Undergraduate Admissions Statistics 2015 cycle by University of Cambridge Admissions Office

Undergraduate Admissions Statistics 2015 cycle

Published May 2016

Undergraduate Admissions Statistics – 2015 cycle The following tables and charts are produced annually and are intended to provide a statistical analysis of applicants to the Cambridge Colleges. The data has been prepared on behalf of the Admissions Forum of the Cambridge Colleges by the Cambridge Admissions Office (telephone: 01223 333308, email: caodata@admin.cam.ac.uk).

Contents Undergraduate admissions statistics are provided in the following categories: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

School/college type Region UCAS tariff Subject College Age HE participation neighbourhood (POLAR3 quintile) Ethnicity Disability The admissions process

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Notes for information •

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These statistics refer to applications made from September 2014 onwards for admission to courses starting in October 2015 or by deferred entry for courses starting in October 2016. Applicants holding a deferred offer from previous admissions rounds are not included. Please note that the statistics also exclude 104 applicants (242 last year) through UCAS who did not submit a Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ) in addition to a UCAS application, as required to complete their submission to the University. The term ‘Home’ refers to applicants who have indicated in their UCAS application that they are UK nationals permanently resident in the UK. For more information about the UCAS application process please see: www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/apply-and-track. Offer figures refer to applicants who received a conditional or unconditional offer of a place. Acceptance figures include only those applicants who received an unconditional firm offer of a place. It excludes those made conditional offers who were unsuccessful at confirmation. Success rate figures show the proportion of applicants accepted at confirmation. Percentages throughout have been rounded to one decimal place, so values given may not always add up to 100. Please note that the statistics are not intended for use in the University’s return to the Office of Fair Access (OFFA), as they are calculated on a different basis. OFFA reporting is on a year of entry rather than an admissions round basis, and excludes students who withdrew post-confirmation or otherwise did not come into residence at the University. Equivalent tables for the previous application cycle may be found in: www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/files/publications/undergrad_admissions_statistics_2014_cycle.pdf

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Summary Please note that last year’s figures are shown in italics in brackets. Table 1.1 • • • • •

Applications, offers and acceptances by type of school/college and gender The total number of applications is 16,431 (16,752), a decrease of 1.9%. The total number of offers is 4,253 (4,220), an increase of 0.8%. The total number of acceptances is 3,449 (3,448), almost unchanged compared to last year. The male:female ratio of accepted students is 52:48 (53:47). For applications from Home students attending UK schools/colleges the proportions of acceptances by school/college type are: Maintained 62.3% (62.2%) Independent 37.7% (37.8%)

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Applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS tariff scores and gender Of those accepted, 97.7% (97.3%) achieved the equivalent of A*AA (380 UCAS tariff points) or better counting only their best three A Levels excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. The number of unsuccessful applicants who went on to achieve the equivalent of A*AA (380 UCAS tariff points) or better counting only their best three A Levels excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking is 5,075 (5,113).

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Home applicants, offers and acceptances by HE participation neighbourhood (POLAR3 quintile) The proportion of those accepted whose home postcode has a matching value in the POLAR3 directory and who are in the lowest participation quintile is 2.9% (3.7%). In addition, 0.6% (0.4%) of those accepted had a home postcode with no match or value in the POLAR3 directory.

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Home applicants, offers and acceptances by ethnic origin The proportion of those accepted whose ethnicity is known and who declare they have an ethnic minority background or other is 20.0% (18.9%). In addition, 0.9% (0.9%) of those accepted chose not to declare their ethnic origin.

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Applicants, offers and acceptances by disability The proportion of those accepted who declare they have a disability is 5.2% (4.8%).

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1 Applications, offers and acceptances by school/college type Table 1.1 Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by type of school/college and gender 2015 Applications Female Totals

Type of school/college

Male

Maintained Comprehensive School Grammar School Sixth Form College FE and Tertiary Colleges Independent Other and Overseas Subtotals

3,474 1,734 982 538 220 1,541 274 5,289

2,801 1,331 823 451 196 1,196 259 4,256

6,275 3,065 1,805 989 416 2,737 533 9,545

38.2 18.7 11.0 6.0 2.5 16.7 3.2 58.1

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Subtotals Totals

221 446 2,950 3,617 8,906

197 469 2,603 3,269 7,525

418 915 5,553 6,886 16,431

2.5 5.6 33.8 41.9 100.0

Offers Male Female Totals Home applications 970 994 1,964 444 437 881 334 354 688 152 149 301 40 54 94 570 497 1,067 29 40 69 1,569 1,531 3,100 Other applications 40 42 82 122 106 228 469 374 843 631 522 1,153 2,200 2,053 4,253

Acceptances and success rates Female Totals % Success rate (%)

