Hertford College usually has a community of around 250 graduate students and admits about 85 per year, of whom approximately half are likely to be from overseas.

The College is open throughout the year and offers the same facilities to graduates both in term-time and vacation.

Graduates choosing Hertford have the advantage of its central position within easy reach of all the facilities of the town and the University. The Bodleian Library is opposite the College and the main science laboratories are no more than 500 metres away.

College accommodation in single rooms is available to almost all new graduate students as well as to the majority of students in the second or third year of their programme. Many of the College's graduates choose to live in the new purpose-built Graduate Centre on the river at Folly Bridge, which provides en-suite rooms with network connections, and others are accommodated in a number of houses designated for graduates. 

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available during term time. Formal hall is held on Wednesdays and Sundays during term and dress is smart with gowns.

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The College Library is open 24/7, operating on a self-service basis. Across three floors, the library offers study spaces, wifi access and a computer room.

The MCR Computer Room has a variety of computer and printing facilities exclusively for graduate use. 

Graduate students enjoy access to a wide range of intellectual, musical and sporting activities. The College’s sports ground provides rugby, cricket, soccer and hockey pitches as well as squash courts and grass tennis courts. The College also has its own boathouse, supporting the Hertford Boat Club ( HECBC).

The Hertford College Music Society ( HertfordMusic) is one of the University's largest student-run music societies, with several ensembles including an orchestra and wind band, as well as a traditional chapel choir. 

The Graduate Centre has full disabled access.

Nestled in the heart of Oxford, the Hertford Middle Common Room (MCR) provides a home for all of those who study for advanced degrees as members of Hertford College.

At Oxford, the term ‘common room’ refers to both a group of students and the premises in which they meet and socialise.

As an association of graduate students, the Hertford MCR constitutes perhaps one of the friendliest graduate communities in Oxford. The Hertford MCR also has a very high standard of amenities for its graduates.

In so many ways, Hertford MCR creates a home away from home for its graduate scholars.