Graduate admissions statistics
34,509 graduate applications were received for entry in the academic year 2020-21.
Our graduate students represent many countries and cultures, and are from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds.
Graduate headline figures
10,890 applications (31.6%) were for graduate research degrees and 23,619 were for graduate taught degrees (68.4%).
24,566 applications (71.2%) were received from candidates domiciled outside of the UK. Of these, 3,718 (10.8%) were domiciled in EU countries and 20,848 (60.4%) in non-EU countries. 9,943 (28.8%) of applications were from candidates domiciled in the UK.
30,096 individuals applied to one or more graduate programme.
The total number of acceptances was 6,697. Of those accepting their offer of a place at Oxford in 2020-21, 3,374 (50.4%) were male and 3,323 (49.6%) were female.
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2020-21 admission cycle
Graduate Admissions statistics for previous years
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2019-20 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2018-19 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2017-18 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2016-17 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2015-16 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2014-15 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2013-14 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2012-13 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2011-12 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2010-11 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2009-10 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2008-09 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2007-08 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2006-07 admission cycle
Graduate admissions statistics for the 2005-06 admission cycle