University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is one of the finest universities based in the UK. Oxford University tuition fee may vary from one programme to another. The University of Oxford annual tuition fee in INR for Indian students is listed below-

The University of Oxford degree programs attracts students from all over the world. Oxford University programs features more than 350 programs at both UG and PG levels. The top programs opted by Oxford University alumni are listed below-

• History
• Economics
• Political Science and Government
• Mathematics
• Law

Yes, University of Oxford acceptance rate stands at 22%, which makes it competitive to get into. When applying at Oxford University, Indian students must meet all the admission requirements at the university. Indian students must submit proof of English language requirement at the university. The University of Oxford is a part of Russell Group Universities.

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.

The University of Oxford is ranked by the most prestigious ranking bodies in the world. And Shanghai rankings is one of them. It is ranked #6 in 2025 which is similar with what it was in 2024. 

Under these rankings, the subjects like Law, Mathematics, Nursing, Physics, Political Sciences are also ranked well. Look at these rankings closely - 

• Law (#8)
• Mathematics (#3)
• Nursing (#151)
• Physics (#10)
• Sociology (#8)

Yes, the Financial Times Ranking is one of the dependable rankings in the context of MBA or Business Schools rankings. It has been publishing Business Schools rankings since 1999.

A few of the rankings provided by Financial Times are Global MBA, The Oxford University Master's in Business Administration, Masters in Finance, Executive MBA, etc. For the MBA Rankings 2026, the University of Oxford ranks at #27 position. For the year 2025, this university is ranked at #26 which shows a slight decline in its rankings from last 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. 

The most famous scientists from Oxford University are - 

1. Stephen Hawking (cosmologist)
2. Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the World Wide Web)
3. Nobel laureate Dorothy Hodgkin (chemist)
4. Erwin Schrödinger (discoverer of the Schrödinger equation, physicist)
5. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain (penicillin developers)

Famous actors who studied at Oxford University include -

1. Kate Beckinsale (French and Russian literature)
2. Hugh Grant (English literature)
3. Rosamund Pike (English literature)
4. Rowan Atkinson (MS in Electrical Engineering)
5. Emma Watson (Master's in Creative Writing in UK)