Student numbers

Total students

Undergraduates make up 52% of the total student body, graduate students 46%, and other students 2%.

Undergraduates by subject

Graduate students by academic division

54% of graduate students at Oxford are reading for degrees by research.

46% of graduate students are studying for a taught degree.

Students by nationality

41% of Oxford students are citizens of foreign countries.

63% of all graduate students are from outside the UK, as are 19% of all undergraduates.

Students by country

Over 140 countries and territories are represented among the Oxford student body. The largest groups of international students are those from:

1. USA  - 1,573
2. China (including Hong Kong and Macao) - 1,151
3. Germany - 883
4. India - 390
5. Italy - 385
6. Canada - 361
7. Australia - 348
8. France - 308
9. Singapore - 290
10. Ireland - 242

Students by college/permanent private hall

Visiting students are students from overseas (in most cases from countries outside the EU) spending up to one year in Oxford on an undergraduate course related to the degree course they are following in their own country. Visiting students are members of an Oxford college but are not awarded a degree or any other qualification from Oxford, although colleges can provide a record of achievement, for example for credit purposes at the home institution.

Recognised student status is given to graduate research students who are registered with another university and have been admitted by a University of Oxford faculty or department to undertake research for their degree for a minimum of one and maximum of three terms. It is also a status given to early career researchers admitted by a faculty or department to work with an Oxford academic or researcher. Recognised students are not affiliated to an Oxford college or hall and will not receive an Oxford qualification or any formal accreditation for their studies.