University of Oxford

Who we are

Oxford was ranked first in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
There are over 24,000 students at Oxford, including 11,955 undergraduates and 12,010 postgraduates.
Oxford is very competitive: more than 23,000 people applied for around 3,300 undergraduate places for entry in 2019. That means Oxford receives, on average, around 7 applications for each available place.
The majority of Oxford’s UK undergraduates come from state schools. For 2020 entry, over 69% of UK offers went to students from the state sector.
Oxford offers more than 250 postgraduate programmes.
International students make up almost 45% of our total student body - around 10,900 students. Students come to Oxford from more than 160 countries and territories.
According to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the official UK-wide assessment of all university research, Oxford has the largest volume of world-leading research in the UK.
The University, including the colleges and Oxford University Press, is the largest employer in Oxfordshire, supporting around 33,700 jobs in the county and injecting more than £2.3bn annually into the regional economy.