OXFORD COLLEGE INFORMATION


College Summaries


Balliol College is a prosperous educational community in the heart of Oxford. It was establihed to develop education at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The college takes both undergraduate and undergraduate students. Presently the school has 373 undergraduate students and 279 postgraduate students. Both male and female students are also admitted by the school with the percentage of sixty percent and forty percent respectively.Apart from academic activities, a lot goes on at Balliol: Hall dinners, Chapel services, speaker lunches, debates, concerts, plays, sport, society meetings and much more. Balliol has an exceptional kitchen, which make available lunch and dinner in Hall seven days a week throughout term time.


Brasenose College admits both undergraduate and postgraduate student into the college with adequate facility for both types of student. The college has three hundred and sixty-seven undergraduate students while there are two hundred and three postgraduate students presently in the college. Brasenose College also admits both male and female students into the college. Currently, the percentage of male students and female students are fifty-six and forty-four percentages respectively. For undergraduates, the center of all social doings is the Junior Common Room and for graduates it is the Hulme Common Room. Brasenose faces the west flank of Radcliffe Square at the other end of the Radcliffe Camera in the center of Oxford. The JCR plays a dominant part in the life of the undergraduate communal. Offering social, entertaining and wellbeing provision to the students, the elected group addresses many features of student life and communicates with the governing body and graduate student councils.


Christ church offers admission for both undergraduates and postgraduates students. As it stands, the college has four hundred and twenty-eight undergraduate students and one hundred and sixty-four postgraduate students. In addition, the college also takes male students and female students. The percentages of both sexes are fifty-nine percent and forty-one percent respectively.


For accommodation, the structures of Christ Church are the cathedral, one of the tiniest in the country, which also serves as the college sanctuary, a great hall, dual libraries, two bars, and common rooms for academics, graduates and undergraduates. There are also gardens and a neighboring sportsground and boat-house.

Accommodation is usually provided for all undergraduates, and for some graduates, although some accommodation is off-site. Members of the school are normally expected to dine in hall, where there are two sessions every evening, one informal and one formal.


Corpus Christi College accepts both postgraduate and undergraduate students. Currently, the college has small population of undergraduate students greater in number than the postgraduate students. This college also accept both male and female applicants into the college but accepts more male students than female students. As at now, the percentage of male students in the college is fifty-five percent while the percentage of females in the college is forty-five percent. Corpus Christi College was established in 1517 as a center for novel learning in the University of Oxford. The college enjoys an unsurpassed place, overseeing gardens and fields yet within five minutes’ stroll of the city center and the Bodleian Library. In touch accommodation, with internet connection in every apartment, is made available for all undergraduates and for most postgraduates. The College also owns exceptional facilities for sport, music and drama.


Exeter college presently accepts both female and male students, although the population of male students within the college are greater than the population of the female students. The percentage of female to male students is forty-five and fifty-five percentages respectively. Both postgraduates and undergraduate students, the population of undergraduate students in the college right now is medium sized. The College is the fourth eldest in Oxford, has occupied its present place on Turl Street since 1315, a year after it was established. At the moment Exeter is home to a various communal of fellows and students from various continent. The college has a mixed voiced choir and it’s also involved in sport like rugby, hockey, netball and cricket etc.


Harris Manchester College accepts both postgraduate and undergraduate students but the college admits more postgraduate students and undergraduate students. Right now the college has small population of undergraduate students while the number of postgraduate students in the college is lesser. Female students and male students are present in the college but the percentage of female students in the college is slightly greater than the population of male students in the college, the percentage of female students is fifty-two while the population of male students in the school is forty-eight percent. The college is located in Mansfield Road in central Oxford. The social life of the students within the college includes sport and Fellows are usually anticipated to dine in the Arlosh Hall, where there is a twice-weekly formal dinner at which students dress in jackets, ties, and gowns.


Hertford College accepts both male and female students both the population of male students in the college is lesser than the population of female students with fifty-two percentage of the population being female students while the male students are forty-eight percent of the population. Both postgraduate and undergraduate students are accepted by the college, there is a medium sized population of undergraduate students in the college while the number of postgraduate students in the college is small. It is situated at Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, right opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. Students are accommodated for the full three or four years of their study and the social activities of students in the college include music and sport activities such as college boat clubs and rugby.


