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Colleges of the University of Oxford

The University of Oxford
University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
comprises 38 College
College

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s and 6 religious Permanent Private Hall
Permanent Private Hall

A Permanent Private Hall at the University of Oxford is an educational institution within the university — not as a constituent college, but able to present students for Oxford University degrees....
s (PPHs), which are autonomous self-governing corporation

Corporation

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s within the university. All teaching staff and students studying for a degree of the university must belong to one of the colleges or PPHs. These colleges are not only houses of residence, but have substantial responsibility for student teaching. Generally tutorial

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s (the main method of teaching in Oxford) and classes are the responsibility of colleges, while lectures, examinations, laboratories and the central library are run by the university. Most colleges take both graduates and undergraduates, but several are for graduates only.

Undergraduate and graduate students may name preferred colleges in their applications. For undergraduate students, an increasing number of departments practice reallocation to ensure that the ratio between potential students and subject places available at all colleges are as uniform as possible. For the Department of Physics, reallocation is done on a random basis after a shortlist of candidates is drawn up and before candidates are invited for interviews at the university.

For graduate students, many colleges express a preference for candidates who will be undertaking research in an area of interest of one of its fellows. St Hugh's College, for example, states that it accepts graduate students in most subjects, principally those in the fields of interest of the Fellows of the college.

A typical college consists of a hall for dining, a chapel, a library, a college bar, senior, middle (postgraduate) and junior common rooms, rooms for 200-400 undergraduates as well as lodgings for the head of the college and other dons. College buildings range from the medieval to very modern buildings, but most are made up of interlinked quadrangles (courtyards), with one or more large wooden gates controlling entry from the outside.

In 2008 there has been the first merger, with Green College and Templeton College merging, to form Green Templeton College. This has reduced the number of official Oxford Colleges from 39 to 38. The number of Halls also reduced in this year, when Greyfriars

Greyfriars, Oxford

Greyfriars, situated on the Iffley Road in East Oxford, was one of the smallest constituent Halls of the University of Oxford in England. Its previous status as a Permanent Private Hall referred to the fact that it was governed by an outside institution , rather than by its fellows as is a College....
closed down.

History

The University of Oxford

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
's collegiate system springs from the fact that the university came into existence through the gradual agglomeration of independent institutions in the city of Oxford.

The first academic houses were monastic halls. Of the dozens that settled in the university during the 12th to 15th centuries, none survived the Reformation

English Reformation

The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
. The modern Dominican

Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic in the early 13th century in France....
permanent private hall of Blackfriars

Blackfriars, Oxford

'Blackfriars, Oxford'. The name Blackfriars is commonly used to denote a house of the Dominican Order in England. Blackfriars Oxford houses three distinct institutions: the 'Priory of the Holy Spirit', the religious house of the friars; 'Blackfriars Studium', the centre of studies of the English Province of the Dominican Friars ; and ...
(1921) is a descendant of the original (1221), and is therefore sometimes described as heir to the oldest tradition of teaching in Oxford.

As the University took shape, friction between the hundreds of students living where and how they pleased led to a decree that all undergraduates would have to reside in approved halls. Of the hundreds of Aularian houses that sprang up across the city, only St Edmund Hall

St Edmund Hall, Oxford

St Edmund Hall is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Better known within the University by its nickname, "Teddy Hall", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"....
(c 1225) remains. What put an end to the halls was the emergence of colleges. Generously endowed and with permanent teaching staff, the colleges were originally the preserve of graduate students. However, once they began accepting fee-paying undergraduates in the 14th century, the halls' days were numbered.

The oldest of Oxford's colleges are University College

University College, Oxford

University College , is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It is a contender for being the oldest of the colleges of the university, and is amongst the largest in terms of population....
, Balliol

Balliol College, Oxford

Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.Balliol is Oxford's most popular college, measured in terms of the number of applications for entry from prospective students....
, and Merton

Merton College, Oxford

Merton College is one of the Colleges of Oxford University of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III of England and later to Edward I of England, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to support it....
, established between 1249 and 1264, although there is some dispute over the exact order and precisely when each began teaching. The fourth oldest college is Exeter

Exeter College, Oxford

Exeter College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England and the 4th oldest college of the University....
, which was founded in 1314 and the fifth is Oriel, which was founded in 1326. The most recent is Kellogg College

Kellogg College, Oxford

Kellogg College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It focuses on the concept of lifelong learning and mostly caters to part-time mature students, though the full-time student body now numbers fifty three students ....
, founded in 1990.

