Qualifications
Most applicants for undergraduate courses at Oxford apply with A-levels, but we accept a range of qualifications. See entrance requirements and international qualifications.
If you are predicted top grades at A-level (excluding General Studies), or equivalent, you may be able to make a competitive application to Oxford. However Oxford usually only has around 3,300 places each year so even excellent grades will not guarantee you an offer.
Offers for Oxford places are between A*A*A and AAA at A-level, depending on the course. (See course pages.)
See a list of Oxford courses with conditional offers including at least one A*.
A-level grades of students who applied in 2020 during the 2021 UCAS cycle.
2021 | Applicants | Offers | Success Rate % |
| A*A*A* or above | 6,712 | 1,741 | 25.9% |
| A*A*A | 2,962 | 455 | 15.4% |
| A*AA | 1,979 | 207 | 10.5% |
| AAA | 907 | 73 | 8.0% |
| Below AAA (inc. A*A*B etc) | 2,299 | 90 | 3.9% |
| Total | 14,859 | 2,566 | 17.3% |
The data above is based on the best three A-levels (excluding General Studies) completed by candidates during 2020 and 2021.
Applicants with A-level grades below AAA may have achieved other qualifications before 2020.
A-level grades of accepted students who applied in 2020 during the 2021 UCAS cycle.
| 2021 | Number | % |
| A*A*A* or above | 1,715 | 69.2% |
| A*A*A | 445 | 18.0% |
| A*AA | 196 | 7.9% |
| AAA | 64 | 2.6% |
| Below AAA (inc. A*A*B etc) | 59 | 2.4% |
| Total | 2,479 | 100.0% |
The data above is based on the best three A-levels (excluding General Studies) completed by candidates during 2020 and 2021.
Applicants with A-level grades below AAA may have achieved other qualifications before 2020.
Qualification on which offers were made to students who applied in 2020 during the 2021 UCAS cycle.
| Type of qualification | Offers | Final acceptances |
| A-level | 2,484 | 2,398 |
| International Baccalaureate | 258 | 227 |
| A-level/Pre-U combination | 201 | 198 |
| US APTs or SATs | 188 | 119 |
| Singaporean SIPCAL | 60 | 49 |
| Pre-U | 46 | 46 |
| Scottish (Advanced Highers or Highers) | 38 | 38 |
| Romanian Diploma de bacalaureat | 20 | 10 |
| Higher Education (Degree, Masters etc.) | 16 | 14 |
| French Baccalaureate (inc International Option) | 13 | 12 |
| Australian ATAR/UAI | 12 | 12 |
| Indian School Certificate | 12 | 10 |
| German Abitur | 10 | 7 |
| Hong Kong DSE | 9 | 9 |
| Irish Leaving Certificate | 9 | 8 |
| Polish Matura | 8 | 6 |
| A-level Other Combination | 7 | 6 |
| Bulgarian Diploma Za Sredno Obrazovanie | 7 | 4 |
| Italian Diploma | 7 | 6 |
| Canadian School Diploma (eg OSSD) | 5 | 3 |
| Other qualification (<5 offers) | 19 | 18 |
Final acceptances refer to applicants who have completed the admissions process with a firm acceptance of a confirmed offer with no further conditions outstanding and would be anticipated to enrol at the relevant point of entry.