Oxford interview invites usually come out between mid-November and early December 2026, around a week or more before the interview. Interviews are online, mainly from 7 to 18 December 2026, and decisions follow on 12 January 2027.
Updated · Main interview period 7 Dec – 18 Dec
Counts show here once at least 3 invites are posted.
Oxford interview invites for 2027 entry usually start arriving in mid-November. Figures appear here once at least 3 have been posted.
– means fewer than 3 invites posted for that college so far (or none), so no one's invite can be picked out. Not every post names a college.
UCAS deadline for Oxford applications.
Admissions tests for courses that need one. Written work, where a course asks for it, is due by 10 November.
Colleges tell applicants whether they've been shortlisted, usually about a week or more before their interview.
Online, on days set by subject. Some applicants also have an interview with a second college.
Shortlisted applicants hear on 12 January 2027, through UCAS.
Oxford sets interview days by subject, so its interview timetable is the place to find yours. What some colleges have published for 2026:
| College | Interviews |
|---|---|
| Magdalen | 7 – 18 Dec |
| Regent's Park | December |
| Wadham | December |
From each college's admissions pages, checked 6 November 2026. Dates can change, so always go by your college's website and your invitation.
Interviews, offers and rejections for Oxford and every other university are on the offer tracker. Had an invite? Post it there with your college.
Oxford applicants usually hear whether they've been invited to interview between the middle of November and early December 2026. Colleges send the decisions themselves, so applicants can hear on different days: Wadham, for example, sends its decisions from late November. Interviews then run mainly 7 December to 18 December 2026.
Oxford interviews for 2027 entry run mainly 7 December to 18 December 2026. Your exact days depend on your subject, and Oxford publishes an interview timetable by course. Your invitation gives your date and time. Oxford says interview times can't be rearranged, so keep your subject's days free.
Usually about a week. Magdalen says at least seven days and Regent's Park at least one week. Wadham aims for a week but says that may not always be possible.
Not necessarily. Shortlisting decisions go out from mid-November to early December, so hearing nothing before then doesn't tell you anything. Applicants hear either way, so check your email, including spam, up to early December.
No. Oxford shortlists applicants for interview, looking at your application and, for courses that ask for them, admissions test results and written work. How many are shortlisted varies by course.
Online. Oxford's interviews for 2027 entry are held online, so you don't need to travel to Oxford.
Yes, some applicants are. You might have an extra interview with another college, sometimes at short notice. Check Oxford's interview timetable for your course, and keep the later days of your subject's window free if you can.
Shortlisted applicants hear on 12 January 2027, through UCAS. Applicants who weren't interviewed may see their decision sooner: Wadham says those go on UCAS by early January.
Applicants post their own interview invites on the UniScout offer tracker after signing in, with the college if they choose to give it. Posts can be reported and are reviewed by moderators. They're a self-selected sample, not Oxford's official figures, and colleges or courses with fewer than 3 posts show no count.