Record Number of U.S. Students Apply for U.K. Undergraduate Degrees For 2025-26

[Anonymous]

Yes, admissions tutors for Oxford do actively try not to offer to US applicants. UK applicants will ALWAYS take the place if they get the grades, US applicants are less reliable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, admissions tutors for Oxford do actively try not to offer to US applicants. UK applicants will ALWAYS take the place if they get the grades, US applicants are less reliable.

I am sure this is true of at least some Oxbridge tutors.

Also, UCAS does not allow one to apply both to Oxford and also to Cambridge. UCAS allows only one application to either Oxford xor Cambridge. This is partly why a UK Oxbridge offer is nearly always accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a rising senior. My parents do not want me to go to school abroad, but I cannot see myself staying the US. I’m applying to 5 unis through UCAS, 3 in Europe and just the thought of writing a Common App essay makes me sad.
I grew up in the US, but also had the opportunity to grew up travelling all over the world. I have family in the EU/Switzerland/South America and just cant stand the thought of staying here.

How can I convince my parents to let me go?
I have a 3.9 uw gpa, in position to be the salutatorian, my SAT was 1540 and I already have 5 APs at 5.

Please advise!

What unis are you considering in the UK/EU? And can your parents afford it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, admissions tutors for Oxford do actively try not to offer to US applicants. UK applicants will ALWAYS take the place if they get the grades, US applicants are less reliable.

I am sure this is true of at least some Oxbridge tutors.

Also, UCAS does not allow one to apply both to Oxford and also to Cambridge. UCAS allows only one application to either Oxford xor Cambridge. This is partly why a UK Oxbridge offer is nearly always accepted.

It has zero baring on acceptances. It has always been the case, since 1065

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, admissions tutors for Oxford do actively try not to offer to US applicants. UK applicants will ALWAYS take the place if they get the grades, US applicants are less reliable.

I am sure this is true of at least some Oxbridge tutors.

Also, UCAS does not allow one to apply both to Oxford and also to Cambridge. UCAS allows only one application to either Oxford xor Cambridge. This is partly why a UK Oxbridge offer is nearly always accepted.

It has zero baring on acceptances. It has always been the case, since 1065

And yet, current tutors involved in admissions (as quoted from Reddit above) report that they are reluctant to give offers to international applicants, esp. Americans, bc it is likely those Americans will go to HYP and leave their college with an unfilled seat. In that case, the college is forced to accept a student who was given an open offer at a different college -- somebody they did not vet -- which they are not happy to do. So yes, potential yeild does matter to tutors today. I do not claim that has been the case since 1065.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, admissions tutors for Oxford do actively try not to offer to US applicants. UK applicants will ALWAYS take the place if they get the grades, US applicants are less reliable.

I am sure this is true of at least some Oxbridge tutors.

Also, UCAS does not allow one to apply both to Oxford and also to Cambridge. UCAS allows only one application to either Oxford xor Cambridge. This is partly why a UK Oxbridge offer is nearly always accepted.

It has zero baring on acceptances. It has always been the case, since 1065

And yet, current tutors involved in admissions (as quoted from Reddit above) report that they are reluctant to give offers to international applicants, esp. Americans, bc it is likely those Americans will go to HYP and leave their college with an unfilled seat. In that case, the college is forced to accept a student who was given an open offer at a different college -- somebody they did not vet -- which they are not happy to do. So yes, potential yeild does matter to tutors today. I do not claim that has been the case since 1065.

I already said that you're quoting me. Its the other stuff you said that was just BS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, admissions tutors for Oxford do actively try not to offer to US applicants. UK applicants will ALWAYS take the place if they get the grades, US applicants are less reliable.

I am sure this is true of at least some Oxbridge tutors.

Also, UCAS does not allow one to apply both to Oxford and also to Cambridge. UCAS allows only one application to either Oxford xor Cambridge. This is partly why a UK Oxbridge offer is nearly always accepted.

It has zero baring on acceptances. It has always been the case, since 1065

And yet, current tutors involved in admissions (as quoted from Reddit above) report that they are reluctant to give offers to international applicants, esp. Americans, bc it is likely those Americans will go to HYP and leave their college with an unfilled seat. In that case, the college is forced to accept a student who was given an open offer at a different college -- somebody they did not vet -- which they are not happy to do. So yes, potential yeild does matter to tutors today. I do not claim that has been the case since 1065.

