TARA at University of Oxford

Oxford History and Economics: TARA requirements

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The short answer

For 2027 entry, Oxford History and Economics (LV11) requires the TARA Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, 40 minutes each. Writing Task may be omitted only if no other university course in the application requires it; booking still reserves all three modules.^1,2,3,4 Sit it in the October window (12 to 16 October 2026) only.^2,3 No TARA results have been published for this course yet. Under the old TSA, offer holders averaged 58.4 against 49.6 for all applicants in the 2025-26 cycle, on the TSA scale, which does not convert to TARA.⁵ In the 2025-26 cycle under the old TSA, Oxford made 22 offers from 177 applications to History and Economics (12.4%).⁵

TARA modules: 2^1,2,3; Critical Thinking, Problem Solving; Published
Writing Task: Optional^1,2,3; Only if another course you apply to needs it; Published
When to sit: October only^2,3; 12 to 16 October 2026; Published
Old TSA: offer holders: 58.4⁵; 2025-26, TSA scale, not TARA; Past cycle

What is a good TARA score for this course?Official page

Course requirements and score context from UAT-UK and the universities.

TARA modules for Oxford History and Economics

Modules: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, 40 minutes each^1,2,3Published[1] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026; [2] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026; [3] University of Oxford, checked 27 Sep 2026
Writing Task exception: Writing Task may be omitted only if no other university course in the application requires it; booking still reserves all three modules.^1,2,3Published[1] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026; [2] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026; [3] University of Oxford, checked 27 Sep 2026

When to sit the TARA

October window: 12 to 16 October 2026^2,3Published[2] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026; [3] University of Oxford, checked 27 Sep 2026
Booking: Oxford standard courses require October; Oxford Foundation Year and UCL permit either sitting. China, Hong Kong and Macau have narrower dates; consult UAT-UK.^2,3Published[2] UAT-UK, checked 27 Sep 2026; [3] University of Oxford, checked 27 Sep 2026

Past scores and offer rates

The TARA replaced the TSA. These figures come from TSA cycles and are labelled with the test that produced them.

Historical scores on the old test's own scale. They cannot be converted to TARA scores.Source for every row: [5] Somerville College, Oxford, checked 27 Sep 2026
Cycle	Test	Group	Statistic	Value	Number
2025-26	TSA	Applicants with test results	mean overall TSA score	49.6	Not published
2025-26	TSA	Shortlisted applicants with test results	mean overall TSA score	56.1	Not published
2025-26	TSA	Offer holders with test results	mean overall TSA score	58.4	Not published

Offers divided by applications (or by applicant rows in a Freedom of Information release). Not offers per interview and not a personal chance.
Cycle	Course	Test that cycle	Group	Offers	Out of	Rate	Source
2025-26	History and Economics	TSA	All applicants in the 2025-26 application cycle, all fee statuses; not a single-entry-year cohort	22	177 (applicants to the named course)	12.4%	[5] Somerville College, Oxford, checked 27 Sep 2026

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Questions people ask

What TARA score is competitive for Oxford History and Economics?

No TARA results have been published for this course yet. Under the old TSA, offer holders averaged 58.4 against 49.6 for all applicants in the 2025-26 cycle, on the TSA scale, which does not convert to TARA.⁵ In the 2025-26 cycle under the old TSA, Oxford made 22 offers from 177 applications to History and Economics (12.4%).⁵

Does Oxford History and Economics require the TARA Writing Task?

Writing Task may be omitted only if no other university course in the application requires it; booking still reserves all three modules.^1,2,3

How should I read the published TARA score distribution?

UAT-UK's percentile tables cover every TARA candidate. They tell you where a score sits nationally, not what Oxford History and Economics applicants scored. The course figures above are the closest evidence for this course.⁵

Sources

Every figure on this page links to one of these. A checked date is the day we read the page, not the day it was published. Labels: Published, Past cycle, Calculated from published counts, Estimate, Not published.

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UAT-UKChecked 27 Sep 2026.
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UAT-UKChecked 27 Sep 2026.
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University of OxfordChecked 27 Sep 2026.
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UAT-UKOxford pp16-17; UCL pp21-22Checked 27 Sep 2026.
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Somerville College, OxfordChecked 27 Sep 2026.

Data checked 27 September 2026. Missing figures are shown as not published, never as zero or a guess.