There are more than 25,000 students at Oxford

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Oxford was ranked first in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
There are more than 25,000 students at Oxford, including 12,510 undergraduates and 13,044 postgraduates.
Entry to undergraduate courses at Oxford continues to be very competitive: there are usually only around 3,300 places, and over 24,000 people applied to start in 2021.
The majority of Oxford’s UK undergraduates come from state schools. Over 68% of UK students admitted in 2021 were from the state sector.
Oxford offers more than 350 postgraduate programmes.
For 2020/21 entry, over 34,500 applications were received for some 6,675 postgraduate places.
International students make up almost 45% of our total student body - around 11,500 students. Students come to Oxford from more than 160 countries and territories.
According to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the official UK-wide assessment of all university research, Oxford has the largest volume of world-leading research in the UK.
The University of Oxford contributes around £15.7 billion to the UK economy, and supports more than 28,000 full time jobs (2018/19). Find out more here.