The University of Oxford

Updated for 2027 entry

The University of Oxford have announced that from 2027 entry they will be using tests owned and managed by UAT-UK (just as Imperial College London, University College London and the University of Cambridge do). These include the ESAT, TMUA and TARA.

These tests will replace all the Oxford-specific tests previously used.

They will not replace the LNAT (Law) and UCAT (Medicine).

Law

For entry to Law at Oxford, the LNAT (Law National Aptitude Test) will be required.

For an overview of the LNAT, see:

• LNAT

Medicine

For entry to Medicine at Oxford, the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) will be required.

For an overview of the UCAT, see:

• UCAT

Other subjects

Oxford will also will also require the following admissions tests for the relevant subjects in 202:

ESAT: Engineering and Science Admissions Test

• Biomedical Sciences

• Engineering Science

• Physics

• Physics and Philosophy

For an overview of the ESAT, see:

• ESAT

TMUA: Test of Mathematics for University Admissions

• Computer Science

• Computer Science and Philosophy

• Mathematics/Mathematics and Statistics

• Mathematics and Computer Science

• Mathematics and Philosophy

For an overview of the TMUA, see:

• TMUA

TARA: Test of Academic Reasoning for Admissions

• Economics and Management

• History and Economics

• History and Politics (TBC)

• Human Sciences

• Politics, Philosophy and Economics

• Psychology (Experimental)

• Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics

For an overview of the TARA, see:

• TARA

You can find out everything you need to know about Oxford admissions test requirements at:

• Oxford Admission tests

Further information about tests