Teaching existed at University of Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. The University has more than 22,000 students, 13,000 staff and 230,000 alumni around the world. The total number of staff across the University was 18,166 (headcount) on 31 July 2025, making it the largest employer in Oxfordshire.
In the fiscal year ending 31 July 2025, the university had a total consolidated income of £3.02 billion, of which £801.3 million was from research grants and contracts. Oxford operates the Ashmolean Museum, the world's oldest university museum; Oxford University Press, the largest university press in the world; and the largest academic library system nationwide. Oxford's submission had the highest volume of world-leading research in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
As of October 2025, 76 Nobel Prize laureates, four Fields Medalists, and six Turing Award winners have matriculated, worked, or held visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford. In April 2026, the University of Oxford and the United Nations launched a first-of-its-kind Peace and Security Fellowship to strengthen the future of UN peace operations.
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