University College, Oxford

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University College
University of Oxford
University College, University of Oxford
Arms: Azure, a cross patonce between four [sometimes five] martlets.
Scarf colours: navy, with two narrow yellow stripes a quarter of a scarf-width in from either edge
LocationHigh Street, Oxford OX1 4BH
Coordinates51°45′09″N 1°15′07″W / 51.7525°N 1.2520°W / 51.7525; -1.2520
Full nameThe College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford
Latin nameCollegium Magnae Aulae Universitatis Oxon.[1]
Established1249; 775 years ago (1249)
Sister collegeTrinity Hall, Cambridge[2]
MasterValerie Amos, Baroness Amos
Undergraduates425[3] (2023–24)
Postgraduates219[4] (2023–24)
Endowment£146.084 million (2023)
VisitorCharles III, The Crown ex officio[5]
Websitewww.univ.ox.ac.uk
JCRUniv JCR
MCRUniv WCR
Boat clubUniversity College Boat Club
Map
University College, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
University College, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford[6] and colloquially referred to as "Univ",[7] is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England.[8] It has a claim to being the oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1249 by William of Durham.[9]

As of 2023, the college had an estimated financial endowment of £146.084 million, and their total net assets amounted to £238.316 million.[10]

The college is associated with a number of influential people, including Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, Bill and Chelsea Clinton, Neil Gorsuch, Stephen Hawking, C. S. Lewis, V. S. Naipaul, Robert Reich, William Beveridge, Bob Hawke, Robert Cecil, Tom Hooper, and Percy Bysshe Shelley.

  1. ^ Darwall-Smith, Robin (2008). A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0.
  2. ^ Daunton, Martin, "From the Master" (PDF), Newsletter: Academic Year 2009/10, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, p. 7, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011, retrieved 1 August 2011
  3. ^ "Student statistics". University of Oxford.
  4. ^ "Student statistics". University of Oxford.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference statutes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMONLY CALLED UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD". Charity Commission For England and Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ "University College Oxford". University College Oxford.
  8. ^ "University College | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ^ "History - University College Oxford (Univ)". University College Oxford. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. ^ "University College Oxford: Annual Report and Financial Statements: Year ended 31 July 2023" (PDF). ox.ac.uk. p. 35. Retrieved 20 February 2024.