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Specialist Colleges
Restricted colleges such as women-only, mature student, and graduate colleges.
19 colleges
Clare Hall
One of Cambridge's smallest colleges and graduate-only. Very informal — no high table, no gowns, and fellows mix freely with students. Has a…
Founded 1966 · Small · Central
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Darwin College
The first graduate-only college in Cambridge, situated next to the river and meadows with its own island for summer BBQs. Strong ties to bio…
Founded 1964 · Large · Central
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Green Templeton College
Primarily a graduate college with very limited undergraduate places. Specialises in medicine, management and applied social sciences. Modern…
Founded 2008 · Large · Central
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Harris Manchester College
The only Oxford college exclusively for mature students (21+). Strong in Humanities with limited STEM courses; undergraduate Medicine not of…
Founded 1786 · Small · Central
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Homerton College
Voted Cambridge's friendliest college and the largest by student numbers. Previously a teacher-training college, still teaches Cambridge's E…
Founded 1768 · Large · Out of centre
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Hughes Hall
A mature college (21+) with strengths in Engineering, Mathematics, Business & Economics, Education and Law. About half of graduates here wor…
Founded 1885 · Medium · Central
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Kellogg College
Oxford's largest college by student numbers and graduate-only. Pioneer of part-time study and highly international. No high table — students…
Founded 1990 · Large · Central
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Linacre College
Oxford's first mixed-sex graduate-only college. Highly informal with no high table — a genuinely egalitarian ethos. Good gym, library and st…
Founded 1962 · Medium · Central
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Lucy Cavendish College
Formerly a women's-only mature college, now open to all since 2021. Known for welcoming women and international students. Accommodation kitc…
Founded 1965 · Large · Out of centre
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Murray Edwards College
One of two women-only Cambridge colleges. Houses The Women's Art Collection — the second-largest collection of work by female artists in the…
Founded 1954 · Medium · Out of centre
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Newnham College
One of two women-only Cambridge colleges — very liberal and progressive. Excellent accessibility provisions for disabilities. Kitchen access…
Founded 1871 · Large · Central
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Nuffield College
Oxford's smallest college and entirely graduate-only, focused exclusively on Social Sciences. Hub for Oxford's social science research. Very…
Founded 1937 · Small · Very central
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Regent's Park College
A Permanent Private Hall rather than a standard college, though fully integrated into Oxford. The cheapest pint in Oxford and voted best col…
Founded 1927 · Small · Central
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Reuben College
Oxford's newest college (founded 2019) and graduate-only. Located in the University Science Area with a heavy focus on STEM and research. St…
Founded 2019 · Medium · Very central
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St Antony's College
Graduate-only college specialising in international studies — International Relations, History, Politics, Economics and Anthropology. Known…
Founded 1950 · Medium · Central
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St Cross College
Possibly Oxford's least formal college — graduate-only with no segregation between students and fellows, and open seating in Hall. Very inte…
Founded 1965 · Large · Very central
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St Edmund's College
A mature college (21+) proud of its cultural diversity and faith-friendly approach. Very unpretentious — fellows, undergrads and postgrads e…
Founded 1896 · Small · Central
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Wolfson College
The last of Cambridge's mature colleges (21+) and known for having the most diverse, international and cosmopolitan student body. Primarily…
Founded 1965 · Large · Out of centre
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Wolfson College
Graduate-only college with the most modern accommodation in Oxford and a radical, egalitarian ethos. No high table — students mix with fello…
Founded 1966 · Large · Central
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