Women entered the university for the first time in 1878, becoming members of the University (and thus eligible to receive degrees) in 1920. Women's colleges before integration included Somerville College

Somerville College, Oxford

Somerville College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there....
, St Anne's, St. Hugh's, and Lady Margaret Hall

Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Lady Margaret Hall is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens in north Oxford....
. All colleges are now co-educational. St.Hilda's decided to accept male members at all levels from 2008. Some colleges accept only graduate students. All Souls College accepts only fellows. Harris Manchester College accepts only "mature students" with a minimum age of 21.

List of colleges

For the college scarf colours see Oxbridge scarf colours.

Name	Foundation	Sister college at Cambridge List of Oxbridge sister colleges Most of the colleges forming the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford are paired into sister colleges across the two universities ....
All Souls College All Souls College, Oxford All Souls College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become Fellows, i.e., full members of the College's governing body....	1438	Trinity Hall Trinity Hall, Cambridge Trinity Hall is the fifth oldest college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich....	£224,588,173
Balliol College Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.Balliol is Oxford's most popular college, measured in terms of the number of applications for entry from prospective students....	1263	St John's College St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, an institution known formally as *The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge* is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1511....	£78,307,504
Brasenose College Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom....	1509	Gonville and Caius College Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Located in Cambridge, England, in the United Kingdom, the college is often referred to simply as Caius after the College?s second founder John Caius who fashionably Latin the spelling of his name after studying in Italy....	£97,731,209
Christ Church Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....	1546	Trinity College Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is one of the 31 Colleges of the University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or University of Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduate students, and over 160 Fellows; however, counting only the student body it has somewhat fewer than Homert...	£228,744,460
Corpus Christi College Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the twelfth oldest college in Oxford, with an estimated financial endowment of ?58m as of 2006....	1517	Corpus Christi College Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College is a College of the University of Cambridge. It is notable for being the only college to have been founded by Cambridge townspeople, having been founded in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary....	£57,749,353
Exeter College Exeter College, Oxford Exeter College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England and the 4th oldest college of the University....	1314	Emmanuel College Emmanuel College, Cambridge Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican Order friary....	£46,831,123
Green Templeton College Green Templeton College, Oxford Green Templeton College is a constituent Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is the university's newest college having come into existence on the 1st October 2008 from the merger of Green College, Oxford and Templeton College, Oxford....	2008	St Edmund's College St Edmund's College, Cambridge Saint Edmund's College is a college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1896 as a residential hall of residence by Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk and Baron Anatole von H?gel....
Harris Manchester College Harris Manchester College, Oxford Harris Manchester College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as Manchester College, it is listed in the University Statutes as Manchester Academy and Harris College, and at University ceremonies it is called Collegium de Harris et Manchester...	1786, College status 1996		£7,871,000
Hertford College Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library....	1282, College status 1740		£51,736,000
Jesus College Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had a financial endowment of ?119m....	1571	Jesus College Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College in the University of Cambridge was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock , then Bishop of Ely. It has been traditionally believed that the nunnery was turned into a college because the nunnery had gained a reputation for promiscuity....	£118,606,000
Keble College Keble College, Oxford Keble College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Oxford University Parks....	1870	Selwyn College Selwyn College, Cambridge Selwyn College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in memory of the Rt Revd George Augustus Selwyn , the first Bishop of New Zealand and Bishop of Lichfield ....	£47,248,000
Kellogg College Kellogg College, Oxford Kellogg College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It focuses on the concept of lifelong learning and mostly caters to part-time mature students, though the full-time student body now numbers fifty three students ....	1990, College status 1994
Lady Margaret Hall Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Lady Margaret Hall is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens in north Oxford....	1878	Newnham College Newnham College, Cambridge Newnham College is a women's college in the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick and was the second Cambridge college to admit women, the first being Girton College, Cambridge....	£33,815,000
Linacre College Linacre College, Oxford Linacre College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, currently offering graduate entry only....	1962	Wolfson College Wolfson College, Cambridge Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge. Wolfson College was founded in 1965 as the ?University College?, but changed its name to Wolfson College in 1972 in recognition of the generous benefaction of the Wolfson Foundation....	£12,971,000
Lincoln College Lincoln College, Oxford Lincoln College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College, Oxford and, lying on Turl Street as it is, is the second oldest of the three Turl Street Colleges ....	1427	Downing College Downing College, Cambridge Downing College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom....	£69,476,000
Magdalen College Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College redirects here, see also Magdalene College, CambridgeMagdalen College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....	1458	Magdalene College Magdalene College, Cambridge Magdalene College redirects here, see also Magdalen College, OxfordMagdalene College was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge....	£153,086,000
Mansfield College Mansfield College, Oxford Mansfield College is one of the 38 Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Out of the 30 colleges that accept both undergraduates and graduates, Mansfield College is one of the smaller colleges and comprises approximately 210 undergraduates, 80 graduates, 35 visiting students and 50 academic staff....	1886, College status 1995	Homerton College	£11,766,000
