University of Oxford

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 Oct 15 each year.

Look at the admission deadlines given below -

• 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)

The US World and News uses many important and relevant factors to release rankings for universities around the world. Given below are those factors, take a look - 

• Global Research Reputation
• Regional Research Reputation
• Conferences, Books
• Total Citations
• Publications, etc.

Yes, the University of Oxford has been ranked by the US World and News rankings in 2025 under the Global University rankings. 

The Oxford University US World & News ranking for the year 2025 is #4 which is the same as last year. However, it improved slightly from what it was in 2023.

As per official sources  MBA programme at Oxford costs GBP 88,800 or 1.1 Cr. Its a full time programme with a duration of 1 year. The mode of study will be offline or in person.

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.