Welcome to the Queen’s College undergraduate admissions page. We would be delighted if you were to choose to apply to us if you want to study at Oxford. Queen’s is a friendly and inviting college with a rich cultural mix and somewhere that can open a new world of opportunities to students. As well as a strong emphasis on high quality education the college community offers opportunities to students in a wide variety of areas such as music, sport, theatre and other social events. We also offer a range of scholarships, grants and awards to our students to help financially with their studies. Full details of all this can be found on our webpage, so please feel free to explore our undergraduate admissions pages to learn more about what makes Queen’s special. Information on specific subjects can be found here.
Please download our brochure that gives more information about what it’s like to study and live here.
UCAS Campus Code: J
The application process
The initial stages of the application process are the same at Queen’s as they are at any other college in the University. UCAS applications are due by 6pm (UK time) on 15 October 2025 for 2026 entry. Applicants need to ensure that they have registered for and booked any necessary admissions tests. The deadline to register for Oxford’s own admissions tests is 19 September 2025 (except for the LNAT and the UCAT); the deadline to book Oxford’s own admissions tests is 26 September 2025. The most comprehensive information about applying to the University is available on the central University admissions webpages.
Interviews will take place online in December 2025.
If you are a current applicant and would like step-by-step support with each stage of our admissions process, we recommend that you sign-up for the University’s Choosing Oxford newsletter.
The College supports the University’s policy about the age of candidates for undergraduate admissions, which states:
‘Oxford University welcomes applications from students regardless of their age. However, potential candidates for all courses will be expected to demonstrate a mature approach to the study of their subject, including skills of critical analysis, wide contextual knowledge and the ability to manage their own time effectively. If, for welfare reasons, relating to age or other grounds, a College considers that it is not in the best interests of an individual student to live in College, they will discuss alternative options, if an offer of a place is made.’
The College is happy to consider applications from students regardless of their age. Recognizing that thriving on an undergraduate course requires both intellectual and personal maturity, the College may decide to offer a place for academic reasons, while deferring the entry year until a later date when the College is fully confident in the candidate’s ability to meet the challenges of university study.
For Medicine, the College follows the University policy, i.e. ‘Students must be 18 years of age at the time they start the Medicine course. The clinical contact in our programme starts in the first term and means that younger students would not be able to take part in required elements of the course. For Medicine, your application will not be shortlisted unless you will be at least 18 years old on the 1 November of your first term.’ This requirement brings the Medical School into line with many other top-ranking Medical Schools in the UK and is further explained in the FAQs on the Medical Sciences website.
Finding out your result
We will send out admissions decisions for 2026 entry in January 2026, at the same time as the other colleges. Unfortunately, we are not able to give out application results before this date.
Remember…
Our tutors are looking for academic enthusiasm, capability, and potential. You will be expected to think on your feet; take the interview questions at face-value, ask for help if you need it, speak through your thought process out loud, be honest, and make the most of being given the chance to speak to experts in your subject!
Tutors are not trying to trick you or make you feel uncomfortable; they actually want to help you do your best.
Contact us
Finally, if you have any questions about the admissions process or applying to Queen’s, please get in touch with us:
Email: admissions@queens.ox.ac.uk / Tel: 01865 279161
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✨ Poetry across time, myth, and imagination ✨
Join Old Members Sasha Dugdale and Olivia McCannon for an evening of poetry and discussion exploring their latest collections, 'The Lives of Z' and 'The Strongbox'.
📖 These works look backwards and forwards to ask what was, what is, and what might be. Drawing on myth, history, and cultural inheritance, both poets uncover stories whose influence is felt, even when unseen.
Both writers are also literary translators and they will discuss how the craft of translation guides their creative work.
🏆 Sasha Dugdale’s 'The Strongbox' (2024) has already won the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award, while Olivia McCannon’s 'The Lives of Z' (2025) is being hailed as a future classic of ecopoetry.
📅 Date: Wed 13 May
🕔 Time: 5pm
📍 Location: Shulman Auditorium
Expect an evening that moves between past and future, language and image, poetry and conversation.
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🎉 Congratulations to Dr Charlotte Ryland, founding Director of the Queen's Translation Exchange (QTE), on being shortlisted for a Vice-Chancellor’s Award in the Local Community Engagement category.
This nomination recognises QTE’s growing outreach specifically across Oxfordshire, where it works with schools to challenge perceptions of language learning and highlight its cultural and creative value.
🏆 The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards Showcase takes place on Tuesday 2 June at the Schwarzman Centre and is open to all.
🔗 Drop in and meet the QTE team: ow.ly/BV0G50YUTnV
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Reflections on residentials: opening doors to Oxford
In between terms, Queen’s is far from quiet. This spring, we welcomed pupils from Lancashire and Cumbria to live and learn in College: from our offer-holders preparing for October, to younger students experiencing a taste of university life for the first time.
Through residentials spanning the humanities and sciences, students explored Oxford through tutorials, taster sessions, and conversations with current undergraduates, all designed to build confidence and a sense of belonging.
“I feel a lot more confident in making an application for Oxford as a result of this residential.”
🔗 Read reflections from Molly, the person who helps make it all happen: ow.ly/iess50YUSFn
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🎭 Following the widely acclaimed productions of 'Fiddler on the Roof' (2025) and 'Into the Woods' (2024), Eglesfield Musical Society returns this summer with the high-class entertainment of 'Guys & Dolls'.
This 'Guys and Dolls' is fast, playful, and a little bit different. The audience isn’t just watching the action; they’re right there with it – surrounded by swirling dance numbers, overheard schemes, and love stories that sneak up on you. Placed in circular seating in the Queen’s gardens, the garden becomes our Havana, our Times Square, our secret sewer hideout, and the perfect place for romance to bloom. Fast-paced and filled with unique characters, this garden production will be unlike any other theatre experience in Oxford.
Runs from 20-23rd May in the gardens at The Queen's College
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