Merton College Merton College, Oxford Merton College is one of the Colleges of Oxford University of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III of England and later to Edward I of England, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to support it....	1264	Peterhouse Peterhouse, Cambridge Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has 284 undergraduates, 130 graduate students and 45 fellows, making it the smallest University_of_Cambridge/Colleges in Cambridge, except for certain colleges that admit only women, graduates, or mature studen...	£142,366,000
New College New College, Oxford New College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxfords of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Its official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College, Oxford; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always called "New College"....	1379	King's College King's College, Cambridge King's College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and St. Nicholas in Cambridge, it is referred to as King's within the university....	£143,000,000
Nuffield College Nuffield College, Oxford Nuffield College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology....	1937		£146,206,203
Oriel College	1326	Clare College Clare College, Cambridge Clare College is a college of the University of Cambridge, the second oldest surviving college after Peterhouse, Cambridge.Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens, which form part of what is known as the Backs, the back of the colleges that overlook the River Cam....	£77,486,982
Pembroke College Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square, Oxford. As of 2007, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of ?45.5 million....	1624	Queens' College Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge. It was first founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville ....	£40,441,909
The Queen's College The Queen's College, Oxford The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its eighteenth-century architecture....	1341	Pembroke College Pembroke College, Cambridge Pembroke College is a college of the University of Cambridge, home to over six hundred students and fellow, and is the third oldest of the colleges....	£130,872,576
St Anne's College	1878	Murray Edwards College	£39,751,255
St Antony's College St Antony's College, Oxford St Antony's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the six graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the world ? Europe, Russia and the form...	1950, College status 1963		£29,619,743
St Catherine's College St Catherine's College, Oxford St Catherine's College, often called St Catz or simply Catz, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....	1963	Robinson College Robinson College, Cambridge Robinson College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.It was founded after the British philanthropist David Robinson offered the university ?17 million to establish a new college in Cambridge; this is still one of the largest donations ever accepted by the university....	£53,138,357
St Cross College St Cross College, Oxford St Cross College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As an all-graduate college, it is one of the smaller ones in terms of student numbers....	1965	Clare Hall Clare Hall, Cambridge Clare Hall is a College for Advanced Study in the University of Cambridge.Informality is a defining value at Clare Hall and this contributes to its unique character....
St Edmund Hall St Edmund Hall, Oxford St Edmund Hall is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Better known within the University by its nickname, "Teddy Hall", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"....	1226, College status 1957	Fitzwilliam College Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Fitzwilliam College is a college of the University of Cambridge. The college was formed out of the Non-Collegiate Students Board founded in 1869....
St Hilda's College St Hilda's College, Oxford St Hilda's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1893 by Dorothea Beale, who was also a headmistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College....	1893
St Hugh's College St Hugh's College, Oxford St Hugh's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford, England, located on St Margaret's Road, North Oxford....	1886	Clare College Clare College, Cambridge Clare College is a college of the University of Cambridge, the second oldest surviving college after Peterhouse, Cambridge.Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens, which form part of what is known as the Backs, the back of the colleges that overlook the River Cam....
St John's College St John's College, Oxford __FORCETOC__St John's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Sir Thomas White , a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel....	1555	Sidney Sussex College Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Sidney Sussex College was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It is one of the 31 Colleges that make up the University of Cambridge....	£303,850,750
St Peter's College St Peter's College, Oxford St Peter's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street....	1929
Somerville College Somerville College, Oxford Somerville College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there....	1879	Girton College Girton College, Cambridge Girton College is one of the Colleges of the University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The College was established on 16 October 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon, as the first residential Women's college in England....
Trinity College Trinity College, Oxford The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....	1554	Churchill College Churchill College, Cambridge Churchill College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge and was founded in 1958 as the national and Commonwealth of Nations memorial to Winston Churchill....
University College University College, Oxford University College , is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It is a contender for being the oldest of the colleges of the university, and is amongst the largest in terms of population....	1249	Trinity Hall Trinity Hall, Cambridge Trinity Hall is the fifth oldest college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich....
Wadham College Wadham College, Oxford Wadham College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford....	1610	Christ's College Christ's College, Cambridge Christ?s College is one of the Colleges of the University of Cambridge of the University of Cambridge. With a reputation for its high academic standards it has consistently finished in the top ten colleges in the Tompkins Table....
Wolfson College Wolfson College, Oxford Wolfson College is a Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Quietly located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows....	1966, College status 1981	Darwin College Darwin College, Cambridge Darwin College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. Standing on the bank of the River Cam adjacent to Queens' College, Cambridge, it was founded in 1964 by three of the University's older colleges Trinity College, Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and St John's College, Cambridge....
Worcester College Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Its predecessor had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century, even though the current college was founded only in the eighteenth century....	1714	St Catharine's College St Catharine's College, Cambridge St Catharine?s College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. It is often referred to informally by its nickname ?Catz?....

