Sanskrit at University of Oxford
Sanskrit (BA (Hons), Q450) at University of Oxford asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ox.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check ox.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. 10% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q450 · Q4 ancient languages
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%85%
Learning opportunities78%74%
Assessment and feedback63%74%
Academic support92%93%
Organisation and management30%75%
Learning resources90%84%
Student voice54%69%
15 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£32k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
59% working10% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
78%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
88%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals22%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals21%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals9%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 145 graduates · 59% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Oxford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- OX1 3JP
Subjects
Sanskrit studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Oxford
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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See all 618 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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