I already said that you're quoting me. Its the other stuff you said that was just BS

I'm confused. If admissions tutors are biased against international students, esp. Americans, due to lower possible yield, and admit they are less likely to give offers to said students, how does potential yield have ZERO bearing on acceptance?

Both can't be true. Either tutors are biased against internationals due to lower yield, OR tutors are NOT biased despite lower yield. What are you arguing?

[Anonymous]

From the other thread, this is what PP found in the data for US applicants to Oxford:


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For the 3 years between 2022 and 2024, Oxford received 1482 applications from the US. 184 received offers. 12.4% Admission Rate. 61 US students admitted Per YEar. ( I dont know how many of those 94/yr actually attend).

Better yet, these are the easiest and hardest courses to get acceptance to (indicated by admissions %):

# Course Applications Offers Offer Rate (%)
1 Modern and Medieval Languages 7 3 42.86
2 Linguistics 27 11 40.74
3 History and Modern Languages 13 4 30.77
4 Classics (4 years) 10 3 30.0
5 Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 7 2 28.57
6 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (... 7 2 28.57
7 Archaeology 26 7 26.92
8 Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Rel... 8 2 25.0
9 Education 13 3 23.08
10 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 9 2 22.22
11 History of Art 14 3 21.43
12 Classics 16 3 18.75
13 History and Politics 40 6 15.0
14 Natural Sciences 196 28 14.29
15 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (... 22 3 13.64
16 Computer Science 126 17 13.49
17 Architecture 38 5 13.16
18 Mathematics 156 20 12.82
19 Geography 16 2 12.5
20 History 32 4 12.5
21 Philosophy 25 3 12.0
22 Law 80 9 11.25
23 Economics 63 7 11.11
24 English 51 5 9.8
25 Human, Social, and Political Sciences 134 13 9.7
26 Engineering 113 10 8.85
27 Land Economy 28 2 7.14
28 Veterinary Medicine 32 2 6.25
29 Psychological and Behavioural Sciences 67 3 4.48
30 Music 2 0 0.0
31 Medicine (Graduate course) 23 0 0.0
32 Medicine 75 0 0.0
33 Chemical Engineering via Engineering 3 0 0.0

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[Anonymous]

Psychology has a super low acceptance rate. 67 US applicants over 3 years and 3 accepted! Wow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the other thread, this is what PP found in the data for US applicants to Oxford:


“
For the 3 years between 2022 and 2024, Oxford received 1482 applications from the US. 184 received offers. 12.4% Admission Rate. 61 US students admitted Per YEar. ( I dont know how many of those 94/yr actually attend).

Better yet, these are the easiest and hardest courses to get acceptance to (indicated by admissions %):

# Course Applications Offers Offer Rate (%)
1 Modern and Medieval Languages 7 3 42.86
2 Linguistics 27 11 40.74
3 History and Modern Languages 13 4 30.77
4 Classics (4 years) 10 3 30.0
5 Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 7 2 28.57
6 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (... 7 2 28.57
7 Archaeology 26 7 26.92
8 Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Rel... 8 2 25.0
9 Education 13 3 23.08
10 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 9 2 22.22
11 History of Art 14 3 21.43
12 Classics 16 3 18.75
13 History and Politics 40 6 15.0
14 Natural Sciences 196 28 14.29
15 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (... 22 3 13.64
16 Computer Science 126 17 13.49
17 Architecture 38 5 13.16
18 Mathematics 156 20 12.82
19 Geography 16 2 12.5
20 History 32 4 12.5
21 Philosophy 25 3 12.0
22 Law 80 9 11.25
23 Economics 63 7 11.11
24 English 51 5 9.8
25 Human, Social, and Political Sciences 134 13 9.7
26 Engineering 113 10 8.85
27 Land Economy 28 2 7.14
28 Veterinary Medicine 32 2 6.25
29 Psychological and Behavioural Sciences 67 3 4.48
30 Music 2 0 0.0
31 Medicine (Graduate course) 23 0 0.0
32 Medicine 75 0 0.0
33 Chemical Engineering via Engineering 3 0 0.0

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Are you confusing Cambridge and Oxford? Cambridge has Land Economy as a separate degree. PPE, which is one of Oxford's largest courses, is not on your list above at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the other thread, this is what PP found in the data for US applicants to Oxford:


“
For the 3 years between 2022 and 2024, Oxford received 1482 applications from the US. 184 received offers. 12.4% Admission Rate. 61 US students admitted Per YEar. ( I dont know how many of those 94/yr actually attend).

