Courses
Applications and acceptances by course, 2013 entry: all domiciles
The table below shows the number of applications and acceptances for each course for 2013 entry, the success rate (the proportion of applicants who got a place), and the number of applicants per place available. The table is repeated below, organised by success rate.
Applications and acceptances by course, 2013 entry: all domiciles
| Applications | Acceptances | Success rate (%) | Applicants per place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTS | ||||
| Ancient and Modern History | 81 | 14 | 17.3 | 5.8 |
| Archaeology and Anthropology | 101 | 20 | 19.8 | 5.1 |
| Classical Arch and Ancient History | 67 | 19 | 28.4 | 3.5 |
| Classics | 293 | 123 | 42.0 | 2.4 |
| Classics and English | 30 | 8 | 26.7 | 3.8 |
| Classics and Modern Languages | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 2.9 |
| Computer Science and Philosophy | 31 | 9 | 29.0 | 3.4 |
| Economics and Management | 1192 | 84 | 7.0 | 14.2 |
| English | 1142 | 240 | 21.0 | 4.8 |
| English and Modern Languages | 117 | 18 | 15.4 | 6.5 |
| European and Middle Eastern Languages | 28 | 8 | 28.6 | 3.5 |
| Fine Art | 189 | 28 | 14.8 | 6.8 |
| Geography | 371 | 77 | 20.8 | 4.8 |
| History | 1029 | 246 | 23.9 | 4.2 |
| History and Economics | 99 | 13 | 13.1 | 7.6 |
| History and English | 89 | 7 | 7.9 | 12.7 |
| History and Modern Languages | 87 | 16 | 18.4 | 5.4 |
| History and Politics | 279 | 39 | 14.0 | 7.2 |
| History of Art | 137 | 12 | 8.8 | 11.4 |
| Law | 1302 | 196 | 15.1 | 6.6 |
| Law/LSE | 317 | 31 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| Mathematics and Philosophy | 90 | 16 | 17.8 | 5.6 |
| Modern Languages | 573 | 189 | 33.0 | 3.0 |
| Modern Languages and Linguistics | 72 | 27 | 37.5 | 2.7 |
| Music | 221 | 70 | 31.7 | 3.2 |
| Oriental Studies | 168 | 48 | 28.6 | 3.5 |
| Philosophy and Modern Languages | 51 | 13 | 25.5 | 3.9 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 118 | 28 | 23.7 | 4.2 |
| Physics and Philosophy | 146 | 16 | 11.0 | 9.1 |
| PPE | 1640 | 232 | 14.1 | 7.1 |
| Theology | 91 | 28 | 30.8 | 3.3 |
| Theology and Oriental Studies | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4.0 |
| TOTAL ARTS | 10178 | 1884 | 18.5 | 5.4 |
| SCIENCES | ||||
| Biochemistry | 399 | 90 | 22.6 | 4.4 |
| Biological Sciences | 428 | 111 | 25.9 | 3.9 |
| Biomedical Sciences | 193 | 33 | 17.1 | 5.8 |
| Chemistry | 638 | 180 | 28.2 | 3.5 |
| Computer Science | 147 | 23 | 15.6 | 6.4 |
| Earth Sciences | 116 | 34 | 29.3 | 3.4 |
| EEM | 100 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Engineering Science | 720 | 157 | 21.8 | 4.6 |
| Experimental Psychology | 212 | 50 | 23.6 | 4.2 |
| Human Sciences | 155 | 31 | 20.0 | 5.0 |
| Materials Science (inc. MEM) | 79 | 33 | 41.8 | 2.4 |
| Mathematics | 917 | 161 | 17.6 | 5.7 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 119 | 28 | 23.5 | 4.3 |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 172 | 22 | 12.8 | 7.8 |
| Medicine | 1471 | 149 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| Physics | 1011 | 173 | 17.1 | 5.8 |
| Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics | 161 | 29 | 18.0 | 5.6 |
| TOTAL SCIENCES | 7038 | 1314 | 18.7 | 5.4 |
| TOTAL | 17216 | 3198 | 18.6 | 5.4 |
The five large courses (over 60 places) with the lowest success rates (ie the highest number of applicants competing for each place available) are (lowest success rate first):
Economics and Management
Medicine
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Law
Mathematics
The five large courses (over 60 places) with the highest success rates (ie the lowest number of applicants competing for each place available) are (highest success rate first):
Classics
Modern Languages
Chemistry
Music
Biological Sciences
Sorted by success rate
The table below shows the same data sorted by success rate, with the highest success rate (ie the lowest number of applicants per place) first.