Male

46.2 20.7 16.2 7.1 2.2 25.1 1.6 72.9

766 339 287 110 30 505 24 1,295

800 343 302 120 35 443 35 1,278

1,566 682 589 230 65 948 59 2,573

45.4 19.8 17.1 6.7 1.9 27.5 1.7 74.6

25.0 22.3 32.6 23.3 15.6 34.6 11.1 27.0

1.9 5.4 19.8 27.1 100.0

23 101 369 493 1,788

32 88 263 383 1,661

55 189 632 876 3,449

1.6 5.5 18.3 25.4 100.0

13.2 20.7 11.4 12.7 21.0

The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Other and Overseasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; category consists largely of applicants at schools and colleges outside the UK, but includes applicants from a variety of non-school/college institutions within the UK. Academies in England are counted within the Comprehensive School category if their admissions policy is non-selective, or the Grammar School category if their admissions policy is selective. For applications from Home students attending UK schools/colleges the proportions of acceptances by school/college type are: Maintained Independent

62.3% (62.2% in the previous cycle) 37.7% (37.8% in the previous cycle)

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Table 1.2 UK schools/colleges submitting Home applicants, and receiving offers and acceptances to Cambridge in any of the last three years (2013-2015) Type of school/college Maintained Comprehensive School Grammar School Sixth Form College FE and Tertiary Colleges Independent Totals

Applications 2,119 1,569 226 98 226 523 2,642

Offers 1,302 910 206 84 102 376 1,678

Acceptances 1,131 772 199 79 81 363 1,494

Academies in England are counted within the Comprehensive School category if their admissions policy is non-selective, or the Grammar School category if their admissions policy is selective.

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2 Applications, offers and acceptances by region Table 2.1 Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by region 2015 Region of domicile Northern Ireland North East Wales Scotland West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire & The Humber South West North West Eastern South East Greater London Overseas (outside UK) Totals

Applications No. % 164 1.0 252 1.5 257 1.6 324 2.0 604 3.7 607 3.7 630 3.8 802 4.9 869 5.3 1,329 8.1 1,957 11.9 2,384 14.5 6,252 38.1 16,431 100.0

Offers No. 47 85 76 66 181 177 205 236 263 460 673 750 1,034 4,253

% 1.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 4.3 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.2 10.8 15.8 17.6 24.3 100.0

Acceptances and success rates No. % Success rate (%) 40 1.2 24.4 65 1.9 25.8 63 1.8 24.5 49 1.4 15.1 154 4.5 25.5 146 4.2 24.1 155 4.5 24.6 200 5.8 24.9 216 6.3 24.9 398 11.5 29.9 568 16.5 29.0 613 17.8 25.7 782 22.7 12.5 3,449 100.0 21.0

The regions listed are based on applicantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Area of Permanent Residence (APR) code, as provided by UCAS. Number of applications to Cambridge by region 2015 Northern Ireland North East Wales Scotland

West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire & The Humber Overseas (outside UK) South West North West

Eastern

Greater London

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South East

Success rate by region 2015 Eastern South East North East Greater London West Midlands South West North West Yorkshire & The Humber Wales Northern Ireland East Midlands Scotland Overseas (outside UK) 0%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Table 2.2 Applications and acceptances nationally by region 2015 [Source: UCAS] Applications Region of domicile North East Northern Ireland Wales East Midlands South West Yorkshire & The Humber Eastern Scotland West Midlands North West South East Greater London Unknown UK Overseas (outside UK) Totals*

No. 20,925 21,030 25,200 36,085 44,205 44,780 49,730 51,295 52,380 66,550 76,005 103,750 90 126,455 718,480

% 2.9 2.9 3.5 5.0 6.2 6.2 6.9 7.1 7.3 9.3 10.6 14.4 0.0 17.6 100.0

Acceptances No. 16,740 14,050 20,510 29,220 35,355 35,985 40,355 34,775 41,980 52,990 61,260 80,400 90 68,550 532,265

% 3.1 2.6 3.9 5.5 6.6 6.8 7.6 6.5 7.9 10.0 11.5 15.1 0.0 12.9 100.0

The regions listed are based on applicantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Area of Permanent Residence (APR) code. * This table reproduces publically available figures from UCAS, which have been rounded to the nearest five applicants, so the values of the individual categories may not add up exactly to the given totals.

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Table 2.3 Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by country 2015 Country of domicile China Singapore Hong Kong United States of America Malaysia Germany France Italy Poland Canada India Romania Ireland Spain Pakistan Australia Korea (South) Switzerland Hungary Netherlands Sweden Greece Cyprus (European Union) Bulgaria Belgium Other EU Other International Totals

Applications No. % 579 9.3 494 7.9 421 6.7 323 5.2 295 4.7 272 4.4 253 4.0 222 3.6 208 3.3 193 3.1 161 2.6 147 2.4 145 2.3 144 2.3 129 2.1 113 1.8 105 1.7 101 1.6 98 1.6 90 1.4 89 1.4 85 1.4 83 1.3 80 1.3 76 1.2 415 6.6 931 14.9 6,252 100.0

Offers No. 106 126 103 51 43 45 29 20 31 12 16 41 10 25 9 26 18 25 28 14 12 15 21 13 7 72 116 1,034

% 10.3 12.2 10.0 4.9 4.2 4.4 2.8 1.9 3.0 1.2 1.5 4.0 1.0 2.4 0.9 2.5 1.7 2.4 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.5 2.0 1.3 0.7 7.0 11.2 100.0

