List of Oxbridge sister colleges

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List of Oxbridge sister colleges

Most of the colleges forming the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge , located in Cambridge, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation university in the Anglosphere....
and 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....
are paired into sister colleges across the two universities .

The extent of the arrangement differs from case to case, but commonly includes the right to dine at one's sister college, the right to book accommodation there, the holding of joint events between JCRs and invitations to May balls.

Most of the pairings reflect similarities between the two colleges concerned, often parallel histories.

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Most of the colleges forming the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge , located in Cambridge, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation university in the Anglosphere....
and University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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....
(an ancient and prestigious college, founded 1249) is paired with Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall is the fifth oldest college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich....
(of similar reputation, founded 1350).

William Wykeham's statutes for New College, Oxford

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"....
, founded in 1379, formed the basis of the foundation of its sister college, King's College, Cambridge

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....
. The two Colleges both share distinguished choral reputations.

Similarly, Somerville College, Oxford

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....
(founded in 1879 as a women's institution) has Girton College, Cambridge

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....
(also historically a women's college, founded 1869) as its sister college. St Catherine's College, Oxford

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....
(the most recent undergraduate college in Oxford, founded 1963) is paired with Robinson College, Cambridge

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....
(the newest Cambridge college, founded 1977).

Oriel College, Oxford and St John's College, Cambridge

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....
also have links with Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin

Trinity College, Dublin , corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England as the "mother of a university", and is the only constituent residential college of the University of Dublin....
. Oriel College and St Hugh's College, Oxford

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....
, currently each dispute the other's claim to sister college status with Clare College, Cambridge

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....
.

Cambridge	Oxford
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....	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.... 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....
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....	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....
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...	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....
(none)	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....
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....	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....
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....	Oriel College 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....
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....	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....
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....	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....
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....	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....
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....	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"....
Downing College Downing College, Cambridge Downing College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom....	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 ....
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....	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....
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 ....	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....
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?....	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....
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....	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....
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....	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....
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...	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....
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....	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....
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....	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....
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....	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....
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 ....	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....
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....	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....
New Hall New Hall, Cambridge Murray Edwards College is a women-only college in the University of Cambridge. It was founded as New Hall in 1954, at a time when Cambridge had the lowest proportion of women undergraduates of any university in the UK and when only two other colleges could admit women students....	St Anne's College
Hughes Hall Hughes Hall, Cambridge Hughes Hall is the oldest College for graduate and mature students in the University of Cambridge. It was originally founded in 1885 as the Cambridge Training College for women and the principal was Miss Elizabeth Phillips Hughes....	(none)
(none)	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....
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....	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....
(none)	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....
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 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"....
(none)	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....
(none)	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...
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....	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....
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....	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....
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 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....
Lucy Cavendish College Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge Lucy Cavendish College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge with 220 students evenly split between undergraduates and postgraduates over the age of 21....	(none)
Homerton College Homerton College, Cambridge Homerton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. It has a long and complex history dating back to the 17th century....	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....
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....	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....
(none)	Kellog 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 ....
(none)	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...

List of Oxbridge sister colleges

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