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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 2012 or deferred entry in 2013. 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, 2012 entry

Disability code Disability type Applications Acceptances Success rate (%)
A No disability 16437 3083 18.8
B Autistic disorder 55 8 14.5
C Blind/partial sight 14 4 28.6
D Deaf/partial hearing 20 3 15.0
E Long standing illness 58 17 29.3
F Mental health 76 8 10.5
G Learning difficulty 401 72 18.0
H Wheelchair/mobility 25 2 8.0
I Other disability 128 27 21.1
J Multiple disabilities 27 9 33.3
  Total declared disability 804 150 18.7
Total   17241 3233 18.8

Last year's table for comparison

Disability code Disability type Applications Acceptances Success rate (%)
A No disability 16503 3007 18.2
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 declared disability 839 181 21.6
Total   17342 3188 18.4

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