Share This Tweet. Share on Facebook. Share on LinkedIn. Share on Reddit. Home About Facts and figures Admissions statistics Undergraduate admissions statistics Undergraduate admissions statistics current School type. Called the "city of dreaming spires" by Victorian poet, Matthew Arnold, Oxford has the youngest population of any city in England and Wales: nearly a quarter of its residents are university students, which gives Oxford a noticeable buzz.
The university is associated with 11 winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, five in physics and 16 in medicine. As a modern, research-driven university, Oxford has numerous strengths but cites particular prowess in the sciences, having recently ranked number one in the world for medicine if its medical sciences division was a university in its own right, it would be the fourth largest in the UK and among the top ten universities globally for life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities.
Skip to main content. The University of Oxford is also ranked number one in the UK for the quality of its research. Oxford also ranked first in 12 subjects for their volume of world-leading research. The 38 Colleges which make up the University of Oxford provide accommodation for all first year undergraduate students. These colleges are not only houses of residence, but also have substantial responsibility for the teaching of undergraduates.
A typical college consists of a hall for dining, a chapel, a library, a college bar, senior, middle postgraduate and junior common rooms, rooms for undergraduates as well as lodgings for the head of the college and other dons.
College buildings range from the medieval to modern, but most are made up of interlinked courtyards. Oxford is in south England, around 90 minutes from London, and has a population of , Buildings in Oxford reflect every English architectural period since the arrival of the Saxons, including the midth century Radcliffe Camera. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold in reference to the harmonious architecture of the University of Oxford buildings.
It is very much a student city, and much is actually owned by the University, leading to discounts for students in almost all areas. Share on LinkedIn.
Share on Reddit. Home About Organisation. The colleges and halls There are 39 Oxford colleges , which are financially independent and self-governing, but relate to the central University in a kind of federal system. The central University The central University is made up of many different sections, including academic and administrative departments, libraries and museums.
The role of the colleges and halls and the University in student life Almost every student at Oxford is a member of a college. Admissions The undergraduate admissions process is co-ordinated by the University, but colleges are ultimately responsible for selecting and admitting their undergraduate students. The University admits graduate students, but once they have been offered a place by the University, graduate students are also selected by a college.
Facilities and resources Colleges provide accommodation, catering, social spaces, pastoral care and other facilities for their students.
The University provides centralised student services, including careers and counselling, as well as resources such as libraries, laboratories and museums.
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