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University of Cambridge admissions statistics by course, 2013–2025
In the 2025 cycle, Cambridge received 22,513 applications and made 4,893 offers in total: 21.7% per application. Applicants in the group "Country of domicile: China (mainland)" made 2,900 applications and received 360 offers, 12.4% per application, 9.3 percentage points lower than all applicants in that cycle.
- Cycles
- 2013–2025, 13 cycles (latest: 2025 cycle)
- Breakdown
- 33 courses
- Groups
- All applicants (all domiciles)
- Source
- University of Cambridge — Undergraduate Admissions Statistics, <YEAR> cycle (13 annual reports), table "Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by subject" · accessed 2026-10-29
- Suppression
- Cambridge does not suppress small numbers in these tables.
Compare rows
One row per course, showing the rate for all applicants (all domiciles); Cambridge does not publish a course-level breakdown for China. Pick a cycle for the cross-section, then click a course for its 2013–2025 trend.
Offer rate, per application
All figures (2025 cycle)
Every row of the chart is here, including rows whose rate cannot be computed. <5 = suppressed by the university (5 or fewer), * = rate not computable because a figure is suppressed, — = not published.
| Course | Applications | Offers | Offer rate | Acceptances | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic | 54 | 32 | 59.3% | 22 | 40.7% |
| Architecture | 562 | 93 | 16.5% | 65 | 11.6% |
| Asian & Middle Eastern Studies | 89 | 52 | 58.4% | 38 | 42.7% |
| Classics | 107 | 61 | 57.0% | 52 | 48.6% |
| Classics (4 years) | 84 | 56 | 66.7% | 35 | 41.7% |
| Economics | 1,647 | 195 | 11.8% | 164 | 10.0% |
| Education | 155 | 54 | 34.8% | 34 | 21.9% |
| English | 652 | 241 | 37.0% | 192 | 29.4% |
| Geography | 379 | 139 | 36.7% | 99 | 26.1% |
| History | 631 | 241 | 38.2% | 172 | 27.3% |
| History of Art | 141 | 41 | 29.1% | 31 | 22.0% |
| Human, Social, & Political Sciences | 1,230 | 236 | 19.2% | 173 | 14.1% |
| Land Economy | 661 | 112 | 16.9% | 78 | 11.8% |
| Law | 1,654 | 291 | 17.6% | 232 | 14.0% |
| Linguistics | 126 | 52 | 41.3% | 38 | 30.2% |
| Modern & Medieval Languages | 265 | 164 | 61.9% | 134 | 50.6% |
| Music | 143 | 89 | 62.2% | 67 | 46.9% |
| Philosophy | 223 | 71 | 31.8% | 42 | 18.8% |
| Computer Science | 1,739 | 163 | 9.4% | 128 | 7.4% |
| Engineering | 3,263 | 392 | 12.0% | 335 | 10.3% |
| Mathematics | 2,032 | 555 | 27.3% | 258 | 12.7% |
| Medicine | 1,530 | 307 | 20.1% | 270 | 17.6% |
| Medicine Graduate Course | 172 | 35 | 20.3% | 28 | 16.3% |
| Natural Sciences | 2,644 | 672 | 25.4% | 576 | 21.8% |
| Psychological & Behavioural Sciences | 611 | 111 | 18.2% | 79 | 12.9% |
| Veterinary Medicine | 341 | 80 | 23.5% | 57 | 16.7% |
| Archaeology | 84 | 40 | 47.6% | 22 | 26.2% |
| History & Modern Languages | 118 | 50 | 42.4% | 45 | 38.1% |
| History & Politics | 332 | 68 | 20.5% | 49 | 14.8% |
| Theology, Religion & Philosophy of Religion | 155 | 72 | 46.5% | 51 | 32.9% |
| Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology | 541 | 92 | 17.0% | 77 | 14.2% |
| Design | 148 | 36 | 24.3% | 26 | 17.6% |
University-wide: all, mainland China and Hong Kong SAR (by domicile)
In the 2025 cycle, applicants domiciled in China made 2,900 applications, received 360 offers and 284 were accepted: 12.4% offers per application, against 21.7% for all applicants. Cambridge counts by domicile, not nationality.