List of Permanent Private Halls

Heads of Houses

The senior member of each college is an officer known generically as the Head of House. His or her specific title varies from college to college as indicated in the list below. While the Head of House will usually be an academic, it is not uncommon for a person to be appointed who has had a distinguished career outside academic circles, especially in the Civil Service.

For a list of current Heads of Houses see Heads of Houses.

Principal: Brasenose
Brasenose College, Oxford

Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom....
, Green Templeton
Green Templeton College, Oxford

Green Templeton College is a constituent Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is the university's newest college having come into existence on the 1st October 2008 from the merger of Green College, Oxford and Templeton College, Oxford....
, Harris Manchester
Harris Manchester College, Oxford

Harris Manchester College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as Manchester College, it is listed in the University Statutes as Manchester Academy and Harris College, and at University ceremonies it is called Collegium de Harris et Manchester...
, Hertford
Hertford College, Oxford

Hertford College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library....
, Jesus
Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had a financial endowment of ?119m....
, Lady Margaret Hall
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Lady Margaret Hall is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens in north Oxford....
, Linacre
Linacre College, Oxford

Linacre College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, currently offering graduate entry only....
, Mansfield
Mansfield College, Oxford

Mansfield College is one of the 38 Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Out of the 30 colleges that accept both undergraduates and graduates, Mansfield College is one of the smaller colleges and comprises approximately 210 undergraduates, 80 graduates, 35 visiting students and 50 academic staff....
, St Anne’s, St Edmund Hall
St Edmund Hall, Oxford

St Edmund Hall is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Better known within the University by its nickname, "Teddy Hall", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"....
, St Hilda’s
St Hilda's College, Oxford

St Hilda's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1893 by Dorothea Beale, who was also a headmistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College....
, St Hugh’s
St Hugh's College, Oxford

St Hugh's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford, England, located on St Margaret's Road, North Oxford....
, Somerville
Somerville College, Oxford

Somerville College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there....
, Regent’s Park
Regent's Park College, Oxford

Alternate uses: Regent's Park Regent's Park College is a Permanent Private Hall in the University of Oxford....
, St Stephen’s House
St Stephen's House, Oxford

St Stephen?s House, Oxford , is an Anglican theological college and one of six religious Permanent Private Halls of the University of Oxford, England....
, and Wycliffe Hall
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

Wycliffe Hall is a Church of England Seminary and a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located on the Banbury Road in central North Oxford, between Norham Gardens and Norham Road....

