St Peter's College
About the college
Located in the heart of Oxford, St Peter’s is known for its friendliness, informality, excellent relations between students and staff and strong commitment to diversity and inclusion and student support.
The college is home to a lively postgraduate student body from around the world who are enrolled in both taught and research degree courses across the full spectrum of the University's academic divisions.
The Middle Common Room (MCR) is known for its collegiality and vibrant social life, hosting a lively programme of social and wellbeing events. Postgraduates’ contributions are celebrated at termly interdisciplinary research highlight events, and each week a rotating group of postgraduate students are invited to join the Master and Fellows for formal dinners where they can network and discuss their interests, studies and research.
College tour
College facilities
Library and IT services
The library, housing a collection of nearly 50,000 books and periodicals, is open 24 hours a day.
Wi-Fi is available throughout the college and in its nearby annexes.
Sport, music and college facilities
The college encourages interested postgraduate students to engage in extra-curricular activities, supporting societies and clubs for music, the arts, sport and other interests.
The St Peter's Choir has an established reputation for its choral excellence, diverse repertoire, and collegiality.
The college has access to shared sporting facilities, including a boathouse, and students can access subsidised gym memberships.
The student-run St Peter's College bar and flourishing programme of community activities and opportunities add to the warmth of college life.
Facilities for disabled students
With the exception of the first and underground floors of the library and the music room, most of the college is wheelchair-accessible. The ground floor atrium of the library is accessible and features height-adjustable desks. The college can also make specific arrangements to suit individual circumstances. Please contact the college about any accessibility requirements or questions.
Welfare
The Health, Wellbeing and Welfare Team is led by a trained psychotherapist who is our full-time Dean for Welfare. The team also includes both senior and junior members of the college who work closely with each other to ensure that an appropriate range of expertise and help is made available. As Disabilities, Safeguarding and LGBTQIA Lead, the Dean for Welfare is able to provide and signpost to a range of support both in and beyond the college and University. Each year, the Middle Common Room (MCR) appoints its Vice President, plus two Welfare Representatives, to provide peer support, resources and events especially for postgraduate students.
MCR
All graduate students are members of the St Peter's Middle Common Room (MCR). The MCR premises itself has AV facilities, a lounge area and a small kitchen with a coffee machine. A wide range of social, wellbeing and cultural activities are organised by the elected MCR committee.
Accommodation and meals
Accommodation
Graduate accommodation is a short walk from the college. All rooms are single and en-suite and there is an internet connection in every room. There is a common room with television, kitchen and laundry facilities.
The college aims to provide accommodation for as many graduate students as possible in their first year, prioritising students who are not currently resident in the UK. Unfortunately, the college is unable to provide accommodation for couples.
Meals
All meals are available in the college's dining hall during term time.
Courses
This college accepts graduate students for the following courses:
Please note that not all subjects areas or streams of a particular course may be offered by this college. Please see the college information on the relevant course page for further details. For a comprehensive list of all graduate courses available at the University of Oxford, please refer to our courses A-Z listing.
Location
St Peter’s occupies a compact site in the centre of Oxford, within a few minutes’ walk of the Bodleian Library and close to many University departments.
Key facts
St Peter's College,
Oxford OX1 2DL
www.spc.ox.ac.uk
Founded
1929
| Students (total*) in 2023-24 | Full-time places in 2025-26 | Part-time places in 2025-26 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taught graduates | 95 | c. 54 | c. 16 |
| Research graduates | 160 | c. 36 | c. 0 |
| Undergrad. | 370 | N/A | N/A |
*Total across all year groups (see source data)