Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College
University of Oxford
Pembroke College Hall over the Chapel Quad
Arms: see below
LocationPembroke Square, Oxford OX1 1DW
Coordinates51°45′00″N 1°15′28″W / 51.750062°N 1.257827°W / 51.750062; -1.257827
Latin nameCollegium Pembrochianum
Established1624; 400 years ago (1624)
Named forWilliam Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Sister collegeQueens' College, Cambridge
MasterSir Ernest Ryder
Undergraduates365[1] (2015/2016)
Postgraduates227
Websitewww.pmb.ox.ac.uk
Boat clubPembroke College Boat Club
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Pembroke College, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Pembroke College, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford,[2] is located on Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England and VI of Scotland, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named after William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Lord Chamberlain and then-Chancellor of the University.[3]

Like many Oxford colleges, Pembroke previously accepted men only, admitting its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979.[3] As of 2020, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £63 million.[4] Pembroke College provides almost the full range of study available at Oxford University.

A former Senior President of Tribunals and Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Ernest Ryder, has held the post of Master of Pembroke since 2020.[5]

  1. ^ "Graduate and Undergraduate Admission Statistics". University of Oxford.
  2. ^ "Pembroke College | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "History". www.pmb.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Annual Report and Financial Statements" (PDF). www.pmb.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Sir Ernest Ryder elected as next Master | Pembroke College". www.pmb.ox.ac.uk. 26 May 2023.