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 2021 during the 2022 UCAS cycle.
2022 | Applicants | Offers | Success Rate % |
| A*A*A* or above | 5500 | 1561 | 28.4% |
| A*A*A | 2885 | 496 | 17.2% |
| A*AA | 2183 | 259 | 11.9% |
| AAA | 908 | 67 | 7.4% |
| Below AAA | 3780 | 266 | 7.0% |
| Total | 15256 | 2649 | 17.4% |
The data above is based on the best three A-levels (excluding General Studies) completed by candidates during 2021 and 2022.
Applicants with A-level grades below AAA may have achieved other qualifications before 2021.
A-level grades of accepted students who applied in 2021 during the 2022 UCAS cycle.
| 2022 | Number | % |
| A*A*A* or above | 1528 | 62.3% |
| A*A*A | 476 | 19.4% |
| A*AA | 246 | 10.0% |
| AAA | 57 | 2.3% |
| Below AAA (inc. A*A*B etc) | 146 | 6.0% |
| Total | 2453 | 100.0% |
The data above is based on the best three A-levels (excluding General Studies) completed by candidates during 2021 and 2022.
Applicants with A-level grades below AAA may have achieved other qualifications before 2021.
Qualification on which offers were made to students who applied in 2021 during the 2022 UCAS cycle.
| Type of qualification | Offers | Final acceptances |
| A-level | 2569 | 2374 |
| International Baccalaureate | 299 | 257 |
| A-level/Pre-U combination | 185 | 176 |
| US APTs or SATs | 168 | 120 |
| Singaporean SIPCAL | 103 | 85 |
| Scottish (Advanced Highers or Highers) | 46 | 40 |
| French Baccalaureate (inc International Option) | 20 | 18 |
| Indian School Certificate | 20 | 15 |
| Australian ATAR/UAI | 17 | 15 |
| German Abitur | 13 | 8 |
| Hong Kong DSE | 13 | 12 |
| Irish Leaving Certificate | 11 | 11 |
| Romanian Diploma de Bacaleaureat | 10 | 5 |
| Bulgarian Diploma Za Sredno Obrazovanie | 7 | 4 |
| LMH Foundation Year | 7 | 3 |
| Pre-U | 7 | 7 |
| Italian Diploma | 5 | 3 |
| Other qualification (<5 offers) | 30 | 22 |
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.