Jesus college accepts both undergraduates and postgraduate students but the college has more undergraduate students with medium population of undergraduate students while the population of postgraduate students in the college is small. Both male and female students are present in the college but the students in the college are majorly male students. Fifty-six percent of the students in the college are male students while the remaining forty-four percent represents the female students. Jesus college is located at the centre of the city, on a position between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street. Students from the college partake in a range of social activities such as sport. Some add to student journalism for Cherwell or The Oxford Student. The Turl Street Arts Festival is held yearly in unification with Exeter and Lincoln colleges.


Keble college is a college that accepts both male and female students, although more male students are present in the college than the female ones. Within the college, the male students represent sixty-one percent of the population. On the other hand, the population of the female students is lesser with the female students representing thirty-nine of the total population of students. The college have more undergraduate students than postgraduate students. There is medium sized population of undergraduate students in the college. Keble college is surrounded to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall Road. The college have a sports teams. Keble also prints a termly magazine called The Brick which is a gossip magazine for the students.


Lady Margaret Hall accepts undergraduate students and postgraduate students. As it stands, there population of undergraduate students in the college are medium sized while the postgraduate students are smaller in number. Lady Margaret Hall also accepts both male and female students into the college with equal percentages, there are fifty percent male students and fifty percent female students in the college. The college is positioned beside the River Cherwell at Norham Gardens in north Oxford next to the University Parks. Accommodation is continuously made available for undergraduates for three years of their study, and provided for part of the postgraduate student. The students are involved in activities like football, rowing and some other sports.


Lincoln college accepts both undergraduate students and postgraduate students into the college, although the population of undergraduate students in the college is small, while the population of the postgraduate students are lesser than that of the undergraduate students. Both female and male students are accepted by the college with the percentage of fifty-one percent and forty-nine percent for male students’ population and female students’ population respectively. Lincoln college is located on Turl Street in central Oxford. This college is part of the colleges in Oxford to provides accommodation for all the undergraduate students and almost all postgraduate students are also given accommodation. The social life of the students involves the use of the Junior Common Room and the Middle Common Room.


Magdalen college admits both postgraduate students and undergraduate students with medium population of undergraduates. The population of postgraduate students is almost half of the population of the undergraduates. The college allows both male and female students to come into the college. Presently, the female student’s population is forty-one percent of the total population while the male students in the college represents fifty-nine percent. The college is close to the River Cherwell. There are many social clubs in the college and the social life of the students also involves sport activities like college boat, hockey, football, rugby, squash and others forms of college sport.


Mansfield college is a college under oxford that accepts undergraduate and postgraduate students even though the population of the undergraduate students is small and the postgraduate students are lesser than the population of the undergrads. Both female and male students are present in the college, the percentage of female students in the college is forty-four students while that of male students is fifty-six percent. The College is situated on Mansfield Road, close to the centre of Oxford, and to the south of the Science Area. The social life of the students within the college involves various sports like Mansfield College Boat Club and other organisations established among the students.


Merton college accepts male and female students into the college. Right now, the female students in the college represents forty-four percent of the total student population while the population of male students represents fifty-six percent of the total population of students. Merton college accepts both postgraduate and undergraduate students into the college, although the population of the undergraduate students is small. The social activities in the school includes some school traditions like students dressing in formal academic costume and moving backwards around the Fellows' Quad drinking port at the Time Ceremony. Other social activities include sport and different student societies.


New college is also another Oxford college that accepts both undergraduate and postgraduate students. There is medium population of undergraduate students in the college while there are less postgraduate students in the college. The college also accepts both male and female applicants into the college. The current statistics in the college indicates that the male students of the college are fifty-five percent of the total population of students in the college while the female student population is forty-five percent. The social student life within the college include the use of the junior common room for various social activities by the undergraduate students and the middle common room by the postgraduate students. The students of the college are also involved in sport like rowing.


Oriel college has both postgraduate and undergraduate students and also accepts both types of student into the college. As it stands, the population of undergraduate students in the college is medium sized with lesser population of postgraduate students. The college accepts male and female students; the population of male students is greater than that of the females. The population of male students in the college is up to fifty-five percent of the student’s population while the female students are forty-five of the student’s population. Accommodation is available for all undergraduates, and part of the postgraduates. Students usually dine in the hall, where there are double sittings every evening, one informal and one formal, except on Saturdays, where there is only an informal sitting. Arts, journalism and rowing are other social activities in the college.


