Computer Science Admission Statistics

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Dear University of Cambridge,

I am making a request regarding the statistics for Computer Science (G400) undergraduate applicants in the past four admission cycles.

Could you provide the following information for the past four admission cycles (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019):
1) The average amount of A*s at GCSEs successful applicants have.
2) The average amount of A*s at A-level successful applicants with 3 A-levels have.
3) The average amount of A*s at A-level successful applicants with 4 A-levels have.
4) The percentage of successful applicants with 3 A-levels out of the number of successful applicants.
5) The percentage of successful applicants with 4 A-levels out of the number of successful applicants.
6) The percentage of successful applicants who studied Further Mathematics at A-level out of the total number of applicants.
7) The percentage of successful applicants who studied Physics at A-level out of the total number of applicants.

Yours faithfully,
Mr [Name removed] E.

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Dear University of Cambridge,

Thank you for your response. I have completed my name for the purposes of the FOI request. I await for your response on this request.

Yours sincerely,

[Name removed] [Name removed]

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Further to your request for information, please find attached the University’s response.

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Freedom of Information Office
University of Cambridge
Registrary's Office, The Old Schools
Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN
T: (01223 7)64142
F: (01223 3)32332
E: [University of Cambridge request email]

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Dear FOI,

Thank you very much for your time! I can clearly see that performance is much more significant compared to number or type of subjects chosen. This reassures me that Cambridge does truly take the best students.

Thank you for your effort,

Yours sincerely,

[Name removed] [Name removed].