Applications and acceptances by course, 2013 entry: all domiciles
| Applications | Acceptances | Success rate (%) | Applicants per place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classics | 293 | 123 | 42.0 | 2.4 |
| Materials Science (inc. MEM) | 79 | 33 | 41.8 | 2.4 |
| Modern Languages and Linguistics | 72 | 27 | 37.5 | 2.7 |
| Classics and Modern Languages | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 2.9 |
| Modern Languages | 573 | 189 | 33.0 | 3.0 |
| Music | 221 | 70 | 31.7 | 3.2 |
| Theology | 91 | 28 | 30.8 | 3.3 |
| Earth Sciences | 116 | 34 | 29.3 | 3.4 |
| Computer Science and Philosophy | 31 | 9 | 29.0 | 3.4 |
| European and Middle Eastern Languages | 28 | 8 | 28.6 | 3.5 |
| Oriental Studies | 168 | 48 | 28.6 | 3.5 |
| Classical Arch and Ancient History | 67 | 19 | 28.4 | 3.5 |
| Chemistry | 638 | 180 | 28.2 | 3.5 |
| Classics and English | 30 | 8 | 26.7 | 3.8 |
| Biological Sciences | 428 | 111 | 25.9 | 3.9 |
| Philosophy and Modern Languages | 51 | 13 | 25.5 | 3.9 |
| Theology and Oriental Studies | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4.0 |
| History | 1029 | 246 | 23.9 | 4.2 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 118 | 28 | 23.7 | 4.2 |
| Experimental Psychology | 212 | 50 | 23.6 | 4.2 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 119 | 28 | 23.5 | 4.3 |
| Biochemistry | 399 | 90 | 22.6 | 4.4 |
| Engineering Science | 720 | 157 | 21.8 | 4.6 |
| English | 1142 | 240 | 21.0 | 4.8 |
| Geography | 371 | 77 | 20.8 | 4.8 |
| Human Sciences | 155 | 31 | 20.0 | 5.0 |
| Archaeology and Anthropology | 101 | 20 | 19.8 | 5.1 |
| History and Modern Languages | 87 | 16 | 18.4 | 5.4 |
| Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics | 161 | 29 | 18.0 | 5.6 |
| Mathematics and Philosophy | 90 | 16 | 17.8 | 5.6 |
| Mathematics | 917 | 161 | 17.6 | 5.7 |
| Ancient and Modern History | 81 | 14 | 17.3 | 5.8 |
| Physics | 1011 | 173 | 17.1 | 5.8 |
| Biomedical Sciences | 193 | 33 | 17.1 | 5.8 |
| Computer Science | 147 | 23 | 15.6 | 6.4 |
| English and Modern Languages | 117 | 18 | 15.4 | 6.5 |
| Law | 1302 | 196 | 15.1 | 6.6 |
| Fine Art | 189 | 28 | 14.8 | 6.8 |
| PPE | 1640 | 232 | 14.1 | 7.1 |
| History and Politics | 279 | 39 | 14.0 | 7.2 |
| History and Economics | 99 | 13 | 13.1 | 7.6 |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 172 | 22 | 12.8 | 7.8 |
| Physics and Philosophy | 146 | 16 | 11.0 | 9.1 |
| Medicine | 1471 | 149 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| EEM | 100 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Law/LSE | 317 | 31 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| History of Art | 137 | 12 | 8.8 | 11.4 |
| History and English | 89 | 7 | 7.9 | 12.7 |
| Economics and Management | 1192 | 84 | 7.0 | 14.2 |