Pembroke college accepts both undergraduate and graduates into the college. Although the population of the undergraduates can be described as medium and the higher than the population of the postgraduate students in the college. The college also accepts both female and male students with the percentage of forty-four and fifty-six respectively. The college has a Junior Common Room for the undergraduate students in the college and it’s notable for its artistic wealth and sporting prowess. The sport activities of the college include rugby, hockey, crickets, women boxing, polo and darts. Pembroke college has a very strong sporting status across the Oxford university.

The Queen's College is a college that admits both undergraduate students and postgraduate students. The size of the undergraduate students is medium and the population of postgraduate students in the college is lesser than the population of undergraduate students in the college. The college admits female and male students with population of the male students slightly higher than the population of the female students in the college. The male students are fitty-three of the student’s population while the female students are forty-seven percent of the student’s population. The college is an active society that participates strongly in intercollege sport competitions, there are different student societies in the college and, as one of the bigger colleges, hosting triennial Commemoration balls.


Regent's Park College admits both postgraduate and undergraduate students into the college and the population of the undergraduate student is small while the population of the postgraduate students is far lesser than that of the undergraduate students in the college. The college also admits both male and female students into the college but the population of female students in the college is greater than that of the male students in the college. The female students in the college represents fifty-seven percent of the population while the male students represent forty-three percent of the student’s population. Regent’s park college is located in central Oxford, just off St Giles'. Students are given access to accommodation in the first and final years of study only. There are sports teams in football, rowing, netball and basketball in the college. The Junior Common Room in the college is used for other social activities.


St Anne's College admits both male and female students into the college. Presently, the percentage of the female and male students in the college is fifty percent respectively which means there are equal number of male and female students in the college. The college also accepts both postgraduate and undergraduate students into the college. St Anne's College population of postgraduate students is lesser than the medium sized population of the undergraduates in the college. The social activities among the students of the college include sport and societal activities. St Anne’s college has sport teams for majority of the sports in Oxford University, and competes in inter-collegiate tournaments.


St Benet's Hall is a permanent private hall that accepts undergraduate students and postgraduate students. The size of the undergraduate student’s population is small and there are few postgraduate students in the college. Both female and male students can be admitted into the college, although the population of male students in the college is higher than the population of the female students in the college. The percentage of the male student population and that of the female students are eighty-one and nineteen respectively. The college has a Joint Common Room (JCR) which is available for the use of both the undergraduate and postgraduate students of the college. The social activities of the college include sports which is majorly rowing.


St Catherine's College can admit both female and male students into the college. Currently the population of the male students in the college is higher than that of the female students. The male student population is greater than the population of the female students. The male students admitted into the college are fifty-five percent of the total student’s population while that of the female students is forty-five percent. Both undergraduate students and postgraduate students are admitted into the college. The population of the undergraduate students are large the college has a significant number of postgraduate students. The college make merry of its patron saint every year with a special Catz Night dinner and the major sport activity in the college is rowing.


St Edmund Hall accepts both undergraduate and postgraduate students. There is a medium sized population of undergraduate students in the college, the population of undergraduate students is more than the population of the postgraduate students. The college also accepts both male and female students with the percentages of fifty-six and forty-four percent respectively. St Edmund Hall is situated just off Queen's Lane, near the High Street, in central Oxford. There are three common rooms for the social activities of the students of the college. The main social activities in the college are creative writing (there is a weekly creative writing workshop), drama and sport.

St Hilda's College offers admission for postgraduate students and undergraduate students. The population of the undergraduate students in the college is medium sized. The college admits both male and female students, the population of both female and male students in the college right now is almost equal with fifty-one and forty-nine percent for male and female students respectively. St Hilda's College is situated at the eastern end of the High Street, Oxford, across the Magdalen Bridge. The major social activity in the college is sports. St Hilda's College is well known for women’s rowing because the college was admitting only female students.


