Kellogg College
Kellogg College is Oxford’s most international and interdisciplinary graduate college, championing lifelong learning and academic opportunity.
The Geoffrey Thomas Building in Kellogg College. Credit: Oxford University Images
About the college
Founded in 1990 to widen access to Oxford, Kellogg offers flexible, part-time and full-time graduate study options designed to fit around professional and personal commitments.
Today, the college's diverse and inclusive community includes nearly 1,500 students from over 90 countries, alongside a vibrant fellowship drawn from across the University. Many of its students are working professionals, enriching college life with real-world experience and fresh perspectives.
The college is known for its informal, welcoming atmosphere – there’s no high table, and its Common Room may be used by all college members and the Hub café is open to the public. This spirit of openness encourages connection, collaboration and conversation across disciplines and backgrounds.
Key facts
| Students (total*) in 2025-26 | Full-time places in 2027-28 | Part-time places in 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taught graduates | 1,155 | c. 332 | c. 343 |
| Research graduates | 295 | c. 41 | c. 26 |
| Undergraduates | N/A (Graduate-only college) | ||
*Total across all year groups (see source data)
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Facilities
The college library is one of the newest libraries at Oxford, with a collection that is continually being expanded and catalogued.
The collection covers a broad range of subjects and has particular strengths in historical architecture, archaeology, landscape and garden history, interior design and finishing, good coverage of local and medieval history, and of aspects of English and French literature.
Members of Kellogg College have 24-hour access to the collection, which is reference only.
The college site has full Wi-Fi coverage, allowing easy access to the University network. Study-bedrooms on the college site are equipped for wireless access. There are several network points and desktop workstations around the college for students to use while studying and some hot-desking spaces. The college operates a central printing service allowing printing from anywhere on site. A scanner/copier facility is also available. Study spaces within the college are usually available 24 hours a day.
At Kellogg, student life thrives well beyond the classroom, and a rich mix of activities and facilities is offered to round out the student experience.
Sport is a big part of life at Kellogg. Students regularly compete in a wide range of University teams, including prestigious ‘Blues’ sports such as rugby, rowing, and hockey. Others take part in everything from ju jitsu to mountaineering. The college has a longstanding affiliation with Christ Church Boat Club, enabling students to access experienced international level coaches, top-quality equipment and an all-inclusive training environment. Its cricket, tennis and football teams compete in friendly matches and competitive tournaments with other colleges. Students also enjoy free access to the gym and pool at the University Sports Centre on Iffley Road.
Cultural and creative activities include drama clubs, film nights, live concerts, yoga sessions, choir practice, wine tastings, and dancing. Kellogg’s calendar is packed with exciting events throughout the year. Highlights include Bletchley Park Week, which celebrates the college’s historic links to the world of codebreaking, its lively Burns Night ceilidh, themed formal dinners, and the ever-popular Summer Ball, run by the MCR.
The college is home to a number of research centres which contribute to the college's academic life. Seminar speakers include college fellows, visiting experts from around the world, and students. The college also hosts a regular colloquium and Graduate Symposium, offering students the opportunity to share their research and receive feedback.
The college understands that many students balance study with work and family life, so events are scheduled with flexibility in mind. Many take place on weekends or during vacation periods, and the college has expanded its online offerings to ensure everyone can stay connected – wherever they are in the world.
The college’s main buildings are wheelchair accessible. Specially-adapted student accommodation is available on the college site. There are large monitors and adjustable desks for students to use.
The college will always do its best to support any student who has a special accommodation request or other requirements due to a physical disability, learning difficulty or medical condition. Please contact the college to discuss your accessibility requirements.