Acceptances and success rates No. % Success rate (%) 76 9.7 13.1 96 12.3 19.4 87 11.1 20.7 23 2.9 7.1 36 4.6 12.2 34 4.3 12.5 25 3.2 9.9 16 2.0 7.2 21 2.7 10.1 10 1.3 5.2 11 1.4 6.8 31 4.0 21.1 10 1.3 6.9 16 2.0 11.1 5 0.6 3.9 24 3.1 21.2 13 1.7 12.4 19 2.4 18.8 23 2.9 23.5 12 1.5 13.3 9 1.2 10.1 12 1.5 14.1 20 2.6 24.1 11 1.4 13.8 4 0.5 5.3 63 8.1 15.2 75 9.6 8.1 782 100.0 12.5

This table lists the top 25 countries outside the UK submitting applications to Cambridge. The countries listed are based on applicants’ Area of Permanent Residence (APR) code. Countries submitting fewer applications than those in the top 25 are aggregated as ‘Other EU’ or ‘Other International’ at the bottom of the table.

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Table 2.4 Applications and acceptances nationally by country 2015 [Source: UCAS] Applications Country of domicile China Malaysia Hong Kong Ireland France Italy India Singapore United States of America Romania Germany Cyprus (European Union) Poland Spain Canada Greece Bulgaria Nigeria Norway Pakistan Lithuania Korea (South) Sweden United Arab Emirates Russia Other EU Other International Totals*

No. 12,980 6,780 6,770 5,815 5,250 4,790 4,305 4,185 3,985 3,585 3,410 3,345 3,040 3,000 2,500 2,455 2,315 2,290 2,165 1,955 1,850 1,565 1,545 1,505 1,345 10,305 23,420 126,455

Acceptances % 10.3 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 8.1 18.5 100.0

No. 7,350 3,970 3,945 2,085 3,045 2,630 1,655 1,950 1,480 2,450 1,760 2,520 1,655 1,800 1,170 1,610 1,680 1,230 1,420 675 1,155 780 750 765 930 6,160 11,930 68,550

% 10.7 5.8 5.8 3.0 4.4 3.8 2.4 2.8 2.2 3.6 2.6 3.7 2.4 2.6 1.7 2.3 2.5 1.8 2.1 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 9.0 17.4 100.0

This table lists the top 25 countries outside the UK submitting applications to HE nationally. The countries listed are based on applicants’ Area of Permanent Residence (APR) code. Countries submitting fewer applications than those in the top 25 are aggregated as ‘Other EU’ or ‘Other International’ at the bottom of the table. * This table is derived from publically available figures from UCAS, which have been rounded to the nearest five applicants.

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3 Applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS tariff score Table 3.1 Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by UCAS tariff score and gender 2015 Applicants achieving three or more A Levels by the end of the 2015 admissions cycle UCAS Tariff Score/A Level Grades 420 A*A*A* 400 A*A*A 380 A*A*B 380 A*AA 360 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 Totals

Male 2,119 1,255 66 976 619 285 165 75 34 25 11 1 1 1 2 0 0 5,635

Applications % Female % 37.6 1,198 26.7 22.3 1,025 22.8 1.2 58 1.3 17.3 933 20.8 11.0 652 14.5 5.1 305 6.8 2.9 172 3.8 1.3 81 1.8 0.6 31 0.7 0.4 24 0.5 0.2 5 0.1 0.0 3 0.1 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 100.0 4,493 100.0

Total % 3,317 32.8 2,280 22.5 124 1.2 1,909 18.8 1,271 12.5 590 5.8 337 3.3 156 1.5 65 0.6 49 0.5 16 0.2 4 0.0 3 0.0 3 0.0 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 10,128 100.0

Male 1,060 344 11 145 46 22 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,635

% 64.8 21.0 0.7 8.9 2.8 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Offers Female % 720 47.0 395 25.8 10 0.7 253 16.5 111 7.3 29 1.9 9 0.6 2 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,531 100.0

Total 1,780 739 21 398 157 51 15 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,166

% 56.2 23.3 0.7 12.6 5.0 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Male 950 265 5 105 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,343

Acceptances % Female % Total 70.7 662 52.0 1,612 19.7 351 27.6 616 0.4 8 0.6 13 7.8 209 16.4 314 1.2 41 3.2 57 0.1 2 0.2 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 100.0 1,273 100.0 2,616

% 61.6 23.5 0.5 12.0 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

In this table the three highest A Level grades in all subjects, excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking, are used for scoring purposes. The UCAS tariff score refers to the scoring system where at A Level A* = 140, A = 120, B = 100, C = 80, D = 60, E = 40 and where at AS Level A = 60, B = 50, C = 40, D = 30, E = 20. More information about the UCAS tariff is available at: www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/entry-requirements/tariff.

