UK Nation and Region

This page breaks down Oxford’s UK-domiciled undergraduate student total to show the regional distribution of the University’s applicants, offer-holders and admitted students.

  • The regional distribution of admissions to Oxford reflects population size, achievement in school and application numbers.
  • London and the South East made up 47.8% of UK applications between 2021 and 2023, and 49.0% of students admitted; the rest of the UK made up 52.2% of applications and 51.0% of students admitted.

Applications to Oxford, offers made and students admitted by UK region and nation, three-year total 2022–2024

 Applications
OffersStudents admittedProportion of Total UK ApplicantsProportion of Total UK Students admittedRegion’s share of AAA* Students4

East Midlands

2,066

386

332

4.7%

4.3%

6.0%

East of England

4,000

830

752

9.2%

9.7%

10.0%

London

12,176

2,577

2,309

27.9%

29.9%

20.1%

North East

980

218

192

2.2%

2.5%

2.5%

North West

3,540

668

591

8.1%

7.6%

9.1%

Northern Ireland

339

56

54

0.8%

0.7%

4.3%

Scotland

831

132

121

1.9%

1.6%

4.8%

South East

8,689

1,621

1,480

19.9%

19.1%

17.3%

South West

3,906

841

744

8.9%

9.6%

7.7%

Wales

1,568

276

259

3.6%

3.4%

4.4%

West Midlands

3,203

600

510

7.3%

6.6%

7.4%

Yorkshire and The Humber

2,364

455

386

5.4%

5.0%

6.4%

Total

43,662

8,660

7,730

 

4. See Context diagram below.

Line charts showing order from highest to lowest numbers of students from the following regions: Greater London, South East, South West, Eastern, North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire & the Humber, East Midlands, Wales, North East, Scotland, Northern Irela

Context

Size bubble diagram and UK region map showing order from highest to lowest numbers of students from the following regions: Greater London, South East, South West, Eastern, North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire & the Humber, East Midlands, Wales, North East

*First-year, first-degree, UK-domiciled undergraduate students, academic year 2021/22. Includes equivalent Scottish qualifications. See note on HESA data for full citation.

For further information on all Oxford's admissions statistics, including by course and by college, please read the Annual Admissions Statistical Report.

You may also be interested to see detailed statistics relating to UK regions,  Local Authority areas and Parliamentary Constituencies

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