The college knows that from time to time, students may need extra support, whether for health, disability, financial or personal reasons. Alongside the University’s services, the college provides a range of facilities and services to support the welfare and wellbeing of its students. The Welfare Dean is a College Fellow responsible for the wellbeing of college members, and is the designated Disability Lead. Each student is assigned a College Advisor who provides pastoral support and advice, including on any health, personal or coping issues. Peer Supporters are student volunteers who have been trained to listen effectively, communicate sensitively, maintain confidentiality, respect boundaries, and recognise when and how to refer to professional support services The college also offers all students to sign up for one-to-one chats with members of our welfare team to provide a safe space to talk through any concerns or challenges that may affect your mental, emotional or overall wellbeing.
The college has an active Middle Common Room (MCR). The MCR Committee is made up of full-time and part-time students who work to provide support and events for all students in the college. The MCR is involved with welcoming new and returning students each term, runs a programme of social, welfare and sporting events each term, and is engaged through student representatives in the governance of the college.
Accommodation and meals
Kellogg offers accommodation options to both full- and part-time students, with the vast majority of rooms provided in a series of charming Victorian villas located around the main college site in the leafy and tranquil neighbourhood of central north Oxford.
Further rooms are available to full-time students in nearby properties owned and managed by University Graduate Accommodation.
All accommodation is let on a self-catering basis, with basic cleaning of communal areas on a weekly basis. Rents include utilities.
Further information on accommodation at Kellogg College is available on the college website.
Kellogg College has an excellent reputation for its catering, and there is always an extensive, high-quality variety of meals offered, including a range of vegetarian and vegan options. Meal provision is subsidised for students, and guests are welcome.
Lunch and dinner are served in the college’s dining hall on weekdays in term time and during part of each vacation period. The Hub Café offers an alternative lunch menu as well as breakfast on weekdays in term time and brunch on weekends during term time. The college holds a number of Guest Night Dinners per term, which are hugely popular among students. These are formal dinners, when gowns are worn by students and Fellows, in a traditional Oxford fashion. Guest Night Dinners include a drinks reception, three-course meal, and coffee and chocolates. Occasional themed dinners are held throughout the year, reflecting the community's cultural diversity.
Guests are welcome at the college's meals and events.
Further information on catering at Kellogg College is available on the college website.
Courses
For entry in 2027-28
This college accepts graduate students for the following courses:
- MSc in Advanced Computer Science (full time)
- MSc in African Studies (full time)
- DPhil in Ancient History (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Ancient History (full time)
- MSt in Ancient History (full time)
- MSt in Ancient Philosophy (full time)
- DPhil in Anthropology (full time and part time)
- MSc in Applied Financial Economics (part time)
- MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology (part time)
- MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (full time)
- DPhil in Archaeological Science (full time)
- MSc in Archaeological Science (full time)
- MSc in Archaeology (full time)
- DPhil in Archaeology (Oxford Lifelong Learning) (part time)
- DPhil in Archaeology (School of Archaeology) (full time)
- DPhil in Architectural History (part time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Africa) (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (China) (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Japan) (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Latin America) (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Middle East) (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Russia and East Europe) (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (South Asia) (full time and part time)
- MSc in Artificial Intelligence for Business (part time)
- Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems (EPSRC CDT) (full time and part time)
- MSc in Autonomous Robotics (full time)
- MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Nature Recovery (full time)
- DPhil in Biology (full time)
- MSc by Research in Biology (full time)
- DPhil in Biomedical Sciences (NIH OxCam) (full time)
- MPhil in Celtic Studies (full time)
- MSt in Celtic Studies (full time)
- Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- DPhil in Classical Archaeology (full time)
- MPhil in Classical Archaeology (full time)
- MSt in Classical Archaeology (full time)
- MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience (full time)
- DPhil in Clinical Medicine (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences (full time and part time)
- MSc by Research in Clinical Neurosciences (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (part time)
- MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Clinical) (part time)
- MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Research) (part time)
- MSt in Comparative Literature and Critical Translation (full time)
- MPhil in Comparative Social Policy (full time)
- MSc in Comparative Social Policy (full time)
- DPhil in Computer Science (full time)
- MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies (full time)
- MSt in Creative Writing (part time)
- DPhil in Criminology (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Development Studies (full time)
- Doctor of Medicine (DM) (variable intensity)
- DPhil in Earth Sciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Earth Sciences (full time)
- DPhil in Economic and Social History (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Economic and Social History (full time)
- MSc in Economic and Social History (full time)
- DPhil in Economics (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Economics (full time)
- MSc in Economics for Development (full time)
- DPhil in Education (full time and part time)
- MSc in Education (Child Development and Education)
- MSc in Education (Comparative and International Education) (full time)
- MSc in Educational Assessment (part time)
- MSc in Energy Systems (full time and part time)
- Engineering Biology (EPSRC and BBSRC CDT) (full time)
- DPhil in Engineering Science (full time and part time)
- MSc by Research in Engineering Science (full time)
- DPhil in English (full time and part time)
- MSt in English (650-1550) (full time)
- MSt in English (1550-1700) (full time)
- MSt in English (1700-1830) (full time)
- MSt in English (1830-1914) (full time)
- MSt in English (1900-present) (full time)
- MSt in English and American Studies (full time)
- DPhil in English Local History (part time)
- MPhil in English Studies (Medieval Period) (full time)
- MSc in Environmental Change and Policy (full time)
- DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care (part time)
- MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (part time)
- MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (Medical Statistics) (part time)
- MSc in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (full time)
- MPhil in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (full time)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) (part time)
- MSc in Experimental and Translational Therapeutics (part time)
- DPhil in Experimental Psychology (full time and part time)
- MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology (full time and part time)
- MSt in Film Aesthetics (full time)
- DPhil in Finance (full time)
- MSc in Financial Economics (full time)
- DPhil in Fine Art (Contemporary Art History and Theory) (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Fine Art (Practice-led) (full time and part time)
- Fusion Power (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- DPhil in Genomic Medicine and Statistics (full time)
- DPhil in Geography and the Environment (full time and part time)
- MSt in Global and Imperial History (full time)
- MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy (full time)
- MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership (part time)
- MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology (full time)
- Healthcare Data Science (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MSt in Historical Studies (part time)
- DPhil in History (full time and part time)
- MPhil in History (British and European History 1700-1850) (full time)
- MSt in History (British and European History 1700-1850) (full time and part time)
- MPhil in History (Early Modern History 1500-1700) (full time)
- MSt in History (Early Modern History 1500-1700) (full time and part time)
- MPhil in History (History of War) (full time)
- MSt in History (History of War) (full time and part time)
- MPhil in History (Intellectual History) (full time)
- MSt in History (Intellectual History) (full time and part time)
- MPhil in History (Medieval History) (full time)
- MSt in History (Medieval History) (full time and part time)
- MPhil in History (Modern British History 1850-present) (full time)
- MSt in History (Modern British History 1850-present) (full time and part time)
- MPhil in History (Modern European History 1850-present) (full time)
- MSt in History (Modern European History 1850-Present) (full time and part time)
- MPhil in History (US History) (full time)
- MSt in History (US History) (full time and part time)
- MSt in History (Women's, Gender and Queer History) (part time)
- DPhil in History of Art (full time and part time)
- MSt in History of Art and Visual Culture (full time)
- MSt in History of Design (part time)
- MPhil in History of Science, Medicine and Technology (full time)
- MSc in History of Science, Medicine and Technology (full time)
- DPhil in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences (full time and part time)
- Inorganic Materials for Advanced Manufacturing (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MSc in Integrated Immunology (full time)
- DPhil in Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science (full time and part time)
- DPhil in International Development (full time and part time)
- MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine (full time)
- DPhil in International Relations (full time and part time)
- MPhil in International Relations (full time)
- MSc in Japanese Studies (full time)
- MPhil in Japanese Studies (full time)
- MPhil in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (full time)
