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.