What is better for students to choose: Oxford or Cambridge?
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They say, “Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world”. That is really true. To be well-educated means a lot nowadays. If a person is clever, all the doors are opened for him/her, no doubts here. By the way, our future is in our hands, so only wise and intelligent people can create something good for living in peace and harmony.
Are you feel comfortable with that idea as well?
Superbrain is something that is cool and sexy now. No wonder that a lot of students choose to continue their education at universities, colleges. The number of higher education establishments is really huge. That is a good point, as each student can choose something according to own calling, desires, likings, skills and abilities.
The UK welcomes a lot of students from all over the world each year, since there are many prestigious and world-known universities. I am dead sure that everybody has already hear about such universities as the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. Yes, they are world-famous and they gained this popularity not from nothing. These two higher education establishments provide all students with effective and top-quality process of knowledge gaining. In addition to it, these two universities are the oldest ones in the UK. Despite this fact, the vibe of active life is always there.
These two universities are similar in some ways, but still have own peculiarities and special features. Both of them are head and shoulders among other establishments in any case. Applicants can`t sometimes make up mind which of them to choose. The choice is not easy, you see.
| The University of Oxford is the 6th in the world; | The Cambridge University has its 4th place in the world; |
| Ranked 48th for the international student number; | Ranked 55th for the international student number; |
| Ranked 6th in the world for the students` proportion; | Ranked 9th in the world for the students` proportion; |
| Mentioned in the world`s best universities for 36 subjects. | Mentioned in the world`s best universities for 37 subjects. |
If speaking about location and availability, these two universities are good destinations. It takes approximately about an hour and less than hour to get to Oxford and Cambridge relatively. It is worth mentioning, that these two places are very comfortable to stay, to live and study in. If to dive into details, Oxford is considered to a city, while Cambridge – a town. In spite of it, both of them are compact and what`s more important – interesting and attractive. You won`t be bored neither in Cambridge nor in Oxford.
According to the QS World University Ranking by Subjects 2016, the University of Oxford is considered to be the university number 1 in the world teaching English language and literature, geography, modern languages and history. While the University of Cambridge is the `1st in the world for math, archeology and history as well.
Both Cambridge and Oxford have tuition fees like US$12,000 each year for UK and EU students. While they have different fees for non - EU undergraduates: Oxford – US$20,450 – 30,100; Cambridge – US$21,560 – 32,810. In addition to it, these universities provide their students with some financial support. They offer them a range of scholarships and various grants. Besides formal course fees, there are some amount of money these universities recommend their students for some accommodation, studying items, food, rest and so on: the University of Cambridge - £9,570 per year, the University of Oxford – approximately £11,636 - £17, 191 per year.
No wonder, that we meet this international diversity at two of these universities. Both Cambridge and Oxford are desired academic destinations for applicants from different corners of the world. Compare all facts and opportunities each of these educational establishments can provide you with and choose the most appropriate and suitable one.