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Table 3.2 UK domiciled acceptances nationally by UCAS tariff score and gender 2015 [Source: UCAS] Applicants achieving three or more A Levels by the end of the 2015 admissions cycle UCAS Tariff Score/A Level Grades 420 A*A*A* 400 A*A*A 380 A*AA/A*A*B 360 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 Totals*

Male 3,310 3,425 4,845 5,880 6,235 7,035 7,495 7,380 7,230 6,470 5,265 3,915 2,635 1,380 550 150 73,195

% 4.5 4.7 6.6 8.0 8.5 9.6 10.2 10.1 9.9 8.8 7.2 5.3 3.6 1.9 0.8 0.2 100.0

Applications Female % 2,220 2.2 3,650 3.7 6,045 6.1 8,180 8.2 9,300 9.4 10,710 10.8 11,555 11.6 11,480 11.6 10,630 10.7 9,225 9.3 7,035 7.1 4,740 4.8 2,660 2.7 1,275 1.3 460 0.5 100 0.1 99,260 100.0

Total* 5,530 7,075 10,890 14,060 15,535 17,745 19,050 18,860 17,860 15,690 12,300 8,655 5,295 2,650 1,010 250 172,455

% 3.2 4.1 6.3 8.2 9.0 10.3 11.0 10.9 10.4 9.1 7.1 5.0 3.1 1.5 0.6 0.1 100.0

Male 3,075 3,150 4,455 5,380 5,710 6,430 6,840 6,480 6,190 5,465 4,375 3,195 2,025 1,000 360 85 64,215

% 4.8 4.9 6.9 8.4 8.9 10.0 10.7 10.1 9.6 8.5 6.8 5.0 3.2 1.6 0.6 0.1 100.0

Acceptances Female % 2,075 2.4 3,375 3.9 5,605 6.4 7,570 8.7 8,595 9.8 9,785 11.2 10,480 12.0 10,120 11.6 9,190 10.5 7,770 8.9 5,800 6.6 3,800 4.3 2,040 2.3 920 1.1 305 0.3 60 0.1 87,490 100.0

Total* 5,150 6,525 10,060 12,950 14,305 16,215 17,325 16,600 15,375 13,240 10,170 7,000 4,065 1,920 665 145 151,705

% 3.4 4.3 6.6 8.5 9.4 10.7 11.4 10.9 10.1 8.7 6.7 4.6 2.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 100.0

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4 Applications, offers and acceptances by subject Table 4.1 Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by subject 2015 Applications Degree programme Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Subtotals Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Medicine Graduate Course Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine Subtotals Totals

Offers

No. % No. % Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 59 0.4 25 0.6 384 2.3 60 1.4 121 0.7 50 1.2 136 0.8 89 2.1 45 0.3 20 0.5 1,136 6.9 186 4.4 80 0.5 43 1.0 714 4.3 227 5.3 345 2.1 127 3.0 625 3.8 224 5.3 101 0.6 29 0.7 1,012 6.2 248 5.8 246 1.5 69 1.6 1,015 6.2 257 6.0 88 0.5 31 0.7 387 2.4 186 4.4 151 0.9 69 1.6 203 1.2 51 1.2 87 0.5 48 1.1 6,935 42.2 2,039 47.9 Sciences 642 3.9 117 2.8 2,089 12.7 378 8.9 1,308 8.0 527 12.4 1,300 7.9 284 6.7 478 2.9 26 0.6 3,036 18.5 719 16.9 392 2.4 85 2.0 251 1.5 78 1.8 9,496 57.8 2,214 52.1 16,431 100.0 4,253 100.0

Acceptances and success rates Success No. % rate (%) 20 49 43 74 15 160 31 197 108 197 23 208 50 208 27 173 63 46 41 1,733

0.6 1.4 1.2 2.1 0.4 4.6 0.9 5.7 3.1 5.7 0.7 6.0 1.4 6.0 0.8 5.0 1.8 1.3 1.2 50.2

33.9 12.8 35.5 54.4 33.3 14.1 38.8 27.6 31.3 31.5 22.8 20.6 20.3 20.5 30.7 44.7 41.7 22.7 47.1 25.0

91 312 247 265 24 652 61 64 1,716 3,449

2.6 9.0 7.2 7.7 0.7 18.9 1.8 1.9 49.8 100.0

14.2 14.9 18.9 20.4 5.0 21.5 15.6 25.5 18.1 21.0

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Table 4.2 Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by subject and gender 2015 Degree programme

Male

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Subtotals

19 150 47 64 12 744 16 185 128 308 15 305 132 444 28 121 84 117 36 2,955

Applications Offers % Female % Male % Female Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 32.2 40 67.8 9 36.0 16 39.1 234 60.9 20 33.3 40 38.8 74 61.2 20 40.0 30 47.1 72 52.9 37 41.6 52 26.7 33 73.3 4 20.0 16 65.5 392 34.5 125 67.2 61 20.0 64 80.0 3 7.0 40 25.9 529 74.1 63 27.8 164 37.1 217 62.9 41 32.3 86 49.3 317 50.7 103 46.0 121 14.9 86 85.1 1 3.4 28 30.1 707 69.9 89 35.9 159 53.7 114 46.3 33 47.8 36 43.7 571 56.3 108 42.0 149 31.8 60 68.2 10 32.3 21 31.3 266 68.7 54 29.0 132 55.6 67 44.4 44 63.8 25 57.6 86 42.4 24 47.1 27 41.4 51 58.6 19 39.6 29 42.6 3,980 57.4 807 39.6 1,232

Male

64.0 66.7 60.0 58.4 80.0 32.8 93.0 72.2 67.7 54.0 96.6 64.1 52.2 58.0 67.7 71.0 36.2 52.9 60.4 60.4

