The universities of Oxford and Cambridge are two of the most competitive universities to get into in the UK, but there are some courses that are more competitive than others. At one end of the scale you have law and medicine, where acceptance rates can be as low as 11 per cent. At the other, you have modern languages, which have seen an increase in acceptance rates over the past five years. Here are the ten courses with the highest acceptance rates at both Oxford and Cambridge in 2014.
1. Theology and Religious Studies
Where: University of Cambridge/ University of Oxford
Applications in 2014: 89/ 120
Acceptance rate: 48 per cent/ 33 per cent
2. Classics
Where: University of Cambridge/ University of Oxford
Applications in 2014: 155/ 291
Acceptance rate: 47 per cent/ 36 per cent
3. Modern and Medieval Languages
Where: University of Cambridge
Applications in 2014: 383
Acceptance rate: 44 per cent
4. Modern Languages and Linguistics/ Modern Languages
Where: University of Oxford
Applications in 2014: 61/ 515
Acceptance rate: 44 per cent/ 33 per cent
5. Music
Where: University of Cambridge/ University of Oxford
Applications in 2014: 151/ 208
Acceptance rate: 44 per cent/ 32 per cent
6. Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
Where: University of Cambridge
Applications in 2014: 58
Acceptance rate: 43 per cent
7. Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Where: University of Cambridge
Applications in 2014: 114
Acceptance rate: 43 per cent
8. Archaeology/ Anthropology
Where: University of Oxford
Applications in 2014: 72
Acceptance rate: 33 per cent
9. History
Where: University of Cambridge
Applications in 2014: 607
Acceptance rate: 33 per cent
10. Geography
Where: University of Cambridge
Applications in 2014: 314
Acceptance rate: 32 per cent
