Colleges of the University of Cambridge

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This is a list of the colleges within the University of Cambridge. These colleges are the primary source of accommodation for undergraduates and graduates at the University, and help to arrange teaching in collaboration with the University departments and faculties. The colleges also provide funding and/or accommodation for some of the senior research posts in the University.

The University of Cambridge currently has 31 colleges, of which three admit only women (New Hall, Newnham and Lucy Cavendish). The remaining 28 are mixed; Churchill, Clare and King's were the first previously all-male colleges to admit female undergraduates in 1972[1], with Magdalene being the last in 1988. Two colleges admit only postgraduates (Clare Hall and Darwin), and four more admit mainly mature students or graduate students (Hughes Hall, Lucy Cavendish, St Edmund's and Wolfson). The other 25 colleges admit mainly undergraduate students, but also postgraduates following courses of study or research. Although various colleges are traditionally strong in a particular subject or subjects, for example Churchill has a bias towards the sciences, the colleges all admit students for the whole range of subjects.

The oldest college is Peterhouse, founded in 1284, whilst the most recent is Robinson, dating from 1977.

Shield	Scarf colours	College	Founded	Undergrads	Post-grads	Website
		Christ's	1505	395	95	[2]
		Churchill	1960	440	210	[3]
		Clare	1326	400	180	[4]
		Clare Hall	1965	None	135	[5]
		Corpus Christi	1352	250	150	[6]
		Darwin	1964	None	570	[7]
		Downing	1800	409	292	[8]
		Emmanuel	1584	494	98	[9]
		Fitzwilliam	1966	474	180	[10]
		Girton	1869	503	201	[11]
		Gonville and Caius	1348	468	291	[12]
		Homerton	1976	550	500	[13]
		Hughes Hall	1885	39†	314	[14]
		Jesus	1496	503	237	[15]
		King's	1441	397	239	[16]
		Lucy Cavendish	1965	106*†	116*	[17]
		Magdalene	1428	335	169	[18]
		New Hall	1954	377*	74*	[19]
		Newnham	1871	396*	120*	[20]
		Pembroke	1347	420	194	[21]
		Peterhouse	1284	270	125	[22]
		Queens'	1448	490	270	[23]
		Robinson	1977	385	105	[24]
		St Catharine's	1473	436	165	[25]
		St Edmund's	1896	100†	200	[26]
		St John's	1511	570	340	[27]
		Selwyn	1882	360	140	[28]
		Sidney Sussex	1596	338	181	[29]
		Trinity	1546	656	380	[30]
		Trinity Hall	1350	364	241	[31]
		Wolfson	1965	90†	510	[32]

Notes 

^* – Female students only

^† – Mature undergraduates only (over 21 years old)

There are also several theological colleges in Cambridge (for example Westminster College and Ridley Hall Theological College) that are loosely affiliated with the university through the Cambridge Theological Federation.

[edit] Former Colleges

This list does not include several historical colleges which no longer exist. Some examples of these are:

• King's Hall (founded in 1317, and combined with Michaelhouse to form Trinity College in 1546)
• Michaelhouse (founded in 1324, and combined with King's Hall to form Trinity College in 1546)
• Gonville Hall (founded in 1348, and re-founded in 1557 as Gonville and Caius College)
• God's House (founded in 1437, and re-founded in 1505 as Christ's College)
• Cavendish College, a failed attempt to allow poorer students to sit the Tripos examinations, whose buildings were bought by Homerton at the turn of the previous century.

[edit] See also

• List of Oxbridge sister colleges
• Oxbridge scarf colours
• List of fictional Cambridge colleges

[edit] References

• The Colleges of Cambridge University - Key facts for each college are available from the listing on the left.
• Armorial Bearings and Scarf Colours of the Universities of Cambridge, Dublin, and Oxford