Oxford accused of favouring white applicants

Oxford University was last week accused of “institutional bias” against ethnic minorities amid striking differences in different racial groups’ entry rates, writes Sarah Harris for Mail Online.

White applicants to some of the most competitive courses are up to twice as likely to get places even with the same A-level grades, according to data released under the Freedom of Information Act. Overall, of the white, British students applying in 2010 and 2011, 25.7% received an offer to attend the university, compared to 17.2% of students from ethnic minorities.

David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, told the Guardian that the figures suggested “institutional bias”, an allegation Oxford denied. A university spokeswoman said: “We refute any allegation of discrimination or institutional bias in strong terms and consider such allegations to be unsubstantiated and very serious.”
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