Graduate Scholarships
In the 2024-2025 academic year, St Cross is home to 644 students from 71 countries, reading 181 different degrees. This mix of backgrounds and subjects is key to our ethos and reflects our founding mission: to expand academic opportunity. Students today face significant financial pressures, with living costs and fees continuing to increase. The annual cost of most graduate degrees for an international student is estimated to be at least c. £55,000. Prospective students may carry debt from undergraduate studies, and there is considerable competition for external sources of funding. Indeed, successful applicants cite ‘finances’ as the most common reason for refusing a place at Oxford.
Scholarships are key to addressing this problem, helping us ensure that talented students aren’t deterred from coming to St Cross for financial reasons. Each year the College is typically able to support fewer than 10% of its incoming students with scholarships. We want to significantly increase this number, and we welcome your help in doing so. Gifts of all sizes will make an impact, and we can offer scholarship naming opportunities for donations of £10,000 or more. Learn more about our scholars here.
