Applications and acceptances by course, 2011 entry: all domiciles
The table below shows the number of applications and acceptances for each course for 2011 entry, the success rate (the proportion of applicants who got a place), and the number of applicants per place available. The table is repeated below, organised by success rate.
Applications and acceptances by course, 2011 entry: all domiciles
| |
Applications |
Acceptances |
Success rate (%) |
Applicants per place |
| ARTS |
|
| Ancient & Modern History |
74 |
16 |
21.6 |
4.6 |
| Archaeology and Anthropology |
87 |
25 |
28.7 |
3.5 |
| Classical Archaeology & Ancient History |
107 |
22 |
20.6 |
4.9 |
| Classics |
292 |
117 |
40.1 |
2.5 |
| Classics & English |
36 |
7 |
19.4 |
5.1 |
| Classics & Modern Languages |
38 |
12 |
31.6 |
3.2 |
| Economics & Management |
1,086 |
89 |
8.2 |
12.2 |
| English |
1,152 |
220 |
19.1 |
5.2 |
| English & Modern Languages |
166 |
20 |
12.0 |
8.3 |
| European & Middle Eastern Languages |
54 |
15 |
27.8 |
3.6 |
| Fine Art |
193 |
23 |
11.9 |
8.4 |
| Geography |
344 |
81 |
23.5 |
4.2 |
| History |
960 |
225 |
23.4 |
4.3 |
| History & Economics |
85 |
14 |
16.5 |
6.1 |
| History & English |
86 |
13 |
15.1 |
6.6 |
| History & Modern Languages |
94 |
16 |
17.0 |
5.9 |
| History & Politics |
316 |
48 |
15.2 |
6.6 |
| History of Art |
105 |
14 |
13.3 |
7.5 |
| Law |
1,223 |
202 |
16.5 |
6.1 |
| Law/LSE |
341 |
28 |
8.2 |
12.2 |
| Mathematics & Philosophy |
95 |
16 |
16.8 |
5.9 |
| Modern Languages |
582 |
185 |
31.8 |
3.1 |
| Modern Languages & Linguistics |
68 |
15 |
22.1 |
4.5 |
| Music |
232 |
65 |
28.0 |
3.6 |
| Oriental Studies |
150 |
41 |
27.3 |
3.7 |
| Philosophy & Modern Languages |
79 |
16 |
20.3 |
4.9 |
| Philosophy & Theology |
96 |
25 |
26.0 |
3.8 |
| Physics & Philosophy |
116 |
25 |
21.6 |
4.6 |
| PPE |
1,676 |
248 |
14.8 |
6.8 |
| Theology |
107 |
31 |
29.0 |
3.5 |
| Theology & Oriental Studies |
6 |
2 |
33.3 |
3.0 |
| TOTAL ARTS |
10,046 |
1,876 |
18.7 |
5.4 |
| SCIENCES |
|
| Biochemistry |
391 |
90 |
23.0 |
4.3 |
| Biological Sciences |
399 |
102 |
25.6 |
3.9 |
| Biomedical Sciences |
204 |
31 |
15.2 |
6.6 |
| Chemistry |
560 |
188 |
33.6 |
3.0 |
| Computer Science |
151 |
25 |
16.6 |
6.0 |
| Earth Sciences |
146 |
35 |
24.0 |
4.2 |
| Engineering Science |
820 |
156 |
19.0 |
5.3 |
| EEM |
131 |
11 |
8.4 |
11.9 |
| Experimental Psychology |
262 |
47 |
17.9 |
5.6 |
| Human Sciences |
167 |
28 |
16.8 |
6.0 |
| Materials Science (inc. MEM) |
106 |
28 |
26.4 |
3.8 |
| Mathematics |
1,133 |
173 |
15.3 |
6.5 |
| Mathematics & Computer Science |
99 |
26 |
26.3 |
3.8 |
| Mathematics & Statistics |
209 |
26 |
12.4 |
8.0 |
| Medicine |
1,487 |
151 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
| Physics |
893 |
166 |
18.6 |
5.4 |
| Psychology & Philosophy |
139 |
27 |
19.4 |
5.1 |
| TOTAL SCIENCES |
7,297 |
1,310 |
18.0 |
5.6 |
| TOTAL |
17,343 |
3,186 |
18.4 |
5.4 |
The five large courses (over 70 places) with the lowest success rates (i.e. the highest number of applicants competing for each place available) are (lowest success rate first):
Economics & Management
Medicine
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Mathematics
Law
The five large courses (over 70 places) with the highest success rates (i.e. the lowest number of applicants competing for each place available) are (highest success rate first):
Classics
Chemistry
Modern Languages
Biological Sciences
Geography