9 16 17 29 2 111 3 54 33 90 1 77 25 94 8 53 38 21 15 696

Acceptances % Female 45.0 32.7 39.5 39.2 13.3 69.4 9.7 27.4 30.6 45.7 4.3 37.0 50.0 45.2 29.6 30.6 60.3 45.7 36.6 40.2

11 33 26 45 13 49 28 143 75 107 22 131 25 114 19 120 25 25 26 1,037

% 55.0 67.3 60.5 60.8 86.7 30.6 90.3 72.6 69.4 54.3 95.7 63.0 50.0 54.8 70.4 69.4 39.7 54.3 63.4 59.8

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Degree programme

Male

Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Medicine Graduate Course Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine Subtotals Totals

561 1,643 992 611 218 1,805 78 43 5,951 8,906

Applications % Female 87.4 78.7 75.8 47.0 45.6 59.5 19.9 17.1 62.7 54.2

81 446 316 689 260 1,231 314 208 3,545 7,525

% 12.6 21.3 24.2 53.0 54.4 40.5 80.1 82.9 37.3 45.8

Male Sciences 97 271 400 167 8 424 11 15 1,393 2,200

Offers % Female 82.9 71.7 75.9 58.8 30.8 59.0 12.9 19.2 62.9 51.7

20 107 127 117 18 295 74 63 821 2,053

Male

17.1 28.3 24.1 41.2 69.2 41.0 87.1 80.8 37.1 48.3

75 229 211 159 8 392 7 11 1,092 1,788

Acceptances % Female 82.4 73.4 85.4 60.0 33.3 60.1 11.5 17.2 63.6 51.8

16 83 36 106 16 260 54 53 624 1,661

% 17.6 26.6 14.6 40.0 66.7 39.9 88.5 82.8 36.4 48.2

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Applications by subject and gender 2015 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Medicine Graduate Course Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine 100%

50%

Female

50%

100%

Male

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Offers by subject and gender 2015 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Medicine Graduate Course Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine 100%

50%

Female

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50%

Male

100%

Acceptances by subject and gender 2015 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Medicine Graduate Course Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine 100%

50%

Female

50%

100%

Male

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Table 4.3 Applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by subject and school type 2015

Degree programme Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Subtotals

Applications Home Home Maintained Independent 25 114 40 28 28 304 25 382 192 320 20 331 50 310 37 199 78 91 33 2,607

15 55 35 90 6 170 12 199 97 186 37 165 49 75 8 131 54 56 40 1,480

Offers All Home Home Others* Maintained Independent Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 19 11 8 215 27 17 46 18 16 18 19 58 11 14 3 662 62 42 43 15 11 133 126 78 56 71 38 119 121 74 44 5 15 516 126 47 147 16 11 630 99 29 43 18 1 57 102 68 19 31 34 56 27 15 14 17 25 2,848 925 590

All Others*

Home Maintained

Acceptances Home Independent

All Others*

6 16 16 12 3 82 17 23 18 29 9 75 42 129 12 16 4 9 6 524

8 22 17 14 10 57 12 105 63 103 4 103 13 72 16 93 27 24 14 777

8 15 13 48 3 38 8 72 32 71 13 38 7 27 1 66 32 15 22 529

4 12 13 12 2 65 11 20 13 23 6 67 30 109 10 14 4 7 5 427

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Degree programme Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Medicine Graduate Course† Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine Subtotals Totals

Applications Home Home Maintained Independent 218 703 720 464 16 1,268 160 119 3,668 6,275

53 277 116 214 5 514 39 39 1,257 2,737

All Others* 371 1,109 472 622 457 1,254 193 93 4,571 7,419

Home Maintained Sciences 39 147 289 144 0 330 39 51 1,039 1,964

Offers Home Independent

All Others*

Home Maintained

Acceptances Home Independent

All Others*

22 77 80 93 1 170 17 17 477 1,067

56 154 158 47 25 219 29 10 698 1,222

33 126 113 135 0 307 32 43 789 1,566

18 68 49 88 1 169 13 13 419 948

40 118 85 42 23 176 16 8 508 935

Mathematics includes those applying for Mathematics and Mathematics with Physics. The courses in Chemical Engineering, Management Studies and Manufacturing Engineering can be taken only after Part I in another subject. Applications and acceptances for these courses are recorded under the first year subjects taken by the applicants involved. * The ‘All Others’ category includes Home applicants not at UK schools and colleges and all other applicants at any type of institution. † While most applicants for the Medicine Graduate Course apply to Cambridge for entry directly following study at an HE institution, some applicants undertake further science A Level study at UK schools or colleges and are categorised accordingly above. Such applicants are recorded in this table for completeness but omitted from the charts that follow as their number is so small.