Better yet, these are the easiest and hardest courses to get acceptance to (indicated by admissions %):

# Course Applications Offers Offer Rate (%)
1 Modern and Medieval Languages 7 3 42.86
2 Linguistics 27 11 40.74
3 History and Modern Languages 13 4 30.77
4 Classics (4 years) 10 3 30.0
5 Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 7 2 28.57
6 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (... 7 2 28.57
7 Archaeology 26 7 26.92
8 Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Rel... 8 2 25.0
9 Education 13 3 23.08
10 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 9 2 22.22
11 History of Art 14 3 21.43
12 Classics 16 3 18.75
13 History and Politics 40 6 15.0
14 Natural Sciences 196 28 14.29
15 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (... 22 3 13.64
16 Computer Science 126 17 13.49
17 Architecture 38 5 13.16
18 Mathematics 156 20 12.82
19 Geography 16 2 12.5
20 History 32 4 12.5
21 Philosophy 25 3 12.0
22 Law 80 9 11.25
23 Economics 63 7 11.11
24 English 51 5 9.8
25 Human, Social, and Political Sciences 134 13 9.7
26 Engineering 113 10 8.85
27 Land Economy 28 2 7.14
28 Veterinary Medicine 32 2 6.25
29 Psychological and Behavioural Sciences 67 3 4.48
30 Music 2 0 0.0
31 Medicine (Graduate course) 23 0 0.0
32 Medicine 75 0 0.0
33 Chemical Engineering via Engineering 3 0 0.0

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Are you confusing Cambridge and Oxford? Cambridge has Land Economy as a separate degree. PPE, which is one of Oxford's largest courses, is not on your list above at all.

Here is the list of bachelor level courses at Oxford:

https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/course-listing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the other thread, this is what PP found in the data for US applicants to Oxford:


“
For the 3 years between 2022 and 2024, Oxford received 1482 applications from the US. 184 received offers. 12.4% Admission Rate. 61 US students admitted Per YEar. ( I dont know how many of those 94/yr actually attend).

Better yet, these are the easiest and hardest courses to get acceptance to (indicated by admissions %):

# Course Applications Offers Offer Rate (%)
1 Modern and Medieval Languages 7 3 42.86
2 Linguistics 27 11 40.74
3 History and Modern Languages 13 4 30.77
4 Classics (4 years) 10 3 30.0
5 Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 7 2 28.57
6 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (... 7 2 28.57
7 Archaeology 26 7 26.92
8 Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Rel... 8 2 25.0
9 Education 13 3 23.08
10 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 9 2 22.22
11 History of Art 14 3 21.43
12 Classics 16 3 18.75
13 History and Politics 40 6 15.0
14 Natural Sciences 196 28 14.29
15 Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (... 22 3 13.64
16 Computer Science 126 17 13.49
17 Architecture 38 5 13.16
18 Mathematics 156 20 12.82
19 Geography 16 2 12.5
20 History 32 4 12.5
21 Philosophy 25 3 12.0
22 Law 80 9 11.25
23 Economics 63 7 11.11
24 English 51 5 9.8
25 Human, Social, and Political Sciences 134 13 9.7
26 Engineering 113 10 8.85
27 Land Economy 28 2 7.14
28 Veterinary Medicine 32 2 6.25
29 Psychological and Behavioural Sciences 67 3 4.48
30 Music 2 0 0.0
31 Medicine (Graduate course) 23 0 0.0
32 Medicine 75 0 0.0
33 Chemical Engineering via Engineering 3 0 0.0

"

Are you confusing Cambridge and Oxford? Cambridge has Land Economy as a separate degree. PPE, which is one of Oxford's largest courses, is not on your list above at all.

This is Oxford straight from the freedom of info site. Oxford produced the above list and sent it to whoever requested it in the whattheyknow website which their UK freedom of information site.

[Anonymous]

Pretty interesting what they are doing at ESCP.

https://poetsandquants.com/2025/07/07/escps-new-strategic-plan-a-third-way-between-u-s-china-in-business-education/

[Anonymous]

This is an interesting article from Bloomberg over the summer: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-27/trump-s-anti-harvard-campaign-fuels-interest-in-uk-universities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an interesting article from Bloomberg over the summer: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-27/trump-s-anti-harvard-campaign-fuels-interest-in-uk-universities

There's a paywall. Give us a break down of the main points?