| Corpus Christi College | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | ||||||
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 Arms: see below | ||||||
| Location | Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JF | |||||
| Coordinates | 51°45′03″N 1°15′13″W / 51.750909°N 1.253702°W | |||||
| Full name | The College of the Body of Christ in the University of Oxford[1] | |||||
| Established | 1517 | |||||
| Named for | Corpus Christi, Body of Christ | |||||
| Sister college | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | |||||
| President | Helen Moore[2] | |||||
| Undergraduates | c.265 (December 2023)[3] | |||||
| Postgraduates | c.100 (December 2023)[3] | |||||
| Endowment | £198.1 million (2023)[4] | |||||
| Website | www | |||||
| JCR | Corpus Christi JCR | |||||
| MCR | Corpus Christi MCR | |||||
| Boat club | Corpus Christi College Boat Club | |||||
| Map | ||||||
  Location in Oxford city centre | ||||||
Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 12th oldest college in Oxford.
The college, situated on Merton Street between Merton College and Christ Church, is one of the smallest in Oxford by student population, having around 250 undergraduates and 90 graduates. It is academic by Oxford standards, averaging in the top half of the university's informal ranking system, the Norrington Table, in recent years, and coming second in 2009–10.[5]
The college's role in the translation of the King James Bible is historically significant. The college is also noted for the pillar sundial in the main quadrangle,[6] known as the Pelican Sundial, which was erected in 1581.[7] Corpus achieved notability in more recent years by winning University Challenge on 9 May 2005 and once again on 23 February 2009, although the latter win was later disqualified.[8][9]
The Bishop of Winchester (currently Philip Mounstephen) is Visitor of the college ex officio.
- ^ "Charter of Foundation", The Foundation Statutes of Bishop Fox for Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford A. D. 1517, translated by Ward, G. R. M., Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1843, p. xlix
- ^ Elsner, Jaś (19 October 2018). "Dr Helen Moore elected President". Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Student numbers - Students by college/permanent private hall". University of Oxford. 1 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Corpus Christi College, Oxford : Annual Report & Financial Statements : Year ended 31 July 2023" (PDF). Corpus Christi College, Oxford. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via University of Oxford.
- ^ "Undergraduate Degree Classifications 2009/10". Archived from the original on 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Sundials on the Internet - pillar dials". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ^ Pattenden 1979, p. [page needed]
- ^ Corpus Wins University Challenge – Oxford News
- ^ "University Challenge team disqualified". BBC. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.