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Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Number of Home applications from UK schools/colleges 2015 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies 400

300

200

Home Maintained

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100

200

Home Independent

300

Number of Home offers from UK schools/colleges 2015 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies 100

Home Maintained

100

Home Independent

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Number of Home acceptances from UK schools/colleges 2015 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Economics Education English Geography History History of Art Human, Social, & Political Sciences Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies 100

Home Maintained

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Home Independent

100

Sciences Number of Home applications from UK schools/colleges 2015 Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine 1200

1000

800

600

400

200

Home Maintained

200

400

600

Home Independent

Number of Home offers from UK schools/colleges 2015 Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine 300

200

100

Home Maintained

200

Home Independent

Number of Home acceptances from UK schools/colleges 2015 Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medicine Natural Sciences Psychological & Behavioural Sciences Veterinary Medicine 300

200

100

Home Maintained

100

200

Home Independent

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5 Applications, offers and acceptances by College Table 5.1 Proportion of Home applications, offers and acceptances to Cambridge from the maintained sector by College 2015 College Christ’s Churchill Clare Corpus Christi Downing Emmanuel Fitzwilliam Girton Gonville and Caius Homerton Hughes Hall* Jesus King’s Lucy Cavendish* Magdalene Murray Edwards Newnham Pembroke Peterhouse Queens’ Robinson St Catharine’s St Edmund’s* St John’s Selwyn Sidney Sussex Trinity Trinity Hall Wolfson* Open offers Totals

Applications 503 380 562 315 405 533 278 224 467 227 25 507 575 36 223 109 124 494 163 389 198 446 26 508 316 284 385 275 35 9,012

% Maintained 75.5 77.1 68.3 69.5 71.6 68.3 70.1 80.4 59.1 79.3 84.0 60.2 84.9 83.3 57.8 80.7 71.8 66.0 71.2 68.1 69.2 65.5 88.5 65.4 61.4 69.4 68.1 69.1 85.7 69.6

Offers 121 131 128 93 104 137 133 121 150 122 10 132 114 9 117 99 101 120 71 153 109 120 11 156 112 106 142 91 11 7 3,031

% Maintained 66.1 70.2 67.2 65.6 66.3 58.4 69.2 76.0 58.7 65.6 80.0 59.1 75.4 88.9 52.1 69.7 65.3 61.7 64.8 66.0 51.4 67.5 81.8 59.6 67.9 66.0 60.6 67.0 72.7 100.0 64.8

Acceptances 99 87 106 76 96 120 114 98 133 106 7 127 89 7 87 75 75 102 54 121 91 106 6 134 102 84 120 82 10 2,514

% Maintained 64.6 69.0 65.1 59.2 62.5 53.3 70.2 67.3 56.4 67.0 85.7 58.3 73.0 100.0 50.6 65.3 61.3 58.8 55.6 64.5 48.4 64.2 83.3 56.7 71.6 64.3 60.0 65.9 70.0 62.3

The College of application in the data above is defined as the applicant’s first choice College (or, in the case of an open applicant, the College to which the applicant was allocated) regardless of subsequent transfers through the pools. The figures include only Home applicants who applied from a school or college in the UK and show the percentage of applications and acceptances by College from the maintained sector, including FE institutions. * The majority of applicants to the four Mature Colleges apply from institutions other than UK schools and colleges, or independently of a school or college. Relevant applications and acceptances are counted in this table, but differences of one or two applicants can have a disproportionate effect on the percentages year-on-year and no particular conclusion should be drawn from this.

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Number of Home applications from UK schools/colleges 2015 Christ’s Churchill Clare Corpus Christi Downing Emmanuel Fitzwilliam Girton Gonville and Caius Homerton Hughes Hall Jesus King’s Lucy Cavendish Magdalene Murray Edwards Newnham Pembroke Peterhouse Queens’ Robinson St Catharine’s St Edmund’s St John’s Selwyn Sidney Sussex Trinity Trinity Hall Wolfson 400

300

200

Home Maintained

100

200

300

Home Independent

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Number of Home offers from UK schools/colleges 2015 Christ’s Churchill Clare Corpus Christi Downing Emmanuel Fitzwilliam Girton Gonville and Caius Homerton Hughes Hall Jesus King’s Lucy Cavendish Magdalene Murray Edwards Newnham Pembroke Peterhouse Queens’ Robinson St Catharine’s St Edmund’s St John’s Selwyn Sidney Sussex Trinity Trinity Hall Wolfson Open offers 100

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Home Independent

100

Number of Home acceptances from UK schools/colleges 2015 Christ’s Churchill Clare Corpus Christi Downing Emmanuel Fitzwilliam Girton Gonville and Caius Homerton Hughes Hall Jesus King’s Lucy Cavendish Magdalene Murray Edwards Newnham Pembroke Peterhouse Queens’ Robinson St Catharine’s St Edmund’s St John’s Selwyn Sidney Sussex Trinity Trinity Hall Wolfson 100

Home Maintained

100

Home Independent

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6 Applicants, offers and acceptances by age Table 6.1 Applicants, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by age* 2015 Age Under 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25-29 30-39 40 and over Totals

Applicants No. 616 9,861 3,733 788 418 223 186 147 254 141 40 16,407

Offers % 3.8 60.1 22.8 4.8 2.5 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 0.9 0.2 100.0

No. 92 2,807 963 144 117 37 25 27 31 5 5 4,253

% 2.2 66.0 22.6 3.4 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 100.0

Acceptances and success rates No. % Success rate (%) 63 1.8 10.2 2,271 65.8 23.0 799 23.2 21.4 119 3.5 15.1 98 2.8 23.4 31 0.9 13.9 17 0.5 9.1 21 0.6 14.3 24 0.7 9.4 3 0.1 2.1 3 0.1 7.5 3,449 100.0 21.0

* expected age on 1 October of year of entry This data relates to applicants (who may apply for up to five courses in their UCAS application) rather than the total number of applications made by applicants. Applicants to Cambridge are usually permitted to make only one application to the University in any given year, the sole exception to this rule being those wishing to be considered for both the standard Medicine and Graduate Medicine courses.

