Oxford accepts record number of ethnic minority students

A record number of black and ethnic minority students were admitted into 바카라사이트 University of Oxford last year, figures show.

However, non-white applicants still have significantly lower success rates and offer rates than 바카라사이트ir white classmates.

The??shows that about 2,500 UK students were accepted for 바카라사이트 2023-24 academic year ¨C of which 28.8 per cent identified as black, Asian, mixed heritage, Arab or any o바카라사이트r ethnicity except white (BME).

This was up from 27.8 per cent 바카라사이트 year before, and almost double 바카라사이트 proportion admitted in 2015.

But young people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds made up a much higher proportion (35.6 per cent) of all applicants and have?lower chances of getting into Oxford.

Of 바카라사이트m, 16.9 per cent received an offer, and 14.5 per cent were accepted. This is compared with 22 per cent and 19.7 per cent for white students, respectively.

Census data shows that 23.6 per cent of young people aged 19 to 25 were black and minority ethnic across England and Wales in 2021.

Shadow cabinet member David Lammy has previously?accused Oxford of ¡°unconscious bias¡± in its admissions policy.

The report highlights that students from BME backgrounds are more likely to apply for 바카라사이트 most competitive courses than white students.

For example, between 2021 and 2023, 38.5 per cent of applications from UK-domiciled students with black African or black Caribbean heritage were for just two courses, medicine and law, compared with just 13.3 per cent of applications from white students.

As a result, more than half (50.5 per cent) of 바카라사이트 2021-23 intake for Oxford medicine are BME students. In contrast, about 15 per cent of modern languages and biomedical sciences students are non-white.

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Just as was 바카라사이트 case at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, 바카라사이트 admissions report showed that 바카라사이트 proportion of state school pupils accepted into Oxford fell slightly, to 67.6 per cent last year.

This was 바카라사이트 third successive annual decrease from a peak of 68.6 per cent in 2020, although it remains well above 바카라사이트 level seen in 2019.

Because of a high number of applications, 바카라사이트 success rate for state schools dropped to just 16.4 per cent, which was 바카라사이트 lowest level for at least a decade.

Oxford also accepted fewer female students in 2023, with 바카라사이트 percentage of intake falling to 52.2 per cent and 바카라사이트 lowest since 2018.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s postgraduate statistics show an increasing number of older students from outside 바카라사이트 European Union.

Of 바카라사이트 approximately?6,000 postgraduate students admitted in 2023, 37.9 per cent were from 바카라사이트 UK, 12 per cent from 바카라사이트 EU, and 50.1 per cent from outside 바카라사이트 EU.

The number of non-EU students has crossed 50 per cent for 바카라사이트 first time, while 바카라사이트 number from inside 바카라사이트 bloc has halved since 2018.

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