Admissions tests
Some Oxford courses require an admissions test as part of the assessment process. Not all courses have one. Check whether your course requires a test and how the 2026 arrangements will work.
NEW for entry in 2027
Tests form one part of Oxford's admissions process and are used alongside a range of information to help assess candidates' academic potential and suitability for some of our courses.
From 2026, Oxford will be using admissions tests owned and managed by UAT-UK.
UAT-UK is a collaboration between Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge whose computer-based admissions tests are used by a range of UK universities and delivered online by Pearson via their worldwide network of test centres. The ESAT (Engineering and Science Admissions Test), TARA (Test of Academic Reasoning for Admissions) and TMUA (Test of Mathematics for University Admission) will be taken by Oxford candidates where required for admission to their chosen course. Oxford applicants also applying to other universities which use these tests will only need to take the relevant UAT-UK test once.
The full list of courses with admissions tests in 2026 is below. No other Oxford undergraduate course will have an admissions test.
2026 admissions tests
For further information on test dates, booking information and guidance on preparation, visit the test websites.
