Graduate Admissions

 

Key Facts and Figures

The following tables provide information you may find useful when selecting a college.

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Admittance Restrictions

Some colleges have restrictions on admittance:

Women-only colleges: Lucy Cavendish, Murray Edwards and Newnham

Graduate Colleges: Clare Hall, Darwin, Hughes Hall, St Edmund's and Wolfson, only accept graduates or mature undergraduates.

Part-time study: All colleges except for Pembroke, Queens', Robinson and St Edmund's accept part-time students

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College Community 2010-11


Key to Columns

Number of Fellows: Including Full Fellows; Research Fellows; Visiting Fellows; Emeritus Fellows
Total Students: Including undergraduate, mature undergraduate and graduate students
Graduate Students: Sum of students studying for 'PhD' or 'Other' categories
PhD: Number of students studying for a PhD
Other: Sum of students studying for graduate qualifications other than a PhD
Admissions Category: The ratio of applicants to offers:
Category A: Applications significantly higher than acceptances;
Category B: Applications higher than acceptances; or
Category C: Applications and acceptances in balance
Part-time: Whether the College accepts part-time research students

 

College Number of
Fellows		 Total
Students		 Graduate
Students		 PhD Other Admissions
Category		 Part-time
Christ's 84 582 156 69 87 B Yes
Churchill 165 770 290 190 100 B Yes
Clare 120 767 284 185 99 A Yes
Clare Hall 61 162 162 87 75 B Yes
Corpus Christi 54 468 208 140 68 B Yes
Darwin 70 622 622 406 216 C Yes
Downing 54 692 264 167 97 B Yes
Emmanuel 87 650 220 121 99 A Yes
Fitzwilliam 60 780 288 151 137 C Yes
Girton 118 722 220 102 118 B Yes
Gonville & Caius 114 775 253 161 92 B No
Homerton 64 1,185 598 111 487 A Yes
Hughes Hall 51 612 420 190 164 C Yes
Jesus 85 800 330 120 210 A Yes
King's 117 645 255 130 115 A Yes
Lucy Cavendish 40 325 167 63 104 C Yes
Magdalene 83 534 197 111 86 B Yes
Murray Edwards 142 499 147 76 71 C Yes
Newnham 70 602 225 103 122 C Yes
Pembroke 92 688 240 148 92 B No
Peterhouse 44 263 161 105 56 B Yes
Queens' 84 900 385 162 223 B Yes
Robinson 82 558 172 51 121 C Yes
Selwyn 58 587 196 111 85 B Yes
Sidney Sussex 75 565 213 117 96 B Yes
St Catharine's 62 650 200 113 87 B Yes
St Edmund's 97 496 345 45 300 C Yes
St John's* 140 870 308 195 113 A No
Trinity 185 1,060 364 288 76 A Yes
Trinity Hall 73 649 268 190 79 A Yes
Wolfson 271 711 576 342 234 C Yes

*St John's College only accepts part-time students if the applicant is a former or current member of St John's.

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Accommodation and Costs (2012-13 projections)


Key to Columns

Couples, Families, Ensuite: Number of units for couples and families, number of ensuite rooms
% Graduates in College Acc.: % of total graduate student population who were housed in college-owned accomodation (including accomodation outside college walls)
Date for Accom.: Date by which students must have a confirmed University place to be eligible for accommodation in college
Single, Double, Family: Rent range per week (unless otherwise stated)

 

College Total
Graduate Units		 Couples Families Ensuite % Graduates
in College
Acc.		 Date for Accom. Single
(£)		 Double
(£)		 Family
(£)
Christ's 75 5 0 25 54 1 Sep 103-124 140-191 n/a
Churchill 171 20 20 32 74 30 Aug 96 141 205
Clare 157 25 1 3 72 1 Sep 333-395 (per month) 506-717 (per month) 630-660 (per month)
Clare Hall 99 10 4 22 100 10 Sep 264-432 (per month) 475-515 (per month) 795-843 (per month)
Corpus Christi 105 11 3 41 60 1 Sep 80-115 166-181 198-221
Darwin 271 14 10 0 1 Aug 77-108 n/a 130-148
Downing 60 0 0 29 53 1 Aug 75-128 n/a n/a
Emmanuel 120 9 0 11 65% 30 Aug 71-120 125-150 n/a
Fitzwilliam 170 13 2 60 100 1 Sep 84.80-131.70 131.70-166.20 202.80
Girton 86 7 4 1 1 Aug 115-130 Inclusive of residence charge 178-201 Inclusive of residence charge 201-227 Inclusive of residence charge
Gonville & Caius 143 14 4 0 55 15 Aug 1125-1305 (per quarter) 2093-2860 (per quarter) 2756 (per quarter)
Homerton 75 0 0 60 61 2 Aug 89-114 n/a n/a
Hughes Hall 207 5 n/a 117 40 1 Sep 80-125 180-238 n/a
Jesus 150 6 1 50 1 Sep 975-1400 (per quarter) 2000-2300 (per quarter)
King's 122 6 6 (same 6 as couples') 5 50 n/a 82-130 920 (per month)
Lucy Cavendish 80 5 n/a 8 29 1 Sep 372-512 (per month) n/a 527-899 (per month)
Magdalene 108 4 0 15 80 9 Sep 70-108 140-188 n/a
Murray Edwards 53 single, poss 1 x couple Poss 1 n/a 40 30 15 Aug 1162-1506 (per quarter) n/a n/a
Newnham 104 10 0 0 85 1 Sep 96-115 115 n/a
Pembroke 137 limited 0 29 70 1 Sep 85.54 (11/12) n/a n/a
Peterhouse* 391 25 3 43 400 (avg per month) 650 (avg per month) 920 (avg per month)
Queens' 193 14 0 0 51 31 Jul 73-125 130-160 n/a
Robinson 84 2 0 47 52 1 Sep 85-129 144-212 n/a
Selwyn** 88 15 0 0 52 1 Sep 60.80-128.40 per week 739-1006 (per month) n/a
Sidney Sussex*** 94 6 0 10 43 31 Jul 92-110 476-587 (per month) n/a
St Catharine's 120 5 0 66 52 1 Sep 941-1117 per quarter (2010-11 rate) 1557-2035 per quarter (2010-11 rate) n/a
St Edmund's 212 16 71 44 31 Jul 1164-1753 485-1292
St John's 300 65 some 5 80 1 Sep 274-525 (per month) n/a 475-850
Trinity 343 27 26 89 100 15 Sep 79-125 n/a 145-290
Trinity Hall 177 17 0 56 100 1 Aug 78-123 166-214 n/a
Wolfson 413 20 5 343 100 1 Sep 84-136 156-234 250

*unable to provide estimates of available accommodation for 12/13, due to planned building work
**due to planned refurbishment in 2012/13, the number of available graduate accommodation units is likely to be reduced
***last year this college was able to offer a subsequent year of accommodation to all those who requested it

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College acceptance statistics


If you are made a formal conditional offer of admission by the Board of Graduate Studies, you will automatically be considered for membership by at least one of the Colleges and you are guaranteed a College place.

Details about the ratio of applications offered membership by the different colleges can be found in the following attachment:

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