Undergraduate Admissions

University application statistics


This page shows the number of undergraduate applications, offers and admissions to the University of Cambridge as a whole, for the last four years. The statistics provided are based on UCAS application cycles. For instance, the statistics for 2011 are for applicants applying via UCAS from September 2010 onwards for admission to courses starting in October 2011 or by deferred entry for courses starting in October 2012. For advice on intepreting these statistics, please read the further explanation page.

graph showing admissions statistics to the University of Cambridge from 2005 to 2008
Application cycle
2008
2009
2010
2011
  All applications
14498
15704
15966
15344
  Open applications
1636
1940
2029
1989
  All offers
4066
4021
4025
3879
  Offers through the Winter Pool
701
743
746
788
  All admissions
3531
3479
 3394
N/A
  Admissions through the Summer Pool
29
58
50 
N/A