Table 6.2 Applicants and acceptances nationally by age† 2015 [Source: UCAS] Applicants Age Under 18 18 19 20 21 and over Totals‡ †

No. 12,105 321,495 141,280 59,025 184,575 718,480

Acceptances % 1.7 44.7 19.7 8.2 25.7 100.0

No. 6,250 258,280 110,850 42,525 114,365 532,265

% 1.2 48.5 20.8 8.0 21.5 100.0

for details of the age calculation used by UCAS, please see www.ucas.com/sites/default/files/definitions.pdf

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This table reproduces publically available figures from UCAS, which have been rounded to the nearest five applicants, so the values of the individual categories may not add up exactly to the given totals.

This data relates to applicants (who may apply for up to five courses in their UCAS application) rather than the total number of applications made by applicants.

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7 Applicants, offers and acceptances by HE participation neighbourhood (POLAR3 quintile) Table 7.1 Home applicants, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by POLAR3 quintile 2015 POLAR3 quintile 5 4 3 2 1 Unknown Totals

Applicants No. % 4,604 48.3 2,194 23.0 1,404 14.7 819 8.6 449 4.7 63 0.7 9,533 100.0

Offers No. 1,670 675 414 211 110 20 3,100

% 53.9 21.8 13.4 6.8 3.5 0.6 100.0

Acceptances and success rates No. % Success rate (%) 1,429 55.5 31.0 567 22.0 25.8 331 12.9 23.6 156 6.1 19.0 75 2.9 16.7 15 0.6 23.8 2,573 100.0 27.0

This data relates to applicants (who may apply for up to five courses in their UCAS application) rather than the total number of applications made by applicants. Applicants to Cambridge are usually permitted to make only one application to the University in any given year, the sole exception to this rule being those wishing to be considered for both the standard Medicine and Graduate Medicine courses. POLAR3 is a classification of UK postcode areas showing the participation of young people in higher education (HE), where 5 signifies the highest-participation neighbourhood quintile and 1 the lowest. More information about POLAR3 is available at: www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/yp/POLAR/.

Table 7.2 UK domiciled applicants and acceptances nationally by POLAR3 quintile 2015 [Source: UCAS] Applicants POLAR3 quintile 5 4 3 2 1 Unknown Totals*

No. 159,840 132,635 121,075 99,075 77,350 2,045 592,025

% 27.0 22.4 20.5 16.7 13.1 0.3 100.0

Acceptances and success rates No. % 128,930 27.8 104,460 22.5 94,085 20.3 76,240 16.4 58,450 12.6 1,550 0.3 463,715 100.0

* This table reproduces figures from UCAS, which have been rounded to the nearest five applicants, so the values of the individual categories may not add up exactly to the given totals. This data relates to applicants (who may apply for up to five courses in their UCAS application) rather than the total number of applications made by applicants. POLAR3 is a classification of UK postcode areas showing the participation of young people in higher education (HE), where 5 signifies the highest-participation neighbourhood quintile and 1 the lowest. More information about POLAR3 is available at: www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/yp/POLAR/.

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8 Applicants, offers and acceptances by ethnicity Table 8.1 Home applicants, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by ethnic origin and gender 2015 Ethnicity Black Caribbean Black African Black Other Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Asian Other Mixed White and Black Caribbean Mixed White and Black African Mixed White and Asian Mixed Other Other Unknown White Totals

Male 14 80 4 314 84 50 123 97 21 30 144 71 76 286 3,887 5,281

Applicants Female Total 33 47 96 176 5 9 195 509 43 127 35 85 91 214 62 159 34 55 24 54 138 282 70 141 52 128 199 485 3,175 7,062 4,252 9,533

% 0.5 1.8 0.1 5.3 1.3 0.9 2.2 1.7 0.6 0.6 3.0 1.5 1.3 5.1 74.1 100.0

Male 2 16 0 117 13 13 47 34 8 10 40 21 24 43 1,181 1,569

Offers Female Total 11 13 16 32 2 2 55 172 8 21 8 21 34 81 16 50 13 21 4 14 51 91 29 50 17 41 32 75 1,235 2,416 1,531 3,100

% 0.4 1.0 0.1 5.5 0.7 0.7 2.6 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.9 1.6 1.3 2.4 77.9 100.0

Male 2 13 0 102 12 11 42 28 4 7 35 17 23 16 983 1,295

Acceptances and success rates Female Total % Success rate (%) 9 11 0.4 23.4 13 26 1.0 14.8 1 1 0.0 11.1 46 148 5.8 29.1 7 19 0.7 15.0 8 19 0.7 22.4 28 70 2.7 32.7 11 39 1.5 24.5 10 14 0.5 25.5 3 10 0.4 18.5 41 76 3.0 27.0 22 39 1.5 27.7 15 38 1.5 29.7 8 24 0.9 4.9 1,056 2,039 79.2 28.9 1,278 2,573 100.0 27.0

