Jesus College
Jesus College’s lively graduate community makes up 45% of the student body of the college. The college is committed to offering its graduates the best possible support for their studies, through very generous research and book allowances, a range of grants, high-quality accommodation, a Graduate Study Room, and other facilities.
Jesus College. Credit: Flora Kozma / Graduate Photography Competition
About the college
Every graduate has a College Advisor, usually a fellow of the college in a cognate field. Academic support is also provided through an annual progress review with the Principal and Academic Director. Popular termly dinners and talks for graduates and fellows offer plenty of opportunity for discussion.
Preference will normally be given to graduate applicants whose research interests overlap with those of fellows of the college.
Key facts
| Students (total*) in 2025-26 | Full-time places in 2027-28 | Part-time places in 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taught graduates | 100 | c. 60 | c. 10 |
| Research graduates | 185 | c. 51 | c. 1 |
| Undergraduates | 390 | N/A | N/A |
*Total across all year groups (see source data)
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College tour
Facilities
The college library is open 24 hours a day. There is wireless internet through the library and a wired network connection at every desk. The college has ample study space in its Cheng Yu Tung Building on the main site and a dedicated Postgraduate Study Room.
The college has a dedicated e-Sports suite and an IT support team available to offer advice. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the central site and annexes.
At the heart of the new Cheng Yu Tung Building is the Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub. The Digital Hub engages academics, students, staff, schools, and the public with digital research and teaching, events and activities. The hub fosters innovation with digital technology, within and across disciplines. It enables researchers to explore new methodologies and share research results in innovative ways.
There is a wide range of sports available at all levels at Jesus College. The college has playing fields with a large sports pavilion, squash courts, and a boathouse on the River Thames. The college has a gym in the Cheng Yu Tung Building available to all students. In addition, free membership of the University gym and pool is also available to members of the college. The college also has a multi-faith room.
There is a non-auditioning college chapel choir and music room, with a grand and upright piano.
There is also a range of active student societies representing a variety of subjects and interests. The student-designed college bar, a popular meeting place for graduates, is open in the evenings, and the large Sports Pavilion doubles as an entertainment venue for special events.
Jesus College very much welcomes disabled students, who are encouraged to contact the Student Support Officer (by email) in advance, to discuss their possible adjustments and requirements.
For more information, please see the Jesus College website. The college's Student Support Officer acts as a link with the University's Disability Advisory Service.
The college has a core Welfare Team comprising the Welfare Officer, Academic Director, Academic Registrar, Student Support Officer, College Nurse, and College Chaplain and Interfaith Officer. All students are encouraged to speak to a member of the college’s Welfare Team about any matter. All students also have access to the University’s Counselling Service. Students can also talk to Student Peer Supporters and Junior Deans. The college supports a number of initiatives (such as free yoga in college) to promote the wellbeing of students.
All graduates are automatically members of the Middle Common Room (MCR), a friendly, relaxed space for meeting other graduates, with wide-screen TV, games console, and pool table.
The MCR Committee organises an extensive induction programme and a wide range of social functions during term time, from brunches and cocktail evenings to DVD nights and punting.
Accommodation and meals
Graduate accommodation is available on the central college site and annex sites in East and North Oxford. En-suite study rooms in the Cheng Yu Tung Building are clustered around shared kitchens and living space. In addition, there are further centrally located single study rooms with shared facilities in the Ship Street Houses and single rooms in blocks of shared flats at two annexe sites (East and North Oxford). There is a dedicated block of flats for established couples at our East Oxford Annex site.
The college aims to provide accommodation to the majority of its graduate students who apply for it. Unless otherwise requested, fresher graduates are housed centrally so they can familiarise themselves with the college and the city easily. The Chen Yu Tung building is fully accessible and contains accommodation particularly for those with physical disabilities.
The college does not have a nursery or accommodation suitable for students who have children.
Further information on accommodation at Jesus College is available on the college website.
Popular and sociable meals, both cafeteria-style (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and formal, served dinners, are offered in the college's dining hall on a pay-as-you-go basis (meal costs are not included in your accommodation costs). Meals are also available during vacations when the college kitchens are open. There is also a café for more informal options. The wide range of options means that most dietary requirements can be catered for. Shared kitchen facilities are available to graduate students who live on the central site in the Cheng Yu Tung Building and the Ship Street Houses as well as to those living in shared flats at the college's annexe sites.
Further information on catering at Jesus College is available on the college website.
Courses
For entry in 2027-28
This college accepts graduate students for the following courses:
- MPhil + DPhil in Economics (full time)
- MSc in Advanced Computer Science (full time)
- MSc in African Studies (full time)
- MPhil in Ancient History (full time)
- MSt in Ancient History (full time)
- MSt in Ancient Philosophy (full time)
- MSc in Applied Cancer Science (full time)
- MSc in Applied Digital Health (full time)
- MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (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 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)
- DPhil in Astrophysics (full time)
- DPhil in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics (full time)
- DPhil in Atomic and Laser Physics (full time)
- Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- Bachelor of Civil Law (full time)
- DPhil in Biochemistry (full time)
- MSc by Research in Biochemistry (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)
- BPhil in Philosophy (full time)
- DPhil in Cancer Science (Clinician) (full time)
- Cancer Science CDT (Biological background) (full time)
- Cancer Science CDT (Maths/Physics background) (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 Chemistry (full time)
- MSc by Research in Chemistry (full time)
- DPhil in Classical Archaeology (full time)
- MPhil in Classical Archaeology (full time)
- MSt in Classical Archaeology (full time)
- DPhil in Classical Languages and Literature (full time and part 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)
- 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)
- DPhil in Condensed Matter Physics (full time)
- MSt in Creative Translation (full time)
- MPhil in Development Studies (full time)
- MSc in Digital Scholarship (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)
- ENAIBLE - Enabling Next-generation AI for a Bioscience Led Economy (full 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)
- MPhil in English Studies (Medieval Period) (full time)
- MSc in Environmental Change and Policy (full time)
- MSc in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (full time)
- MPhil in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (full time)
- DPhil in Experimental Psychology (full time and part time)
- MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Finance (full time)
- MSc in Financial Economics (full time)
- Generative Biology (EIT DTP) (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 Healthcare Leadership (part time)
- MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology (full time)
- MPhil in Greek and/or Latin Languages and Literature (full time)
- MSt in Greek and/or Latin Languages and Literature (full time)
- Healthcare Data Science (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MSc in Health Service Improvement and Evaluation (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)
- MPhil in History (Women's, Gender and Queer History) (full time)
- MSt in History (Women's, Gender and Queer History) (full time)
- MPhil in History of Science, Medicine and Technology (full time)
- MSc in History of Science, Medicine and Technology (full time)
- Inorganic Materials for Advanced Manufacturing (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MSc in Integrated Immunology (full time)
- Intelligent Earth (UKRI CDT in AI for the Environment) (full time)
- DPhil in Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science (full time and part time)
- DPhil in International Development (full time and part time)
- DPhil in International Relations (full time)
- MPhil in International Relations (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)
- DPhil in Law (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Law (full time)
- MSc in Law, Governance and Artificial Intelligence (full time)
- MSc in Law and Finance (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)
- Magister Juris (full time)
- MSc in Major Programme Management (part time)
- DPhil in Management (full time)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) (full time)
- Master of Public Policy (MPP) (full time)
- MSc in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics (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)
- MSc in Medical Education (part time)
- MSc in Medical Physics with Radiobiology (full time)
- DPhil in Medical Sciences (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Medieval and Modern Languages (full time and part time)
- MSt in Medieval Studies (full time)
- MSc in Migration Studies (full time)
- MPhil in Modern Languages (full time)
- MSt in Modern Languages (full time)
- DPhil in Molecular and Cellular Medicine (full time and part time)
- MSc by Research in Molecular and Cellular Medicine (full time and part 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)
- MSt in Music (Composition) (full time)
- MPhil in Music (Composition) (full time)
- DPhil in Music (Composition) (full time and part time)
- MSt in Music (Musicology) (full time)
- MPhil in Music (Musicology) (full time)
- DPhil in Music (Musicology) (full time and part time)
- MSt in Music (Performance) (full time)
- MPhil in Music (Performance) (full time)
- MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance (full time)
- MSc in Neuroscience (full time)
- DPhil in Neuroscience (1+3) (full time)
- DPhil in Oncology (full time)
- MSc by Research in Oncology (full time)
- Oxford 1+1 MBA Programme (full time)
- DPhil in Particle Physics (full 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)
- 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)
- DPhil in Public Policy (full time and part time)
- MSc in Radiobiology (full time)
- 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)
- MSc in Russian and East European Studies (full time)
- MPhil in Russian and East European Studies (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)
- DPhil in Social Policy (full 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)
- MSc in Software and Systems Security (part time)
- MSc in Software Engineering (part time)
- MSc in Statistical Science (full time)
- PGDip 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)
- DPhil in Surgical Sciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Surgical Sciences (full time)
- MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment (full time)
- MSc in Teacher Education (part time)
- MSc in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (full time)
- DPhil in Theoretical Physics (full time)
- DPhil in Translational Health Sciences (full time and part 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)
Location
Founded by Elizabeth I, the college is located on an attractive historic site in the centre of Oxford close to the libraries, Science Area, and all the city’s amenities.
Contact details
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