Application to enrolment
You can apply for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees directly through your agent portal, which is free to use and helps you keep track of your applications.
When submitting a student’s application, please check whether the course has a Sandwich option (an industry placement or a year abroad). Please select the correct Sandwich option on the application. If you need to request any changes to the Sandwich option after a student has received their offer letter, please submit the Course Change Request form as early as possible to avoid CAS issue delays.
If you have any queries about using the agent portal, please contact your regional Global Recruitment Officer. If you need a student application to be tagged to you, please send your request to your regional Recruitment Officer, quoting the application ID.
Applications can also be made through UCAS for undergraduate courses starting in September.
Please remember to upload any supporting documents directly to the application.
Essential documents
These documents are the ones we must see to be able to make a quick decision on your application. Including these will ensure a faster decision and avoid missed emails!
- Personal statement (please write on the application form or upload as a document)
- School/University transcript (completed or progress so far)
- Accurate description of qualifications taken - no need to convert to a UK equivalent, please do tell us the official title and exam board of the qualification being taken.
Other important documents
If you have these documents when you apply please include them, but if not, you can send these to us later to meet the offer conditions:
- One letter of recommendation (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
- English language evidence - see which tests we accept. We are now offering the Kaplan Test of English which is an easy-to-access, online English test that can be taken from home.
- Final certificates or confirmation of awards
- CV (if work experience is required)
- Portfolio (if required for the course)
- Passport
- Previous UK visas (if applicable)
Personal Statement top tips
A personal statement should outline why your student wants to study their chosen course in the UK and how it might help their future plans. It should be written in their own words. Here are some resources to help your students make an impact in their personal statement.
- Oxford Brookes Personal Statements guide
- Help with your application: Guide for international students
- UCAS Personal Statement tool
If you would like more guidance, please do ask your Global Recruitment contact for help - we are happy to run workshops for your students on how to write a personal statement.
Translations
For visa purposes, certified English translations are required for all academic documents. Please include these at the point of application.
Find out more below about tuition fees, deposit requirements and scholarships available to international students.
You can also visit our fees and funding pages for more information.
At Oxford Brookes we’re always trying to find ways to help students with costs. Visit our living costs page for planning and budgeting tips for students.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for international students are set annually and individual course costs vary. You can find the most up-to-date fee information for each course on our course pages.
Please note that tuition fees may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Tuition fee deposit
International applicants are required to pay a minimum £3,000 deposit to confirm their place and enter CAS Shield.
Applicants from India, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Ghana, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sri Lanka and Syria are required to pay a £5,000 top-up deposit to receive their CAS. To ensure a smooth application process, applicants are encouraged to pay their deposit as early as possible. Applicants who are required to pay the £5,000 top-up are welcome to pay the £8,000 deposit in one lump sum if they prefer. You can find deposit payment deadlines for September 2024 entry below.
Details of deposit payment methods can be viewed on our pay your deposit page.
Scholarships
We also offer a range of scholarships to help our international students with the costs of studying at Oxford Brookes. You can find out more on our Global Scholarships page.
Alongside this, at Brookes Sport we award up to 20 Sports Scholarships to Oxford Brookes students each year who show outstanding talent and success in their chosen sport.
We guarantee that all full-time first-year international students will be offered accommodation as long as they apply by the deadline and meet the academic criteria for their offer.
Find out more about how to apply for accommodation below.
Step 1: Find your email invitation
- The Accommodation Bureau (accomm@brookes.ac.uk) will send the email in November for January starters and in late April or early May for September starters.
- Email invitations will only be sent to the address provided on the university application form, not the agent address, when the offer is accepted, regardless of whether the offer is conditional or unconditional.
- Students don’t need to wait until they have their visa or their CAS. In fact, we suggest they don’t wait, as they might miss the application deadline. They can apply as soon as they receive the invitation.
Step 2: Make an accommodation application on the accommodation portal
- Firstly check the Application deadline
- When creating an account on the accommodation portal, you need to enter the applicant’s personal email address and verify the account within an hour. It’s best for the applicant to do so.
Step 3: Allocation and confirmation
Accommodation is only allocated periodically, not on a first-come, first-served basis.
Only unconditional offer holders will be allocated accommodation
You will receive an email from us when you have been allocated a room. You can accept or decline the offer on the accommodation portal.
Once you have been assigned a room in a Hall of Residence, you will be required to sign a formal contract digitally. As soon as you sign your contract, you are entering into a legally binding financial agreement, so you should be aware of these terms and agree to them before signing. Find out more about these terms.
A Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies, known as a CAS, is needed to apply for a student visa. A CAS can only be issued after an applicant’s offer is unconditional and no more than 3 months before the start date of their course.
Find out more about the CAS process below.
Step 1: Make sure the offer status is 'unconditional firm'
- CAS process will not start until the offer is unconditional
- Accept the unconditional offer on the agent portal (important)
- Contact admissions or your regional recruitment officer if you have any questions about the offer.
Step 2: Prepare the supporting evidence
- Check our preparation guidance, especially for the financial evidence if the students are from non low-risk countries
- Once your offer is unconditional, the Applicant Compliance Team will identify applicants eligible for CAS.
- The student will then receive an invitation to set up a CAS Shield account.. This process is automatic and may take 3-5 working days after you accept the unconditional offer.
Step 3: Verify information, upload documents on CAS Shield and pay top-up deposit (where applicable)
Upload your evidence and financial documents
Check that your details on CAS Shield are correct
Applicants from India, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Ghana, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sri Lanka and Syria are required to pay a £5,000 top-up deposit in order to receive their CAS.
Step 4: Check the CAS and apply for the visa
Check CAS details to make sure it's accurate. If it isn't, as the student to send a correction message via their CAS Shield account..
See information, guidance and visa workshops at student visa application.
The International Student Advice Team (ISAT) is available to help with immigration and welfare-related issues.
