The equal consideration deadline for applications to Oxford and Cambridge, as well as medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses, ended on 15 October.
UCAS figures published today (27 October) show 38,660 UK 18-year-olds have applied for these courses – down from 39,920 in 2022 (-3.2%) but in line with 38,580 in 2021 (+0.2%), and up from 35,290 in 2020 (+9.5%) and 33,630 in 2019 (+15.0%).
In total, 74,090 students have applied this year compared to 77,810 last year (-4.8%), 76,940 in 2021 (-3.7%), 68,690 in 2020 (+7.9%) and 66,040 in 2019 (+12.2%).
There has been a decrease from last year in the number of applications from international students (-3.9%), disadvantaged students from the UK (-2.6%), and those wanting to study medicine (-9.7%). This deadline typically represents about 10% of the total number of applicants in a cycle.