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Table 8.2 UK domiciled applicants and acceptances nationally by ethnic origin and gender 2015 [Source: UCAS] Ethnicity Black Caribbean Black African Black Other Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Asian Other Mixed White and Black Caribbean Mixed White and Black African Mixed White and Asian Mixed Other Other Unknown White Totals*

Applicants Male Female Total* 3,530 6,640 10,175 17,080 22,995 40,080 1,140 1,605 2,745 8,925 9,550 18,475 9,985 10,935 20,920 4,190 4,550 8,740 1,895 2,220 4,115 5,950 6,740 12,690 2,695 4,480 7,175 1,455 1,815 3,270 3,295 3,780 7,075 2,680 4,015 6,700 4,645 5,300 9,950 3,935 3,735 7,670 179,420 252,835 432,255 250,830 341,195 592,025

% 1.7 6.8 0.5 3.1 3.5 1.5 0.7 2.1 1.2 0.6 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.3 73.0 100.0

Male 2,830 12,410 895 7,385 7,905 3,485 1,605 4,645 2,190 1,165 2,760 2,100 3,615 3,240 145,730 201,960

Acceptances Female Total* 4,860 7,695 15,265 27,675 1,185 2,080 7,735 15,120 8,450 16,355 3,790 7,275 1,850 3,455 4,940 9,585 3,480 5,670 1,385 2,550 3,095 5,855 3,155 5,255 4,110 7,725 3,010 6,250 195,445 341,175 261,755 463,715

% 1.7 6.0 0.4 3.3 3.5 1.6 0.7 2.1 1.2 0.5 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.3 73.6 100.0

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9 Applicants, offers and acceptances by disability Table 9.1 Applicants, offers and acceptances to Cambridge by disability 2015 Applicants Disability Autistic spectrum disorder or Asperger's Syndrome Blind or partially sighted Deaf or serious hearing impairment Long standing illness (e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, heart condition) Mental health condition Specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia) Physical impairment or mobility difficulties Other disability or medical condition Two or more of the above No disability declared Totals

No. 79 28 14 85 150 364 29 120 51 15,487 16,407

% 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.9 2.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 94.4 100.0

Offers No. 20 7 5 19 27 101 7 31 16 4,020 4,253

% 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 2.4 0.2 0.7 0.4 94.5 100.0

Acceptances and success rates No. % Success rate (%) 14 0.4 17.7 5 0.1 17.9 5 0.1 35.7 13 0.4 15.3 19 0.6 12.7 83 2.4 22.8 3 0.1 10.3 25 0.7 20.8 11 0.3 21.6 3,271 94.8 21.1 3,449 100.0 21.0

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Table 9.2 UK domiciled applicants and acceptances nationally by disability 2015 [Source: UCAS] Disability Autistic spectrum disorder or Asperger's Syndrome Blind or partially sighted Deaf or serious hearing impairment Long standing illness (e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, heart condition) Mental health condition Specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia) Physical impairment or mobility difficulties Other disability or medical condition Two or more of the above No disability declared Totals*

Applicants No. % 3,850 0.5 735 0.1 1,220 0.2 5,610 0.8 10,085 1.4 27,445 3.8 1,590 0.2 6,275 0.9 2,570 0.4 659,100 91.7 718,480 100.0

Acceptances No. % 3,110 0.6 545 0.1 915 0.2 4,135 0.8 7,560 1.4 21,025 4.0 1,195 0.2 4,865 0.9 1,980 0.4 486,930 91.5 532,265 100.0

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10 The admissions process Table 10.1 Progress of applicants through the admissions process 2015 Applications Type of school/college Home Maintained Home Independent All Others* Totals

Direct 5,878 2,664 6,000 14,542

Open 397 73 1,419 1,889

Winter Pooled 1,473 1,004 1,299 3,776

Offers Acceptances via Winter Summer by Offering via Summer Direct Pool Pooled College Pool 1,538 426 154 1,526 40 824 243 87 929 19 994 228 99 911 24 3,356 897 340 3,366 83

* The ‘All Others’ category includes Home applicants not at UK schools and colleges and all other applicants at any type of institution. Applications: • Applicants to Cambridge can choose to make a direct application to a College of their choice or to make an open application, where the application is allocated to a College by computer algorithm. • Applicants may be placed in the Winter Pool by the College to which they applied (or were allocated in the case of open applicants) for a number of reasons, summarised here: www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/decisions. Offers: • Direct offers are those made by the College to which applicants applied (or were allocated in the case of open applicants), regardless of whether the application was placed in the Winter Pool. • Offers made via the Winter Pool are those made to pooled applicants by a College other than that to which they applied (or were allocated). • Offer-holders may sometimes be placed in the Summer Pool by their offering College if, following the publication of examination results, they have narrowly missed the conditions of their offer. Acceptances: • Acceptances may be made by the offering College, regardless of whether the application was placed in the Summer Pool, or by a College other than that which made the original offer via the Summer Pool.

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