Page last updated: 17 December 2025
This page provides general updates on the progress of Magdalen’s undergraduate admissions process by subject. It will be updated as key stages are completed (for example, when shortlisting decisions or interview invitations have been sent).
We would be very grateful if you could refrain from contacting the College regarding shortlisting or admissions decisions unless your subject is shown below as having had its emails sent and you have not received a message from us. All applicants will be notified directly by email once shortlisting, interview, or final decisions have been released for their subject.
While all colleges follow the same admissions framework, the timing of decisions may vary between subjects and colleges. If your friends or teachers have heard from other colleges before you have received an update from Magdalen, this is not a cause for concern.
If this page indicates that your subject’s decisions have been released and you still have not received an email, please contact the Admissions Officer at admissions@magd.ox.ac.uk.
Important notice for non-Magdalen applicants (please read)
This timetable is intended for Magdalen applicants only.
We are aware that it has been shared online and has caused confusion for candidates at other colleges who have not yet received their own communications. Although all Colleges and Faculties follow the same admissions framework, the timing of decision releases varies between them.
To keep this page focused for Magdalen applicants, please rely on the communications sent directly to you by your own College or Faculty.
| Subjects | Shortlisting Decision | Interview invites |
| Biochem | Yes (issued 19 Nov) | Yes (25 Nov) |
| Biology | Yes (issued 18 Nov) | Yes (24 Nov) |
| Biomed | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Chemistry | Yes (issued 25 Nov) | Yes (27 Nov) Miro (2 Dec) |
| CAAH | Yes (issued 27 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Classics | Yes (issued 27 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Classics and English | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Classics and ML | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Classics and AMES | Yes (issued 27 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| CompSci | Yes (issued 1 Dec) | Yes (12 Dec) |
| Engineering | Yes (issued 26 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| English | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (1 Dec) |
| English and ML | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| EMEL | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Experimental Psychology | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (12 Dec) |
| Fine Art | Yes (issued 19 Nov) | Interview invites are sent by The Ruskin School of Art. |
| History | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (4 Dec) |
| AMH | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (4 Dec) |
| History and ML | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (4 Dec) |
| History and Politics | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (4 Dec) |
| Human Sciences | Yes (issued 27 Nov) | Yes (4 Dec) |
| Law | Yes (issued 25 Nov) | Yes (1 Dec) |
| Maths/Maths & Stats | Yes (issued 1 Dec) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Maths and CompSci | Yes (issued 1 Dec) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Maths and Phil | Yes (issued 1 Dec) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Medicine | Faculty decisions released 24 Nov. College letters issued 24 Nov. | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Medicine (grad entry) | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Mod Langs | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Mod Langs and Ling | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| Music | Yes (issued 18 Nov) | Yes (24 Nov) |
| Phil and ML | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (2 Dec) |
| PPE | Yes (issued 27 Nov) | Yes (6 Dec) |
| Physics | Yes (issued 2 Dec) | Yes (6 Dec) |
| Phys and Phil | Yes (issued 2 Dec) | Yes (6 Dec) |
| PPL | Yes (issued 28 Nov) | Yes (5 Dec) |