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Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #6 in 2027 · Overall score 97.1

Academic reputation100
Employer reputation100
Employment outcomes100

Admissions

Offer rate: 21.4%

23,105 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for University of Cambridge

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 23,105 applied, 4,940 received an offer (21.4% offer rate), and 3,600 were placed.

Placed · 3,600
Offer declined · 1,340
Not offered · 18,165

UK offers are usually conditional on exam grades, so a high offer rate does not mean easy admission. The entry requirements are the real bar.

How to apply

UK undergraduate admissions run through UCAS.

Application
Via UCAS (one application, up to 5 course choices)
Deadline
29 January · 15 October for Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry & veterinary

Academics

Courses & entry tariff

Typical UCAS tariff points that entrants held, by course (Discover Uni). This runs above the published offer, since entrants often carry extra qualifications. For reference, AAA = 144 points and A*A*A* = 168.

197typical entrant tariff (≈ A*A*A*+)
Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology223 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics221 · ≈A*A*A*+
Design216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Engineering216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Natural Sciences215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medicine215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Music213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Linguistics212 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computer Science211 · ≈A*A*A*+
History with Modern Languages208 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic203 · ≈A*A*A*+
Classics (4 years)202 · ≈A*A*A*+
Classics202 · ≈A*A*A*+
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences198 · ≈A*A*A*+
Veterinary Medicine197 · ≈A*A*A*+
History of Art197 · ≈A*A*A*+
History196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern and Medieval Languages196 · ≈A*A*A*+
History with Politics196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Land Economy196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law195 · ≈A*A*A*+
Philosophy195 · ≈A*A*A*+
Architecture (BA+ M.Arch)193 · ≈A*A*A*+
English191 · ≈A*A*A*+
Human, Social, and Political Sciences191 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography186 · ≈A*A*A*+
Bachelor of Theology for Ministry186 · ≈A*A*A*+
Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion186 · ≈A*A*A*+
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies184 · ≈A*A*A*+
Archaeology184 · ≈A*A*A*+
Education175 · ≈A*A*A*

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

Home (UK)
£9,250 / year
International
Varies by course

Graduate outcomes

£31,000
Median graduate salary
85%
In work or further study
98%
Continue past first year

Earnings and destinations about 15 months after graduating (Discover Uni).

Student body

18,977
undergraduates

Demographics

24%international students
White63.4%
Asian18%
Mixed10.7%
Black/African American3.5%
Other2.4%