

University profile
Oxford, United Kingdom
About
Oxford Brookes University is a public university in Oxford that began as the Oxford School of Art in 1865 and gained university status in 1992. It teaches around 26,000 students and is known for architecture, business and accounting, engineering and motorsport, publishing and nursing. Most teaching is on the Headington Campus a mile east of the city centre.
At a glance
Rankings
#412
QS World University Rankings 2027
801–1000
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
The main campus one mile east of Oxford city centre, spread across the Gipsy Lane, Headington Hill and Marston Road sites.
Visit websiteA smaller campus in the Joel Joffe Building at Delta Business Park, west Swindon, used for adult nursing, operating department practice and professional development courses.
Somewhere to live
En-suite rooms in flats of five or six about 500 yards from Headington Campus, on a 38-week contract at the 2026/27 rate. · Headington Campus
The largest block of en-suite rooms half a mile from Headington Campus, on a 38-week contract at the 2026/27 rate. · Headington Campus
Funding
Ask your counsellor which of these you may be eligible for — they'll confirm the details before you apply.
One application covers up to five universities, ranked in the order you prefer them.
The most affordable university-managed hall, with shared-bathroom rooms in Cowley 2.1 miles from Headington Campus, on 38 or 50-week contracts at the 2026/27 rate. · Headington Campus
En-suite rooms in flats of five to twelve in Cowley, 1.5 miles from Headington Campus, on a 38-week contract at the 2026/27 rate. · Headington Campus
Prices are indicative — bookings are made directly with the university or provider.