Master: Balliol
Balliol College, Oxford

Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.Balliol is Oxford's most popular college, measured in terms of the number of applications for entry from prospective students....
, Pembroke
Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square, Oxford. As of 2007, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of ?45.5 million....
, St Catherine’s
St Catherine's College, Oxford

St Catherine's College, often called St Catz or simply Catz, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....
, St Cross
St Cross College, Oxford

St Cross College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As an all-graduate college, it is one of the smaller ones in terms of student numbers....
, St Peter’s
St Peter's College, Oxford

St Peter's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street....
, University College
University College, Oxford

University College , is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It is a contender for being the oldest of the colleges of the university, and is amongst the largest in terms of population....
, Campion Hall
Campion Hall, Oxford

Campion Hall is one of the Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford in England. It is one of the smallest constituent institutions of the university, consisting of under forty members....
, and St Benet’s Hall
St Benet's Hall, Oxford

St Benet's Hall is a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford....

Warden: All Souls
All Souls College, Oxford

All Souls College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become Fellows, i.e., full members of the College's governing body....
, Keble
Keble College, Oxford

Keble College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Oxford University Parks....
, Merton
Merton College, Oxford

Merton College is one of the Colleges of Oxford University of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III of England and later to Edward I of England, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to support it....
, New College
New College, Oxford

New College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxfords of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Its official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College, Oxford; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always called "New College"....
, Nuffield
Nuffield College, Oxford

Nuffield College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology....
, St Antony’s
St Antony's College, Oxford

St Antony's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the six graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the world ? Europe, Russia and the form...
, and Wadham
Wadham College, Oxford

Wadham College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford....
.

President: Kellogg
Kellogg College, Oxford

Kellogg College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It focuses on the concept of lifelong learning and mostly caters to part-time mature students, though the full-time student body now numbers fifty three students ....
, Magdalen
Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College redirects here, see also Magdalene College, CambridgeMagdalen College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....
, St John’s
St John's College, Oxford

__FORCETOC__St John's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Sir Thomas White , a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel....
, Trinity
Trinity College, Oxford

The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....
, Wolfson
Wolfson College, Oxford

Wolfson College is a Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Quietly located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows....
, and Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Corpus Christi College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the twelfth oldest college in Oxford, with an estimated financial endowment of ?58m as of 2006....

Provost: Oriel, The Queen’s College
The Queen's College, Oxford

The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its eighteenth-century architecture....
, and Worcester
Worcester College, Oxford

Worcester College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Its predecessor had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century, even though the current college was founded only in the eighteenth century....

Dean: Christ Church
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
and Templeton
Templeton College, Oxford

Templeton College was one of the colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford, England. It was an all-graduate college, concentrating on the recruitment of students in business and management studies....

Rector: Lincoln
Lincoln College, Oxford

Lincoln College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College, Oxford and, lying on Turl Street as it is, is the second oldest of the three Turl Street Colleges ....
and Exeter
Exeter College, Oxford

Exeter College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England and the 4th oldest college of the University....

Regent: Blackfriars
Blackfriars, Oxford

'Blackfriars, Oxford'. The name Blackfriars is commonly used to denote a house of the Dominican Order in England. Blackfriars Oxford houses three distinct institutions: the 'Priory of the Holy Spirit', the religious house of the friars; 'Blackfriars Studium', the centre of studies of the English Province of the Dominican Friars ; and ...

