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Attribute	University of Oxford Apply with usRemove	London School of Economics Apply with usRemove	ToUniversity of Toronto Apply with usRemove	Technical University of Munich Apply with usRemove
Location	Oxford, UK	London, UK	Toronto, Canada	Munich, Germany
Tier	TIER 1	TIER 1	TIER 1	TIER 1
Type	Public	Public	Public	Public
Founded	1096	1895	1827	1868
Students	20k+	9k+	28k+	44k+
Known for	Tutorial system, Law, PPE & medicine, Research across every field	Economics, International relations, Social policy	Medicine, AI & computer science, Engineering	Engineering, Computer science, Management
Tuition / year	£12,000 – £30,000 / year	£12,000 – £30,000 / year	CA$15,000 – CA$35,000 / year	Little to none at public universities; private €8,000 – €20,000
Living / month	£1,000 – £1,400 / month	£1,000 – £1,400 / month	CA$1,200 – CA$1,800 / month	€950 – €1,200 / month (blocked account)
Yearly total (PKR)	Rs 87 lakh – Rs 1.7 crore	Rs 87 lakh – Rs 1.7 crore	Rs 60 lakh – Rs 1.2 crore	Rs 35 lakh – Rs 1.1 crore
How to apply	UCAS	UCAS	Direct (OUAC for Ontario)	Direct or uni-assist
Intakes	September, January (some May)	September, January (some May)	September, January, May	Winter (Oct), Summer (Apr)
Student visa	Student visa	Student visa	Study permit	National (D) study visa
Work rights	20 hrs/week in term; Graduate Route after study	20 hrs/week in term; Graduate Route after study	Part-time work in term; PGWP for eligible programmes	Limited days per year; job-seeker stay after graduation
Visa difficulty	Straightforward	Straightforward	Demanding	Moderate
Scholarships in country	28 scholarships →	28 scholarships →	9 scholarships →	17 scholarships →
Next deadline	UCAS Oxbridge & medicine: 15 Oct 2026	UCAS Oxbridge & medicine: 15 Oct 2026	Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships: usually November	DAAD EPOS: 15 Oct 2026

Costs are typical country ranges, converted at about Rs 280 per US dollar; a university’s own fees vary by course. Difficulty ratings are TeamOnline’s assessment.