Admissions Guide

University of Cambridge Admissions Guide

Comprehensive guide to applying to Cambridge. Entry requirements, interview preparation, and expert tutoring from graduates.

16Subject Guides

29Colleges

Course Guides

Subjects at Cambridge

Select a subject for a complete admissions guide including entry requirements, interview tips, and course structure.

Arts

(1)

ArchitectureTypical offer: A*AA.~65 places/yearView guide →

Sciences

(5)

BiologyTypical offer: Typical A-Level offer: A*A*A.~569 places/yearView guide →Computer ScienceTypical offer: A*A*A~82 places/yearView guide →MathematicsTypical offer: Minimum offer level A*A*A, plus grade 1 in STEP 2 and STEP 3; some colleges use flexible variants.~260 places/yearView guide →Natural SciencesTypical offer: A*A*A.~569 places/yearView guide →PhysicsTypical offer: A*A*A (currently published; 2027-entry requirements were due to be published in April 2026)~569 places/yearView guide →

Humanities

(4)

ClassicsTypical offer: A*AA.~52 places/yearView guide →HistoryTypical offer: A*AA with History required.~220 places/yearView guide →Modern LanguagesTypical offer: A*AA~135 places/yearView guide →PhilosophyTypical offer: A*AA~42 places/yearView guide →

Social Sciences

(4)

EconomicsTypical offer: A*A*A, with Mathematics required.~164 places/yearView guide →HSPSTypical offer: Minimum A-level offer: A*AA.~173 places/yearView guide →LawTypical offer: A*AA~232 places/yearView guide →PsychologyTypical offer: A*A*A~79 places/yearView guide →

Engineering

(1)

EngineeringTypical offer: A*A*A~321 places/yearView guide →

Medicine

(1)

MedicineTypical offer: A*A*A.~271 places/yearView guide →

Colleges

Cambridge Colleges

Each college has its own admissions culture, interview style, and statistics. College-specific guides are coming soon.

Christ's College

Churchill College

Clare College

Corpus Christi College

Downing College

Emmanuel College

Fitzwilliam College

Girton College

Gonville and Caius College

Homerton College

Hughes Hall

Jesus College

King's College

Lucy Cavendish College

Magdalene College

Murray Edwards College

Newnham College

Pembroke College

Peterhouse

Queens' College

Robinson College

Selwyn College

Sidney Sussex College

St Catharine's College

St Edmund's College

St John's College

Trinity College

Trinity Hall

Wolfson College

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