Until 2004 the President of Templeton
Templeton College, Oxford

Templeton College was one of the colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford, England. It was an all-graduate college, concentrating on the recruitment of students in business and management studies....
was both Head of House and Chairman of the Governing Body. In 2004 the college statutes were amended so that these roles were separated. The Dean was the Head of House until 2008. When the college merged with Green

Green College, Oxford

Green College was a graduate Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It was centred around an architecturally appealing 18th century building: the Radcliffe Observatory, which is modelled after the ancient "Tower of the Winds" in Athens....
the Head of the new college, Green Templeton
Green Templeton College, Oxford

Green Templeton College is a constituent Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is the university's newest college having come into existence on the 1st October 2008 from the merger of Green College, Oxford and Templeton College, Oxford....
, assumed the title of Principal. The Dean of Christ Church
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
is head of both the college and the cathedral. The President of Kellogg
Kellogg College, Oxford

Kellogg College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. It focuses on the concept of lifelong learning and mostly caters to part-time mature students, though the full-time student body now numbers fifty three students ....
is also Director of the Department for Continuing Education.

Academic rankings

For some years an unofficial ranking of undergraduate colleges by performance in Final Honour Schools examinations has been published annually, known as the "Norrington Table

Norrington Table

The Norrington Table is an annual ranking that lists the Colleges of the University of Oxfords of the University of Oxford that have undergraduate students in order of the performance of their undergraduate students on that year's final examinations....
". As the table only takes into account the examination results for the year it is published in, college rankings may fluctuate considerably.

Beginning in 2005, the university started publishing a list of colleges classified by a "Norrington Score", effectively replicating the Norrington Table. The university claim to have published the results "in the interests of openness". Although the university says that the college listings are "not very significant", the 2005 table is the first Norrington Table with official data, and also likely the first to be truly correct. Dame Fiona Caldicott

Fiona Caldicott

Dame Fiona Caldicott, Order of the British Empire, Doctor of Science Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Royal College of General Practitioners, Academy of Medical Sciences, is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist and Principal of Somerville College, Oxford....
, the Chairman of the Conference of Colleges, has said that in previous years some students have used the Data Protection Act to ensure their results were not published, rendering the unofficial tables inaccurate.

Rivalry between Colleges

A tradition of the University is a friendly rivalry between colleges. Often, two neighbouring colleges will be rivals, and each college will pride itself in its athletic victories over the other one. Examples include:

Exeter College
Exeter College, Oxford

Exeter College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England and the 4th oldest college of the University....
and Jesus College
Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had a financial endowment of ?119m....
Brasenose College
Brasenose College, Oxford

Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom....
and Lincoln College
Lincoln College, Oxford

Lincoln College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College, Oxford and, lying on Turl Street as it is, is the second oldest of the three Turl Street Colleges ....
The Queen's College
The Queen's College, Oxford

The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its eighteenth-century architecture....
and St Edmund Hall
St Edmund Hall, Oxford

St Edmund Hall is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Better known within the University by its nickname, "Teddy Hall", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"....
Balliol College
Balliol College, Oxford

Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.Balliol is Oxford's most popular college, measured in terms of the number of applications for entry from prospective students....
and Trinity College
Trinity College, Oxford

The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....
Christ Church
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
and Pembroke College
Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square, Oxford. As of 2007, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of ?45.5 million....
Keble College
Keble College, Oxford

Keble College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Oxford University Parks....
and St. John's College
St Catherine's College
St Catherine's College, Oxford

St Catherine's College, often called St Catz or simply Catz, is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....
and Magdalen College
Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College redirects here, see also Magdalene College, CambridgeMagdalen College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England....

As well as historic rivalries based on geographical proximity, colleges often develop foes in the sporting arena that can become full-scale rivalries, although these are usually much more short-term. A recent example of this came as a result of the 2006 rugby Cuppers final between Pembroke

Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square, Oxford. As of 2007, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of ?45.5 million....
and St. Peter's that culminated in a fight between the Pink Pembroke Panther and the St. Peter's Squirrel, the respective mascots of each team.

Colleges of the University of Oxford

History

List of colleges

List of Permanent Private Halls

Heads of Houses

Academic rankings

Rivalry between Colleges

See also