Exeter College, Oxford

Exeter College
University of Oxford
Arms: Argent, two bends nebuly sable (arms of Stapledon) within a bordure of the last charged with eight pairs of keys, addorsed and interlaced in the rings, the wards upwards, or.
LocationTurl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP
Coordinates51°45′14″N 1°15′22″W / 51.753871°N 1.256046°W / 51.753871; -1.256046
Full nameThe Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford
Latin nameCollegium Exoniense
MottoLatin: Floreat Exon (Let Exeter Flourish)
Established1314; 710 years ago (1314)
Named forWalter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter
Previous namesStapeldon Hall
Sister collegeEmmanuel College, Cambridge
RectorDr Andrew Roe
Undergraduates375[1] (2021/2022)
Postgraduates275[1] (2021/2022)
Visiting students25[1] (2021/2022)
Fellows56[2] (2022/2023)
Endowment£86.7 million (2022)[3]
Websitewww.exeter.ox.ac.uk
JCRJCR
MCRMCR
Boat clubExeter College Boat Club
Map
Exeter College, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Exeter College, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

Exeter College (in full: The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford[4] in England, and the fourth-oldest college of the university.

The college was founded in 1314 by two brothers from Devon, Bishop Walter Stapledon and Sir Richard Stapledon, as an institution to educate clergy, and has been located on Turl Street since 1315.[5] At its foundation Exeter was popular with sons of the Devon gentry, though it has since become associated with a much broader range of notable alumni, including Raymond Raikes, William Morris, J. R. R. Tolkien, Richard Burton, Roger Bannister, Alan Bennett, and Philip Pullman.

  1. ^ a b c "Student statistics". University of Oxford. 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Fellow numbers". Exeter College, Oxford. 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Exeter College : Annual Report and Financial Statements : Year ended 31 July 2022" (PDF). ox.ac.uk. p. 32. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Exeter College | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Exeter College | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2024.