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Undergraduate admissions statistics: Disability

All Oxford colleges are committed to recruiting the best candidates, irrespective of their age, colour, disability, ethnic origin, marital status, nationality, national origin, parental status, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, social background or educational background.

The University’s disability policy and other information on disability services and support can be found here:
www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/disab/

The table below gives applications, acceptances and success rate by disability for entry 2011. It only includes those who declared a disability; not all disabled candidates declare their disability at this stage.

Applications, acceptances and success rate by disability, 2011 entry

Disability code Disability type Applications Acceptances Success rate (%)
B Autistic disorder 47 13 27.7
C Blind/partial sight 15 2 13.3
D Deaf/partial hearing 18 7 38.9
E Long standing illness 95 25 26.3
F Mental health 73 16 21.9
G Learning difficulty 406 81 20.0
H Wheelchair/mobility 32 6 18.8
I Other disability 116 23 19.8
J Multiple disabilities 37 8 21.6
Total
839 181 21.6

Last year's table for comparison

Disability code Disability type Applications Acceptances Success rate (%)
B Autistic disorder 48 15 31.3
C Blind/partial sight 13 1 7.7
D Deaf/partial hearing 19 4 21.1
E Long standing illness 85 15 17.6
F Mental health 59 9 15.3
G Learning difficulty 390 64 16.4
H Wheelchair/mobility 32 7 21.9
I Other disability 123 18 14.6
J Multiple disabilities 25 3 12.0
Total
794 136 17.1

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