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Postsecondary Institution

University of Oxford

Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, United Kingdom

IDSCU ID: PS-0001Type: UniversityStatus: ActiveData captured: 7 Sept 2026

Overview

The University of Oxford is a collegiate university in Oxford, England, whose teaching history extends back to at least the eleventh century. It developed over centuries rather than from a single documented foundation event. Its academic life is distributed across university departments, colleges, libraries and other facilities in and around the city.

Institution information

Institution type
University
Operating status
Active
Ownership
Public
Founded information
Teaching existed at Oxford by 1096; there is no single known foundation date.
Teaching languages
  • English

Qualifications & fields

Primary pathway
Higher Education
Education pathways
  • Higher Education
Qualification levels
  • Bachelor
  • Master
  • Doctorate
Fields of study
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences
  • Natural Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Medicine and Health
Academic divisions
  • Humanities
  • Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
  • Medical Sciences
  • Social Sciences
Delivery modes
  • On-campus
Awarding bodies
  • University of Oxford

Campuses & admissions

Address
Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, United Kingdom
Campuses
  • Name: Oxford collegiate university · City: Oxford · Relationship: University departments and self-governing colleges across the city
Course catalogue
Open official page
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided through colleges and university housing, with arrangements varying by student and course.
Facilities
  • Bodleian Libraries
  • University museums and collections

Record information

IDSCU record ID
PS-0001
Education sector
Postsecondary Institution
Country code
GB
Data captured
7 Sept 2026
Data release
20260908T071051Z

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