German students make up the third largest group of graduate students at Oxford, after the UK and USA. We have over 760 German nationals studying here, more than 580 of whom are graduate students.

For many years, Oxford has provided an intellectual home for celebrated German academics. One such luminary is Ernst Chain, the expert in chemical pathology, who shared the Nobel Prize with Howard Florey and Alexander Fleming for his work on penicillin. Today, over 250 academic posts in Oxford are held by German citizens. From law and linguistics to chemistry and classics, our German academics are renowned for pushing the boundaries of their fields and developing the abilities of their graduate students.

Rhodes and Germany

The first German Rhodes Scholar came to Oxford in 1903 and since then, more than 180 Scholars have been awarded the prestigious scholarship. They have pursued a variety of careers in the public sector, academia, and business, amongst others. Many have achieved notable distinction, including: