University of Cambridge Admission 2027: Deadlines, Requirements, Fees for International Students

Admission at a glance

Cambridge undergraduate admission runs through UCAS, but on Cambridge's own earlier calendar shared with Oxford: the application, including choice of college, must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time on 15 October the year before entry. Alongside the UCAS form, applicants complete a My Cambridge Application, also called the Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ), which colleges use for shortlisting.

Depending on subject, applicants may need to sit a subject specific admissions test, for example the Engineering and Science Admissions Test (ESAT), the Test of Mathematics for University Admission (TMUA), the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT), or the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) for Medicine. Shortlisted candidates are normally interviewed, in Cambridge or online, in December, and some courses ask for samples of recent written schoolwork beforehand.

Overseas (non-UK) tuition fees are set per course group and are separate from the college fee every undergraduate also pays; the university fee alone runs from GBP 29,052 for Group 1 subjects such as Classics, Economics, English, History and Law up to GBP 70,554 for Medical and Veterinary Science, for 2026 entry. Cambridge had not yet published the 2027 entry rate at the time of this research; it publishes the following year's fee by 1 October each year. English language ability is normally shown at IELTS 7.5 overall with 7.0 in each component, though Cambridge also accepts a good C1 standard on other recognised qualifications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree

A-levels, the International Baccalaureate or another equivalent qualification at the level each course and college states, usually alongside a subject specific admissions test (ESAT, TMUA, LNAT or UCAT depending on subject) and an interview for shortlisted applicants. English language ability of IELTS 7.5 overall, minimum 7.0 in each element, or an equivalent test, unless exempt.

Full requirements and documents