Balliol prides itself on its friendly atmosphere and diverse community. It has a lively student community drawn from a broad spectrum of schools and colleges, including a considerable number of European and overseas students.
Brasenose:Founded in 1509, Brasenose College is a friendly, and close-knit community and is committed to the maintenance of the highest academic standards in all subjects. The college has a long and extremely distinguished tradition in Law, with many former students holding high legal positions. Brasenose College is situated in the heart of the ancient University in Radcliffe Square, flanked by the main University libraries and the University Church.
Christ Church: (1546)Christ Church is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford and the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of Oxford. Located on St Aldate's it has a busy academic community of about 450 undergraduates and 150 graduate students.With a long and rich history, Christ Church is committed to promoting a welcoming and stimulating environment, in which everyone is encouraged to make the most of their potential.
Exeter: (1314) Located in Turl Street, Exeter is a medium-sized college in the heart of Oxford. With 320 undergraduates, 200 graduates and 43 Fellows, Exeter is a close-knit community composed of people from many different backgrounds. The College also has facilities to offer careers advice and arrange student internships with employers. Exeter has strong American links, encouraged by the presence each year of 26 students from Williams College, a top American liberal arts college.
Lady Margaret Hall: Lady Margaret Hall was founded in 1878 as the first College for women in Oxford. It is named after Lady Margaret Beaufort, founder of the Tudor dynasty and patron of education and scholarship. Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) has been co-educational since 1979. It welcomes gifted and ambitious students from all over the world and supports them with excellent facilities for learning and personal development.
Magdalan Hall: Originally founded in 1458 as Magdalen Hall, Magdalen College has some of the most beautiful buildings and grounds in Oxford. Each year Magdalen admits around 118 undergraduate students who have demonstrated academic talent and commitment, irrespective of their social or ethnic background. The atmosphere at Magdalen is relaxed, devoid of social pressures, but with unambiguous ambitions towards academic and extra-curricular success.
New College: (1379) One of the largest colleges in Oxford, New College has 420 undergraduate and 180 graduate students. Located between the High Street and Holywell Street, the College occupies one of the most beautiful sites in the centre of the city. It has a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and is unusually hospitable to members of other colleges.
New College has a distinguished musical tradition: its choir is world famous and the musical life of the college is extraordinary.
Queen's College: Originally founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield, a chaplain in the household of Queen Philippa, the Queen's College combines superb historic buildings with up-to-date facilities. The college's community is a very cosmopolitan one, drawn from every part of the United Kingdom, the European Union and the wider world. Queen's offers a Hardship Fund to provide support for students in financial difficulties and also grants to support foreign travel for academic purposes. The Queen's College is centrally situated on the High Street and is renowned for its eighteenth-century architecture.
St Anne's College: St Anne's College was founded in 1879 to champion equality in education, especially women who otherwise would have found it unaffordable. Today the college is well known for its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and the supportive relationships between academics and students, and between undergraduates and graduates. The college awards a number of scholarships and prizes for academic performance, as well as generous grants for vacation travel.St Anne's College is situated north of the city centre near the University Parks and the University's Science Area.
St. Catherine's College: (1963) St Catherine's College is the youngest undergraduate colleges and one of the largest. The college admits both undergraduates and graduates, and offers a wide range of subjects with a roughly even split between science and arts. Its modern buildings and restful, open spaces give the college a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Situated at the end of Manor Road off St Cross Road, and surrounded by parks and water, St Catherine's College has a distinctly rural feel but is close to University faculties and libraries.
St. Edmund Hall: (1278)St Edmund Hall is a friendly informal college with a strong sense of community, and provides an excellent environment for study and social life. With its roots going back to the early 13th century, it is the only one of the medieval academic Halls to have survived to modern times.St Edmund Hall has a vibrant and varied community of around 400 undergraduates, 175 graduates and 40 Tutorial Fellows. Modern and progressive in its outlook and offering a wide range of subjects in the Arts and Sciences, the college takes a keen interest in its students’ future careers.
St. John's College: St John's College is academically one of Oxford's most successful colleges. Attracting students from a wide range of backgrounds, it enjoys a lively, stimulating and supportive atmosphere. The college believes that the link between teaching and research is extremely important and has a large number of research students and Junior Research Fellows. Founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas White, a wealthy London merchant, the college occupies extensive grounds in the heart of Oxford, with award-winning architecture and some of the most beautiful gardens in the city.
St Hugh's College: Founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth, St Hugh's aim was to further the cause of women's education. In 1986 the college also started admitting male students and now admits undergraduates from a wide variety of schools, backgrounds and countries. The college also operates a generous system of grants to assist undergraduates with the costs of fieldwork and foreign travel connected with their studies. With its beautiful gardens and partially wooded 14-acre site, St Hugh's is within easy reach of the city centre and University departments.
Worcester College: Worcester College, in its current form, was founded in 1714. The college is a happy blend of ancient and modern and welcomes diversity amongst its students and staff. Facilities for study are excellent, and students enjoy a wide range of music, drama and sporting activities making the college an ideal community in which to work. Set in its own 26-acre grounds at the junction of Beaumont Street, Walton Street and Worcester Street, Worcester is one of the most beautiful of all Oxford colleges.
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