All teaching at Oxford University is carried out in English and tutors must be convinced that you have sufficient fluency in written and spoken English

Therefore, all non-native English-speaking applicants must satisfy one of the following requirements-

TOEFL (paper-based): overall score of 600 with a Test of Written English score of 5.5

TOEFL (internet-based): overall score of 110 with component scores of at least: Listening 22, Reading 24, Speaking 25, and Writing 24.

IELTS: overall score of 7.0 (with at least 7.0 in each of the four components)

Cambridge English: grade B if taken before January 2015, or a score of at least 185.

English Language GCSE, or O-level: grade B (for IGCSE, please see below)

Cambridge English: Advanced, also known as the Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): grade A if taken before January 2015, or a score of at least 185.

International Baccalaureate Standard Level (SL): score of 5 in English (as Language A or B)

European Baccalaureate: score of 70% in English.

Exemptions from this requirement will be considered for applicants who have-

Studied the Singapore Integrated Programme (SIPCAL)

Studied the International Baccalaureate programme, if it is taught in English

Been educated full-time in the medium of the English language throughout the two most recent years

IGCSE

They do not accept IGCSE in either First Language English or English as a Second Language as proof of English proficiency.

Contact-

University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom