University of Oxford Ranking, Address, Tuition Fees, and Admissions Requirements

The University of Oxford, which consists of 38 Colleges and 6 Permanent Private Halls, is one of the best universities in the world: It is currently ranked in 8th place in the University Review World Listings, in 3rd place by the THE, 5th best by the QS rankings, and 5th best globally by the USNews.

The Oxford ranking is number 2 in the University Review top UK universities list. Similarly ranked colleges include University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews, London School of Economics, and University of Warwick.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fees at Oxford vary between courses and whether one is considered as being from the UK or the EU for payment purposes or from overseas.

For Bachelor’s degrees the cost for Home, Islands, and EU students is £9,000 per annum for all subjects.

The tuition fees for overseas students are either £14,845 to £ 17,040 (Arts) or £21,855 (Sciences). Additionally, UGCert courses are also offered by the institution, these are typically £2,175 to £2,390 for home students and £4,085 for those from overseas. Further details on Fees and Funding can be found at http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/fees-funding/fees/rates.

Admission Requirements

As the admissions process is quite complex it is easier to point you to these pages: Home students, and Overseas students  for full details of how to apply and the exact requirements.

For those applying from the USA, the SAT and ACT requirements are as follows:

A minimum of 1,400 in Critical Reading and Mathematics, and ideally over 700 in Writing. The combined SAT score must be at least 2,100.

The minimum Composite ACT score required is 32 (out of 36).

UK students should expect to gain A-level scores of between A*A*A and AAA (Subject dependent), or AAAAA to AAAAB if taking Scottish Highers.

Those taking an International Baccalaureate should expect to gain a score of 38 to 40, again this is subject dependent.

About the University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is located in the city of the same name in England. It is the oldest university in England, being formed towards the end of the eleventh century in 1096.

The University’s formal title is ‘The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford’.

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Photograph of one of the colleges of the University of Oxford by Hugo Pardo Kuklinski.

As a collegiate university, oxford consists of 38 colleges and six private halls. Members of these colleges attend centralised departments to study.

List of Oxford Colleges and Permanent Private Halls

University NameAddressNumber of StudentsUgsPGsEstablished
All Souls CollegeHigh Street, Oxford, OX1 4AL8081438
Balliol CollegeBroad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ7143873251263
BlackfriarsBlackfriars, St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LY428211221 / 1921
Brasenose CollegeRadcliffe Sq, Oxford OX1 4AJ5733642051509
Campion HallBrewer St, Oxford OX1 1QS7071896
Christ ChurchSt Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP6224341881546
Corpus Christi CollegeMerton St, Oxford OX1 4JF352252981517
Exeter CollegeTurl St, Oxford OX1 3DP5803372161314
Green Templeton College43 Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6HG522954272008
Harris Manchester CollegeMansfield Rd OX1 3TD216981161786 / 1996
Hertford CollegeCatte St, Oxford OX1 3BW6244091871282 /1740
Jesus CollegeTurl St, Oxford OX1 3DW5263531711571
Keble CollegeParks Road, Oxford OX1 3PG6734432241870
Kellogg College62 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 6PN79507951990 / 1994
Lady Margaret HallNorham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QA6274012031878
Linacre CollegeSt. Cross Rd, Oxford OX1 3JA38003801962
Lincoln CollegeMonks Rd, Lincoln LN2 5HQ5803062911427
Magdalen CollegeHigh St., Oxford OX1 4AU6014111841458
Mansfield CollegeMansfield Rd, Oxford OX1 3TF3522141021886 / 1995
Merton CollegeMerton St, Oxford OX1 4JD5923002911264
New CollegeHolywell St, Oxford OX1 3BN7444412851379
Nuffield College1 New Road, Oxford OX1 1NF950941937
Oriel CollegeOriel St., Oxford OX1 4EW4893061801326
Pembroke CollegePembroke Square, Oxford OX1 1DW5763541901624
The Queen's CollegeHigh St, Oxford OX1 4AW4663481131341
Regent's Park CollegePusey St, Oxford OX1 2LB169105531752 / 1927
St Anne's College56 Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6HS7394282811878 / 1952
St Antony's College62 Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6JF43404321950 / 1963
St Benet's Hall38 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LN645391897
St Catherine's CollegeManor Rd, Oxford OX1 3UJ7994872681963
St Cross College61 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LZ53405341965
St Edmund HallQueen's Ln, Oxford OX1 4AR6784272301226 / 1957
St Hilda's CollegeCowley Pl, Oxford OX4 1DY5853951891893
St Hugh's CollegeSt Margaret's Rd, Oxford OX2 6LE6864302551886
St John's CollegeSt Giles', Oxford OX1 3JP5893921941555
St Peter's CollegeNew Inn Hall St, Oxford OX1 2DL4763361151929 / 1961
St Stephen's House16 Marston St, Oxford OX4 1JX5721361876 / 2003
Somerville CollegeWoodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6HD5253941311879
Trinity CollegeBroad St, Oxford OX1 3BH4103051051554
University CollegeHigh St., Oxford OX1 4BH5933722211249
Wadham CollegeParks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PN6074481281610
Wolfson CollegeLinton Rd, Oxford OX2 6UD54805481966 / 1981
Worcester CollegeWalton St, Oxford OX1 2HB6094121801714
Wycliffe Hall52-54 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PW17497271877

University of Oxford Facts

There are 11,772 undergraduate students and 9,850 postgraduate scholars at the university. The addition of other students brings the total number of people studying at Oxford to 22,116.

The Chancellor is Lord Patton of Barnes. The school colours are Oxford blue, and it can trace its history back to 1096.

University of Oxford Address, GPS, and Map

University Offices
Wellington Square
Oxford OX1 2JD
United Kingdom

Decimal Degrees
51.757648 -1.262899
GPS
N 51 45.459 W 1 15.774

University of Oxford library

The libraries at Oxford hold over eight million books; this makes it the second biggest library in the UK. The university of Oxford library consists of a core of four buildings, these are connected to each other by underground tunnels. Additionally many departments have there own more specialised libraries.

University of Oxford Logo

University of Oxford Logo

University of Oxford Seal

University of Oxford Ranking and Quick Facts

University of Oxford Motto – Dominus Illuminatio Mea (The Lord is my Light).

University of Oxford ranking
Ranking – Times 400 (UK)
2
University world Ranking – Jiao tong 500 (China)
10
University world Ranking – Newsweek 100 (USA)
8
British University ranking
2
European University Rank (Jiaotong)
2
Oxford University Oxford Facts
Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total)
11,772
9,850
22,116
University of Oxford Location
Oxford, UK
Established in approximately
1096
Endowment – GBP £4,030,000,000
Endowment per student – GBP
192,719
Research Spending – GBP
>
£182,000,000
Affiliations
IARU, EUA, Russell group, Coimbra, G5, LEUR

References

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