* Over 130 nationalities are represented among our student body.
* Oxford''s teaching and research is consistently in the top rank nationally and internationally, and is at the forefront of medical, scientific and technological achievement.
* Oxford has strong links with research institutions and with business and industry, both in the United Kingdom and overseas.
* The University has excellent facilities and resources for learning in its world-famous libraries, laboratories and museums.
* Oxford''s collegiate system fosters a sense of community between tutors and students, and among students themselves.
* Students have the opportunity to learn alongside leading researchers in their field.
* The Oxford Opportunity Bursaries Scheme, which starts operating from October 2006, will be one of the most generous bursary schemes for UK undergraduates. The scheme ensures that no home student should be deterred from applying to Oxford for financial reasons.
Undergraduate courses offer students the chance to study their chosen field in depth, whilst a range of options allows for a wide spread of special interests. Oxford offers undergraduates a unique learning experience through the tutorial system, in which students meet regularly with their college tutor, either on a one-to-one basis or with one or two other students, as an integral part of the pedagogic mix.
Our programmes of study aim to make students think logically, laterally and independently. Thirty colleges and seven permanent private halls admit undergraduates and all colleges except St Hilda''s, which is for women only, accept men and women. All colleges accept applications from mature students, and, in addition, Harris Manchester College is solely for mature students who wish to read for an Oxford degree.
The University particularly values the role of international students in providing intellectual stimulation and in creating and maintaining academic links with colleagues abroad. Over a quarter of our student body comes from outside the United Kingdom, and a range of scholarships offer support for international students. Each year several hundred such students are supported by scholarships funded fully or in part by benefactors and the University, including schemes such as the Clarendon Fund Scholarships and the Rhodes Scholarships.
As one of the leading international universities, Oxford also attracts scholars from all over the world to join its teaching and research staff, and collaborates with over 80 research institutions worldwide, including establishments in the Far East, India, South Africa, the USA and Latin America. Oxford also has a small number of formal collaborative agreements with overseas institutions, including Princeton University, Kyoto University, Australian National University and Peking University. In addition, Oxford is a member of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) and of the League of European Research Universities (LERU).
Source: http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/studying.shtml