- MSt in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies (full time)
- MPhil in Latin American Studies (full time)
- MSc in Latin American Studies (full time)
- MSc in Learning and Teaching (part time)
- MPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (full time)
- DPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (full time and part time)
- MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Advanced Study) (full time)
- MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Research Preparation) (full time)
- DPhil in Literature and Arts (part time)
- MSt in Literature and Arts (part time)
- MSc in Major Programme Management (part time)
- DPhil in Management (full time)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) (full time)
- Master of Fine Art (MFA) (full time)
- Master of Public Policy (MPP) (full time)
- Materials 4.0 (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MSc in Mathematical and Computational Finance (full time)
- MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing (full time)
- MSc in Mathematical Sciences (full time)
- DPhil in Mathematics (full time)
- MSc by Research in Mathematics (full time)
- MSc in Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science (full time)
- MPhil in Medical Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Medical Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Medical Education (part time)
- DPhil in Medical Sciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Medical Sciences (full time)
- MSt in Medieval Studies (full time)
- DPhil in Migration Studies (full time and part time)
- MSc in Migration Studies (full time)
- MSt in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (part time)
- MSc in Modelling for Global Health (full time)
- MPhil in Modern Chinese Studies (full time)
- MSc in Modern South Asian Studies (full time)
- DPhil in Molecular and Cellular Medicine (full time)
- MSc by Research in Molecular and Cellular Medicine (full time)
- DPhil in Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease (full time)
- DPhil in Musculoskeletal Sciences (full time and part time)
- MSc by Research in Musculoskeletal Sciences (full time and part time)
- MSc in Nanotechnology for Medicine and Health Care (part time)
- MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance (full time)
- DPhil in Oncology (full time)
- MSc by Research in Oncology (full time)
- Oxford 1+1 MBA Programme (full time)
- MSc in Paediatric Infectious Diseases (part time)
- DPhil in Paediatrics (full time)
- MSc in Pain Neurosciences (part time)
- MSc by Research in Pharmacology (full time)
- DPhil in Pharmacology (full time)
- DPhil in Philosophy (full time)
- MSt in Philosophy of Physics (full time)
- MSc by Research in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (full time)
- DPhil in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (full time)
- DPhil in Politics (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) (full time)
- MPhil in Politics (European Politics and Society) (full time)
- MPhil in Politics (Political Theory) (full time)
- DPhil in Population Health (full time and part time)
- MSt in Practical Ethics (part time)
- DPhil in Primary Health Care (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Psychiatry (full time and part time)
- MSc by Research in Psychiatry (full time and part time)
- MSt in Psychodynamic Practice (part time)
- DPhil in Public Policy (full time and part time)
- Quantum Informatics (EPSRC CDT)
- MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (full time)
- MSc in Reproductive Genetics (full time)
- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Net Zero (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MPhil in Social Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Social Anthropology (full time)
- DPhil in Social Data Science (full time and part time)
- MSc in Social Data Science (full time)
- DPhil in Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Social Policy (full time and part time)
- MSc in Social Science of the Internet (full time and part time)
- MSc in Sociology (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Sociology (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Sociology and Demography (full time)
- MSc in Software and Systems Security (part time)
- MSc in Software Engineering (part time)
- MSc in Statistical Science (full time)
- DPhil in Statistics (full time)
- MSc by Research in Statistics (full time)
- Statistics and Machine Learning (EPSRC CDT) (full time and part time)
- Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies (EPSRC CDT) (full time and part time)
- MSc in Surgical Science and Practice (part time)
- DPhil in Surgical Sciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Surgical Sciences (full time)
- DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development (part time)
- MSc in Sustainable Urban Development (part time)
- MSc in Taxation (part time)
- MSc in Teacher Education (part time)
- DPhil in Theology and Religion (full time and part time)
- MSc in Translational Health Sciences (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management (full time)
- MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (full time)
- DPhil in Women's and Reproductive Health (full time and part time)
- MSc by Research in Women's and Reproductive Health (full time)
- MSt in World Literatures in English (full time)
- DPhil in Zero-Carbon Energy Research (full time)
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