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Reach / Мөрөөдөл

University of Oxford

📍 Oxford · United Kingdom · Europe

QS Overall #3 · QS Accounting/Finance #4

17%
Acceptance
10%
Aid coverage
$53k
Annual cost (USD)
45%
International

🎓 Academic Program

BA Economics and Management (E&M) — no standalone Accounting. Said Business School at graduate level.

🎯 Admissions

Acceptance rate
17% overall
Int'l acceptance
~8%
ED/EA acceptance
No ED/EA
International %
45% of student body
Campus size
60 acres · Mild winters, cool summers, rainy

📊 Exam Requirements

SAT
Not used
ACT
IELTS
7.0+ (no band below 6.5), 7.5 recommended
TOEFL
100+ iBT
Other / notes
A-levels A*A*A for E&M / IB 39-40 with 7,7,6 HL. TSA (Thinking Skills Assessment) REQUIRED.

📅 Deadlines

Early Decision/Action
Regular Decision
OCTOBER 15 (hard deadline)
Financial Aid
Limited for international UG
Scholarship deadline
Various — check ox.ac.uk

💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships

Aid coverage
10% of demonstrated need met
Need-blind?
✗ Need-aware — нөлөөлж болзошгүй
No-loan policy?
Зарим зээл багтаж болзошгүй
Tuition
$35k/жил
Total cost (COA)
$53k/жил
Avg aid package
$0k/жил
Living costs covered?
✗ Тусдаа

📑 Scholarship requirements

  • Very limited for international UG
  • Rhodes Scholarship (GRADUATE only): age limit 24, requires bachelor's degree
  • Clarendon Fund (GRADUATE only)
  • Weidenfeld-Hoffmann (GRADUATE only): developing countries
  • Oxford Centre Scholarships (some country-specific)
  • Mongolian government scholarship is the most viable route

🔄 Scholarship maintenance

Maintain academic excellence. Annual review.

⚠️ Conditions & restrictions

  • No need-blind or full-coverage UG scholarship exists
  • Tuition + living = £52,000/yr typically
  • Best route: home government sponsor

📝 Application requirements

  • UCAS application by October 15
  • Personal statement
  • Predicted grades
  • TSA (Thinking Skills Assessment) — register by October 15, test in October/November
  • INTERVIEW required — online for international students, in December
  • Written work submission for some courses

✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)

  1. UCAS Personal Statement (500 words) — show genuine intellectual curiosity in Economics/Management. Reference specific concepts you've explored beyond syllabus.

⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality

World's 2nd oldest university (founded c. 1096). Tutorial system (1-on-1 teaching). Bodleian Library. Christ Church and other historic colleges. Oxford Union debating. May Day celebrations. Rhodes House for scholars. Said Business School.

🏆 Unique advantages

Best-known global brand in higher education. Tutorial system = personalized teaching. Strong global alumni network. Beautiful medieval architecture.

💼 Career outlook

Top McKinsey, Bain, Goldman Sachs London recruitment. Strong UK Civil Service entry. Said MBA pathway.

⏰ Work while studying

Tier 4 student visa: 20 hrs/week term. Limited time given tutorial workload.

🎯 Backup plans

  • Apply OCTOBER 15 deadline — no exceptions
  • Cambridge as alternative (similar October deadline)
  • LSE/UCL also strong UK options
  • Mongolian government scholarship essential
  • Consider master's via Rhodes/Clarendon (better funding route)

🔗 Official sources

  • ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate
  • ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding