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St Catherine's College

St Catherine's College

ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE, OXFORD OX1 3UJ

www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0) 1865 271700 | admissions@stcatz.ox.ac.uk | St_Catz

 

St Catherine’s has one of the largest graduate intakes of the colleges admitting both undergraduates and graduates, and since its foundation has sought to integrate graduates closely into the academic and social life of the College. It offers a wide range of subjects with a roughly even split between science and arts.

The College is proud of its place at the forefront of innovation, academic research and contemporary culture, and counts ten Nobel Prize winners amongst its current and former members. Low, modern buildings and restful, open spaces give the College a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

Applications in areas related to the interests of the Fellows of the College are especially encouraged.

St Catherine's - Sculpture

View through the college gardens

Accommodation and meals

Graduates are normally accommodated on the main College site in single rooms.

Students eat in Hall on a ‘pay as you eat’ basis for roughly £10.25 per day for three meals (2013/14 figures).
  • Letting period: Minimum 38 weeks

Funding and prizes

St Catherine’s offers several Graduate Scholarships. There is also a research expenses fund and all graduates can claim £175 for each year they are enrolled and paying University and college fees for their current course, up to a maximum of three years.

For more information, please see the St Catherine's College website and the Oxford Funding Search.

St Catherine's College

Modern buildings at St Catherine's College

Library and IT services

St Catherine's College has one of the largest college libraries, comprising 50,000 volumes and easy access to electronic library resources. The Social Science Library, Bodleian Law Library, English Faculty Library are also located next to the College site.

There are well-equipped computer rooms, network connections in all student rooms and flats, and wifi access throughout the College.

Sport, music and college facilities

Sport and the arts enjoy a high profile in the College. Facilities available on the College site include:

  • Squash courts
  • Gymnasium
  • Punt house
  • Music House for practice and performances
  • Theatres for both indoor and outdoor productions

St Catherine’s is situated close to the city centre, the Science Area, and many University Faculties. This is a college at the heart of the University but surrounded by meadows, parks and water - a truly superb location with a distinctly rural feel.

St Catherine's - Dining Room

Dining room at St Catherine's College

Facilities for students with disabilities

St Catherine’s has excellent access and facilities for students with disabilities. It can offer easy wheelchair access to virtually all areas, including computer rooms, the Hall, and student common rooms.

MCR

The focus of graduate life in the College is the St Catherine's Middle Common Room (MCR), which is situated in a quiet part of College, and comprises a lounge, bar, television room and private courtyard garden. With over 300 members of many different nationalities, it is one of the liveliest and most stimulating in Oxford.

The MCR Committee organises a varied academic, social and sporting programme. Once a week a special graduate dinner is served in Hall and there are regular graduate seminars. The annual Graduates’ Dinner takes place in May. Graduates are also members of the Junior Common Room and have access to all its facilities.

St Catherine's col map

Founded

1962


Head of House

Professor Roger Ainsworth DPhil FRAeS

Student numbers
Graduate

268

Undergraduate

487

 

Number of graduate student places

c. 150

College fees
2013/14
College fee for graduates

£2,659

College fee for the MBA

£3,150

 

Exceptional arrangements apply in a small number of cases

 

University fees also apply

 

Continuation fee

c. £100 for each term is payable after fee liability has ceased

Accommodation

The College aims to accommodate graduates based outside Europe at the time of their application during the first year of study provided that they return a completed financial guarantee form by 30 June

 

Accommodation for other graduates is more limited

 

Accommodation charges
2013/14

c. £125.37 per week