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The LNAT for Oxford and Cambridge

Both universities require the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) for law, and they share the earliest deadline of any LNAT university: for 2027 entry, applicants had to sit it by 15 October 2026. The Oxford LNAT rules cover six law course codes and the Foundation Year in Law, which has a later deadline. Cambridge, which lists the LNAT as its law test, asks every law applicant to take it and has a January route for mature applicants.

  • 2Universities sharing the earliest deadline
  • 15 October 2026Oxford and Cambridge sitting deadline
  • 13 January 2027Oxford Foundation Year in Law deadline
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Which Oxford and Cambridge courses need the LNAT?

  • University of Oxford: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) course codes M100, M190, M191, M192, M193 and M194, and the Foundation Year in Law.
  • University of Cambridge: Law, UCAS course code M100. Cambridge says all applicants for law must take the LNAT at an authorised centre.

Cambridge’s admissions pages list the LNAT as its law test, alongside separate tests for medicine, engineering and science, and maths.

Oxford LNAT and Cambridge LNAT dates

For 2027 entry, the window to register and book for Oxford or Cambridge ran from 1 August to 15 September 2026, and the last day to sit the test was 15 October 2026, also the UCAS deadline for both. Applicants to Oxford’s Foundation Year in Law have until 13 January 2027.

Cambridge’s mature applicants who apply in its January round can book by 20 January 2027 and sit by 25 January 2027. Every other LNAT date is on the deadlines page.

All LNAT deadlines for 2027 entry →

Registering for the LNAT as an Oxbridge applicant

You register and book like everyone else, through Pearson VUE, at any LNAT test centre. Cambridge adds one thing: when you register, say you plan to apply to Cambridge, so your result goes straight to it. Cambridge also says UK and European Union applicants worried about the fee may be able to get financial support, and points to LNAT’s page on costs.

LNAT registration →The LNAT bursary →

What Oxford and Cambridge do with your LNAT

The LNAT Consortium doesn’t publish an Oxford or Cambridge score requirement, and says each university uses the score and essay in its own way. Cambridge says it doesn’t expect you to get every question right, and explains on its admission assessments page how your result fits with the rest of your application.

LNAT scores explained →
Sources: LNAT Consortium · University of Cambridge and 2 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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