Oxford has a single cohort starting in late September or early Oct for almost all of its programs. 

Students will have to fulfil the elibilit criteria mentioned below to secure a seat in the MBA programme at Oxford-

• UG degree
• Supporting statement
• Online assessment
• GMAT/GRE score
• 2 years of work experience
• English proficiency proof
• 2 references
• One page CV 

As per the US News rankings, the University of Oxford is ranked lower than Cambridge University for all years. Given are the pointers for comparison -

• In the year 2025, the Cambridge University rank has slightly improved from what it was in the last year.
• On the other hand, it has remained the same for Oxford.

Look at the table of comparison for both unis -

The University of Oxford gives critical importance to the predicted scores of the applicants who appeared for the CBSE exams. 

These scores are important because, based on these, the University of Oxford rolls out the conditional offer letter. Indian applicants generally need a minimum predicted score of 95% in the 12th board exam. 

If you fail to get these scores, the Oxford University can withdraw the offer. So, to apply timely at this university, predicted scored are required. 

Yes,  IELTS score is considered by Oxford as a valid medium of assessing an international applicant's English language proficiency, among some other scores such as TOEFL-iBT & Cambridge CAE. The minimum IELTS score for international students pursuing Engineering is 7.5. 

Yes Oxford University Engineering courses are highly ranked in UK as well as in the world. QS World Ranking, Guardian Rankings and THE Ranking rank Oxford Engineering #2 in the world.