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University of Oxford
Overview
UCAS Code: O33
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.
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•Undergraduate
£29.9k
Average graduate salary91%
Graduates in work or further study•Postgraduate
93%
Graduates in work or further studyAverage graduate salary is determined 12 months after a student graduates from University of Oxford
Graduates in work or further study percentage is determined 15 months after a student graduates from University of Oxford
University of Oxford open days
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University of Oxford reviews & discussions
Showing 37 reviews
Not really ever impacted by it to be honest. Not sure what it stands for.
2 weeks ago
It's great really, lots to do. The only problem is the night scene is not that fun.
2 weeks ago
It has been fine. Oxford is expensive, and my college is bad for rent and food prices.
2 weeks ago
Support is available if you need it, although is not always the best. I have had mixed experiences, and had a particularly bad experience when seeking financial support/advice in which an advisor offered unfortunately completely out of touch advice. Other times, people have been extremely helpful.
2 weeks ago
Great facilities although the sports centre is a little far. The libraries here are the highlight to me.
2 weeks ago
The course had a good level of choice and was very indepth. I felt that the 4th year project was lacking, and would have preferred it be a more prominent part of the degree especially considering most people in this course are interested in further research after graduating. I don't feel particularl...
2 weeks ago
Undergraduate students were asked to rate University of Oxford on each of the following attributes. You can see their ratings here, along with whether these ratings are high, medium or low in comparison to other universities.
National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
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Teaching on my course
93%
high
Teaching on my course
93%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
92%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
93%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
88%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
98%
high
Learning opportunities
82%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
87%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
81%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
81%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
91%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
71%
low
Assessment and feedback
73%
low
Assessment and feedback
73%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
73%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
84%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
80%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
77%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
53%
low
Academic support
91%
med
Academic support
91%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
92%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
89%
med
Organisation and management
65%
low
Organisation and management
65%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
67%
low
How well organised is your course?
62%
low
Learning resources
92%
high
Learning resources
92%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
86%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
97%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
94%
high
Student voice
59%
low
Student voice
59%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
38%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
74%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
63%
low
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
41%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
90%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
81%
med
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