United Kingdom · Public collegiate research university
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England · Founded 1209
QS World #5
THE #5
Official site
Acceptance rate
21% overall (lower for medicine/CS)
Total students
24,450
International
~40%
Annual tuition
GBP 27,024 - 71,043 / year for international UG (2025-26, e.g. Medicine highest)
121 Nobel Prize winners — more than any other institution. Cambridge invented the discipline of computer science (Turing) and discovered DNA structure. Like Oxford, application is to a specific college, and Mathematics Tripos is the world's most famous undergraduate degree.
Admissions requirements
- Language
- IELTS 7.5+ overall, no element below 7.0
- Tests
- Subject-specific tests: ESAT, TMUA, BMAT, LNAT.
- Deadlines
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- Ucas: October 15
- Cao Caf Form: October 22
- Financial aid
- Cambridge Trust Scholarships, Gates Cambridge (graduate, ~80/yr), Bill Gates' personal program.
Famous for
Mathematics
Natural Sciences
Engineering
Computer Science
Law
Notable alumni
- Isaac Newton
- Charles Darwin
- Stephen Hawking
- Alan Turing
Cost estimate
$55,000 / year
Tuition $38,000 + living $17,000
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