St Hugh's College is a college that admits both undergraduate students and postgraduate students. The size of the undergraduate student’s population is medium and the population of postgraduate students in the college is lesser than the population of undergraduate students in the college. The college also accepts female and male students into the college, the current male student’s population of the school is fifty-five percent of the population of the students while the female population is forty-five percent. The college occupies a rectangular site in North Oxford. St Hugh's College is large enough to accommodate every undergraduates and a most of its postgraduates for the period of their studies. There are common rooms for undergraduate and postgraduate students and the social activities of the students include sports, music among others.


St John's College accepts both undergraduate students and postgraduate students into the college, although the population of undergraduate students in the college is medium sized, while the population of the postgraduate students are lesser than that of the undergraduate students. Both female and male students are accepted by the college with the percentage of fifty-five percent and forty-five percent for male students’ population and female students’ population respectively. The college occupies a central position on St Giles'. The college offers accommodation to all undergraduates within the college throughout the period of their studies. The social activities in the college include dinning, sport, drama etc.


St Peter's College admits both male and female students into the college. Presently, the percentage of the female and male students in the college are forty-six and fifty-four percent respectively. The college also accepts both postgraduate and undergraduate students into the college. St Anne's College population of postgraduate students is lesser than the medium sized population of the undergraduates in the college. St Peter's College has sports teams competing in rowing, cricket, football, table football and rugby competitions in Oxford. Rowing is a common sport in the college. The student-run Junior Common Room start up a different range of social occasions in the academic year, alternating from formal events to parties.


Somerville College accepts both undergraduate and postgraduate students into the college. There is a medium sized population of undergraduate students in the college, the population of undergraduate students is more than the population of the postgraduate students. The college also accepts both male and female students. The population of the male and female students in the school is almost equal with the percentages of forty-nine and fifty-one percent respectively. The college is situated in the Science Area and Jericho, at the southern end of Woodstock Road. The college has facilities for rowing and music with reputation in both social activities.


Trinity college has both postgraduate and undergraduate students and also admits both types of student into the college. Right now, the population of undergraduate students in the college is medium sized with lesser population of postgraduate students. The college accepts male and female students; the population of male students is greater than that of the females. The population of male students in the college is up to fifty-five percent of the student’s population while the female students are forty-five of the student’s population. The college was established on the land previously occupied by Durham College. The major social activities in the college are sports and music.


University College is a college that accepts both undergraduate and postgraduate students. There is medium sized population of undergraduate students in the college while there are less postgraduate students in the college. The college also accepts both male and female applicants into the college. The current statistics in the college indicates that the male students of the college are fifty-five percent of the total population of students in the college while the female student population is forty-five percent. The college is located on the High Street and its grounds are bounded by Merton Street and Magpie Lane. The social activities in the college include the Alternative Prospectus which is written and produced by existing students for forthcoming aspirants of the college. The grace of the college is the longest in the University.


Wadham College admits both undergraduate and postgraduate students into the college. The size of the population of the undergraduate students in the college is large with lesser amounts of postgraduate students in comparison to the population of the undergraduate students. Female students and male students can be admitted into the college. The population of the male students represents fifty-four of the total student’s population while the population of female students is forty-six percent of the total population. Wadham Gardens is adjacent to the location of Wadham college. Undergraduate students admitted by the college are given accommodation within college for the first and final years of the studies. The college has a strong student union that controls the social activities of the college.


Worcester College is an Oxford college that admits both undergraduate students and postgraduate students. The size of the undergraduate student’s population is medium and the population of postgraduate students in the college is lesser than the population of undergraduate students in the college. The college also accepts female and male students into the college, the current male student’s population of the school is forty-nine percent of the population of the students while the female population is fifty-one percent. The major social activity within the college is sports. This College has reputation for its sport activities, especially in hockey, football and cricket this is one of the few colleges that has its sporting grounds within its location.


Wycliffe Hall accepts both male and female students into the college. Presently, the percentage of the female and male students in the college is forty-seven and fifty-three percent respectively. The college also accepts both postgraduate and undergraduate students into the college. St Anne's College population of postgraduate students is lesser than the small sized population of the undergraduates in the college and the population of the postgraduate students is also small. There is a common room for all the students of the college and the students are involved in social activities like sport and fellowship group associated activities within the college.