Is it easier for a private student to get into Oxford than Cambridge?
Is it easier for a private student to get into Oxford than Cambridge?
Original post by chloechan821
Is it easier for a private student to get into Oxford than Cambridge?
I've never seen any evidence of this being the case. Why would it be?
Original post by DataVenia
I've never seen any evidence of this being the case. Why would it be?
The proportion of private school students is around 5% higher in Oxford than in Cambridge.
Original post by chloechan821
The proportion of private school students is around 5% higher in Oxford than in Cambridge.
The proportion of students from independent (private) schools at each university tells you nothing about the likelihood of gaining entry unless you also factor-in the number of such applicants.
For 2022 entry to University of Cambridge, there were 3,909 applicants from independent schools*, of which 816 (20.9%) received offers and 737 (18.9%) were successful in gaining entry. (See Table 2.1 of Cambridge's Undergraduate Admissions Statistics 2022 cycle, here.)
For 2022 entry to University of Oxford, there were 3,855 applicants from independent schools*, of which 815 (21.1%) received offers and 785 (20.4%) were successful in gaining entry. (See Table 4.1 of Oxford's Annual Admissions Statistical Report, May 2023, here.)
So, in terms of the chances of successfully gaining a place, the likelihood is 20.4% vs. 18.9% in Oxford's favour. Obviously correlation is not causation.
(Note also that the offer rates were almost identical, at 20.9% vs. 21.1%; the difference is that Oxford applicants were more likely to accept the offer, meet their offer grades, and subsequently accept the place, than were Cambridge applicants.)
* I've only include the stats for home applicants (not applicants permanently resident outside the UK applying following education in independent schools/college within the UK).
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