St Peter's College, Oxford

St Peter's College
University of Oxford
St Peter's College from New Inn Hall Street
Arms: Per pale vert and argent, to the dexter two keys in saltire or surmounted by a triple towered castle argent masoned sable and on the sinister a cross gules surmounted by a mitre or between four martlets sable, the whole within a bordure or.
LocationNew Inn Hall Street
Coordinates51°45′10″N 1°15′39″W / 51.752762°N 1.260721°W / 51.752762; -1.260721
Full nameThe Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St. Peter le Bailey in the University of Oxford
Latin nameCollegium Sancti Petri Juxta Ballium
MottoDum Spiro Spero (Latin)
Motto in EnglishWhile I breathe, I hope
Established1929 (attained full college status in 1961)
Named forSaint Peter
Church of St Peter-le-Bailey
Previous namesSt Peter's Hall (1929–1961)
Sister collegeNone
MasterJudith Buchanan
Undergraduates381[1]
Postgraduates217
Websitewww.spc.ox.ac.uk//
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St Peter's College, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
St Peter's College, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. Located on New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, United Kingdom, it occupies the site of two of the university's medieval halls dating back to at least the 14th century. The modern college was founded by Francis James Chavasse, former Bishop of Liverpool, opened as St Peter's Hall in 1929, and achieved full collegiate status as St Peter's College in 1961. Founded as a men's college, it has been coeducational since 1979.[2]

As of 2023, the college had an estimated financial endowment of £52.8 million.[3]

  1. ^ "St Peter's College". Oxford University. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ "College History | www.spc.ox.ac.uk". www.spc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ "St Peter's College, University of Oxford : Annual Report & Financial Statements: For the year ended 31 July 2023" (PDF). ox.ac.uk. p. 12. Retrieved 5 November 2024.