| Cycles | All | Mainland China (domicile) | Hong Kong SAR (domicile) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | Offers | Offer rate | Acceptances | Applications | Offers | Offer rate | Acceptances | Applications | Offers | Offer rate | Acceptances | |
| 2025 cycle | 22,513 | 4,893 | 21.7% | 3,669 | 2,900 | 360 | 12.4% | 284 | 574 | 109 | 19.0% | 82 |
| 2024 cycle | 22,153 | 4,760 | 21.5% | 3,632 | 2,308 | 343 | 14.9% | 252 | 557 | 113 | 20.3% | 98 |
| 2023 cycle | 21,445 | 4,553 | 21.2% | 3,557 | 2,282 | 341 | 14.9% | 262 | 552 | 98 | 17.8% | 82 |
| 2022 cycle | 22,470 | 4,238 | 18.9% | 3,544 | 2,169 | 294 | 13.6% | 224 | 572 | 91 | 15.9% | 73 |
| 2021 cycle | 22,795 | 4,260 | 18.7% | 3,660 | 2,008 | 282 | 14.0% | 217 | 648 | 99 | 15.3% | 81 |
| 2020 cycle | 20,426 | 4,710 | 23.1% | 3,997 | 1,343 | 285 | 21.2% | 208 | 556 | 102 | 18.3% | 88 |
| 2019 cycle | 19,359 | 4,694 | 24.2% | 3,528 | 1,184 | 220 | 18.6% | 160 | 537 | 97 | 18.1% | 77 |
| 2018 cycle | 18,378 | 4,559 | 24.8% | 3,465 | 890 | 210 | 23.6% | 157 | 568 | 101 | 17.8% | 80 |
| 2017 cycle | 17,189 | 4,485 | 26.1% | 3,497 | 702 | 162 | 23.1% | 120 | 548 | 111 | 20.3% | 91 |
| 2016 cycle | 16,750 | 4,307 | 25.7% | 3,457 | 671 | 124 | 18.5% | 100 | 496 | 113 | 22.8% | 92 |
| 2015 cycle | 16,431 | 4,253 | 25.9% | 3,449 | 579 | 106 | 18.3% | 76 | 421 | 103 | 24.5% | 87 |
| 2014 cycle | 16,752 | 4,220 | 25.2% | 3,448 | 549 | 106 | 19.3% | 82 | 480 | 82 | 17.1% | 63 |
| 2013 cycle | 16,185 | — | — | 3,371 | 618 | — | — | 81 | 414 | — | — | 59 |
Sources
- University of Cambridge — Undergraduate Admissions Statistics, <YEAR> cycle (13 annual reports), table "Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by subject" · accessed 2026-10-29
- University of Cambridge — Undergraduate Admissions Statistics, <YEAR> cycle: Totals row of the by-subject table, and the China / Hong Kong rows of "Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by country" · accessed 2026-10-29
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Beyond the numbers: the requirements
An offer rate only tells you how competitive a course is. Check first that your subjects and grades meet the entry requirements.
What is the offer rate for Chinese applicants at Cambridge?
In the 2025 cycle, applicants in the group "Country of domicile: China (mainland)" made 2,900 applications and received 360 offers, 12.4% per application, against 21.7% for all applicants: 9.3 percentage points lower than all applicants. The gap differs by course and by year; see the comparison above.
Is Cambridge's China figure by nationality?
No, by country of domicile. Each annual report lists the top 25 non-UK countries and regions of domicile; this page uses the rows printed "China" and "Hong Kong", shown here as mainland China and Hong Kong SAR. Cambridge does not publish a course-level breakdown for China.
Why are there no offers for 2013?
The 2013 cycle report publishes applications and acceptances only, with no offers column, so the 2013 offer rate is left blank rather than estimated.