Is Oxford University better than IIT?

<p>Oxford University has been ranked higher than the IITs in India in the last few years. Oxford has been ranked among the <strong>top 10 global universities</strong> and compared with universities like <strong>Harvard, Stanford</strong> and <strong>Cambridge.</strong> When it comes to ranking comparison, Oxford has always remained way ahead of the IITs. However, IITs are also considered the top higher education institutes in India. Both institutes are known to be very competitive in their admissions process.&nbsp;</p><p>Some of the comparative factors of Oxford University and IIT Bombay campus are given as follows:</p><table border="1" width="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th width="239"><p><strong>Category</strong></p></th><th width="241"><p><strong>University of Oxford</strong></p></th><th width="218"><p><strong>IIT Bombay</strong></p></th></tr><tr><td width="239"><p>QS Global Rankings 2025</p></td><td width="241"><p>#3</p></td><td width="218"><p>#118</p></td></tr><tr><td width="239"><p>Acceptance Rate</p></td><td width="241"><p>14%</p></td><td width="218"><p>&lt; 1%</p></td></tr><tr><td width="239"><p>Tuition Fees (BTech)</p></td><td width="241"><p>INR 38.2 L - INR 46.8 L</p></td><td width="218"><p>INR 8 L - INR 20 L</p></td></tr><tr><td width="239"><p>Average Salary Package</p></td><td width="241"><p>INR 24.87 L</p></td><td width="218"><p>INR 32 L</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p>Historically, Oxford has been ranked higher than IITs in India. Oxford has been ranked among the top 10 global universities and compared with universities like Harvard, Stanford and Cambridge. When it comes to ranking comparison, Oxford has always remained way ahead of the IITs. However, IITs are also considered the top higher education institutes in India. Ranked globally, the acceptance rate of both Oxford University in UK and&nbsp;<a title="https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/articles/iits-in-india-blogId-12884" href="https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/articles/iits-in-india-blogId-12884" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IITs in India</a>&nbsp;are considered to be highly competitive.</p><p><strong>Acceptance Rate &amp; Eligibility:</strong>&nbsp;On an average while 18 students are selected out of every 100 students that apply to Oxford University, only 1 student out of 100 is likely to be selected in&nbsp;<a title="https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/ranking/top-iits-colleges-in-india/113-2-0-0-0" href="https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/ranking/top-iits-colleges-in-india/113-2-0-0-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top IITs in India</a>.</p><p>Apart from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/sop-statement-of-purpose-applycontent1701">SOP&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a Oxford University provides admission based on previous qualifications and submission of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/sop-statement-of-purpose-applycontent1701">SOP&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/lor-recommendation-letter-applycontent2702">LORs</a>. However, for IITs, the admission is based on scores in national-level entrance exams such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/jee-main-exam">JEE Main</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cat-exam">CAT</a>, followed by a Counselling round. Hence, the process of selection at IITs is comparatively competitive in nature.</p><p><strong>Fee:&nbsp;</strong>Course fee of some of the prominent courses such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/uk/universities/university-of-oxford/courses/be-btech-bc">BTech&nbsp;</a>and MBA at Oxford University are comparatively higher when compared to IITs in India.</p><p>Below table compares Oxford University with the top ranked IIT, i.e., IIT Bombay, based on their global rankings, acceptance rate, tuition fee and average package:</p><table border="1" width="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th width="239"><p><strong>Category</strong></p></th><th width="241"><p><strong>University of Oxford</strong></p></th><th width="218"><p><strong>IIT Bombay</strong></p></th></tr><tr><td width="239"><p>QS Global Rankings 2024</p></td><td width="241"><p>#3</p></td><td width="218"><p>#149</p></td></tr><tr><td width="239"><p>Acceptance Rate*</p></td><td width="241"><p>18%</p></td><td width="218"><p>&lt; 1%</p></td></tr><tr><td width="239"><p>Tuition Fees (BTech)</p></td><td width="241"><p>INR 38.2 L - INR 46.8 L</p></td><td width="218"><p>INR 8 L - INR 20 L</p></td></tr><tr><td width="239"><p>Average Salary Package*</p></td><td width="241"><p>INR 24.87 L</p></td><td width="218"><p>INR 32 L</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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