Oxford
History and Economics
BA/BSc/MA
Typical offer rate
7–17%
highly competitive entry
Typical entry
A*AA
Grad employment
70%
15 months after
In professional roles
90%
Median grad salary
£45,000
15 months after
Oxford's History and Economics is a BA pairing the study of historical change and evidence with the analytical methods of economics. The history component trains close reading of sources and historical argument; the economics component provides quantitative and theoretical tools for understanding long-run economic development. Entry is highly competitive, and offers are made around A*AA at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to History and Economics at Oxford has a 7–17% chance of an offer, highly competitive by UK standards. Most offers are made around A*AA at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- Typical A-level grades: A*AA
- UCAS tariff: 152–152 points
About Oxford
Oxford teaches through its colleges as well as its faculties, with tutorials of one or two students at the centre of the system, and takes only a small field at the very top of the grade range.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Oxford · History and Economics
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.