1、ANNUAL ADMISSIONS STATISTICAL REPORTMay 20212021|UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD ANNUAL ADMISSIONS STATISTICAL REPORTPAGE 2Foreword For a university with such a strong sense of place,this past year has been a highly unusual one in Oxford,where streets so often teeming with students have largely been silent for

2、 long stretches of time.The students who remained,and those studying from home,have displayed exemplary resilience and commitment to their education.Students and staff alike have taken enormous pride in the work of our academics in developing vaccines and therapeutics as well as enhancing our unders

3、tanding of COVID-19.It is no surprise then that our admissions numbers continue to rise as prospective students see the many contributions Oxford makes to society both nationally and globally.While the pandemic has,in many ways,changed the way we operate,it has not weakened our commitment to diversi

4、fying the make-up of our student body.In this,our fourth annual Admissions Report,we provide details of the success rate of British undergraduate applications by educational,regional,racial and socio-economic background as well as by subject and college.The highlights are as follows:over the past fi

5、ve years the proportion of students from state schools rose from 58%to 68.6%.The proportion identifying as Black and Minority Ethnic rose from 15.82%to 23.6%.The proportion from socio-economically disadvantaged areas rose from 8.2%to 15.9%.The proportion from areas of low progression to higher educa

6、tion rose from 11.4%to 15.6%.The proportion declaring a disability rose from 7.2%to 10.4%.The proportion of women rose from 48.6%to 54.2%.This reflects real progress and is a testament to the dedication of our Admissions Teams,the support of school teachers and,of course,the many talents of able and