Your chances of obtaining an offer from Oxford or Cambridge (before you've confirmed your course and college choice, sat your Admissions Test and been invited up for interview) are roughly 20%, a figure that comes from around 40,000 applicants chasing 10,000 places at the two universities.
Four A-levels is not a requirement for entry to Cambridge, says Adam Patel, a fourth-year languages student at Cambridge University who took four A-levels. “I chose to do maths as my fourth A-level, mainly because I found that it didn't require much revision outside of the classroom.
Cambridge usually requires A*A*A for most sciences courses and A*AA for arts courses or 40–42 in the IB, including core points, with 776 at Higher Level. AAA is usually required at Advanced Higher grade, for students in Scotland.
Note: CTMUA stands for the
Cambridge Test of Mathematics for
University Admission.
Admission to University of Cambridge Top Programs.
| Program | BA Economics |
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| Application Deadlines | October 15, 2020 |
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| Test Scores Required | IELTS: 7.5; TOEFL (iBT): 110 |
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| Additional Requirements | Admission assessment (MCQ and essay) |
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The College provides a 'community of scholars' in which the students live, work and study during their years at Cambridge University and a student must be admitted to a College before he or she can become a member of the University. Each College is an independent institution with its own property and income.
The University of Oxford outranks Cambridge in the QS World University Rankings® 2021, but only marginally. In the latest results, Cambridge comes out second in the world for both academics and employers. Oxford, meanwhile, claims the world's third-highest ratings from graduate employers and academics.
What is the acceptance rate at Cambridge?
- Typical offers require. A Level: A*AA. IB: 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level.
- Course requirements. Required by all Colleges: no specific subjects.
- Admission assessment. All applicants for Law are required to take a written assessment at interview, if interviewed.
Cambridge University Scholarships (Undergraduate)Some students could not attend without any scholarships. To help those students to attend, there are many fully funded, full tuition, and part-cost Cambridge University scholarships that are available for undergraduate international students.
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There are no GCSE (or equivalent) requirements for entry to Cambridge. Applicants have generally achieved high grades in subjects relevant to their chosen course, and most students who apply have at least four or five 7/8/9s at GCSE (an A is considered equivalent to 7 and an A* is considered equivalent to 8/9).
Gates Cambridge provides scholarships to outstanding applicants from outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree. The 'Cambridge Funding Search' publicises awards available for current and prospective students.
The 25th percentile New SAT score is 1460, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1580. In other words, a 1460 places you below average, while a 1580 will move you up to above average. There's no absolute SAT requirement at Harvard, but they really want to see at least a 1460 to have a chance at being considered.
University of CambridgeAs well as being one of the most prestigious universities in the world, the University of Cambridge can also count itself among the oldest. The university is split into 31 autonomous colleges.
| School (state) | Fall 2019 acceptance rate | U.S. News rank and category |
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| Stanford University (CA) | 4% | 6 (tie), National Universities |
| Harvard University (MA) | 5% | 2, National Universities |
| Columbia University (NY) | 5% | 3, National Universities |
| California Institute of Technology | 6% | 9 (tie), National Universities |
Application rateLess than1 per cent of UK applicants and acceptances are aged over 50.
Students may work for more than one employer (e.g their Department and their College) but must ensure that the total number of hours worked per week does not exceed 10. The Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning offers training both through departments and centrally.
There is no upper age limit on UK universities. People can and do start degrees in middle age, and even old age. The minimum age limit is mostly 18, in some places 17.5, and in a few 17.
A "mature student" is usually applicants who are over 19 years old and do not have a high school diploma or GED. Adults can apply to attend colleges or universities as mature students. Applications by mature students are evaluated differently from applicants who have just finished high school.
That will leave only two women-only colleges in Cambridge: Murray Edwards and Newnham. Oxford lost its last in 2008, when St Hilda's opened its gates to men.
Although some mature students take A levels, AS levels, BTEC Nationals and Scottish Highers, most universities will not ask you to have formal qualifications. You can search for the entry requirements for any undergraduate courses you are interested in here: students/coursesearch/.
You can apply during your gap year and make a post-qualification application, which means that you'll already know your A level, IB or equivalent results when you apply so we would normally be able to make you an offer without academic conditions.
The University of Cambridge doesn't enter Clearing and so has NO COURSE VACANCIES through Clearing. Further information about Clearing is available from the UCAS website.
Oxford University does not participate in UCAS Clearing, Extra or Adjustment. There are no further places available at Oxford University for any courses starting this year. This is earlier than at most other universities.
What happens if you get higher than your predicted grade? Come results day, if you do end up getting better than your predicted grades, you might be able to find a place on an alternative course by going through Adjustment, or applying the following year with your actual results.
Students apply to Cambridge a year before the start of the course. Adjustment provides students who go on to achieve very highly with an opportunity to be reconsidered once they have their final results.
From 6 July – 20 October, you can apply for a course using Clearing if you're not already holding an offer from a university or college, and the course still has places.
UCL does not have any Adjustment or Clearing vacancies.
Cambridge does not systematically make contextual offers, where lower offers are given to students from underrepresented backgrounds. The scheme is restricted to UK students seeking to study the same subject that they originally applied for.
We currently have no places in Adjustment or Clearing, but we would like to wish you the best of luck in your search for a place elsewhere. If you would like to apply for Durham University for 2020 entry please see information about our application process here.
UCL will not accept any students with a C grade at A Level, and UCL does not participate in clearing.
