Oxford has 30 colleges that admit undergraduate students. They all admit both men and women. Most colleges offer most courses.
Applicants to Oxford do not need to name a college of preference but can choose to do so.
Colleges work co-operatively to try and ensure all applicants for a particular subject, across all colleges, can be compared against one another, in order that the very best people get Oxford places. As a result, around 25% of successful candidates for 2012 entry are at a college other than the college they named as their preference.
This table shows this and breaks it down by application route:
Acceptances by college choice, 2012 entry
| |
Pre Q |
Post Q |
Graduate |
Total |
| Accepted by first choice college |
2,190 |
236 |
13 |
2,439 |
Accepted by college other than first choice |
709 |
76
|
9
|
794 |
| Total |
2,899 |
312 |
22 |
3,233 |