Somerville College
From its foundation in 1879 Somerville’s graduates have been changing the world. Our former students include two prime ministers, the only British woman to win a Nobel Prize for science, and pioneers in literature and public service. Somerville provides strong support to its students to help them achieve their full potential.
Every undergraduate is able to live on the main college site for the duration of their degree. Somerville is known for its good food and has a bar/coffee shop serving food and drink throughout the day.
Somerville has one of the best undergraduate libraries in Oxford, containing more than 100,000 books and open 24 hours a day.
Generous travel and special project grants are offered to help students widen their experience during vacations and to help with volunteering.
The college has an excellent choir, a non-auditioned orchestra with an approximate level of Grade 5 and above, and a wide range of team sports including rugby, football, netball, rowing and squash.
Read more on the college website.
Somerville is...
…the right balance of academia, fun and friendliness.
Nina
…a place where you can be yourself and feel at home.
Barnaby
…a place you look forward to returning to after every vacation.
Leanne
…a community where freedom of expression is accepted and valued.
Fin
…a feeling of home, regardless of who you are, where you’re from, your gender or race or sexuality.
Catrin
College facilities
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| College accommodation | |
| All first years on site |  |
| Usually offered for all years | |
| Usually offered for three years | N/A |
| Usually offered for first year and one other year | N/A |
| Some vacation storage for international students | |
| Catering | |
| Dining hall | |
| Bar | |
| Café | |
| Facilities | |
| Gym on site | |
| Boathouse | |
| Library open 24/7 | |
| Computer rooms/stations | |
| Wi-Fi throughout college | |
| Music room | |
| Theatre/performance space |  |
| Chapel | |
| Multi-faith prayer room | |
| Clubs & societies activities | |
| Music society | |
| Orchestra(s) | |
| Choir(s) | |
| Dramatic society | |
| College student magazine/paper | |
| Some subject societies | |
| Other societies | |
Courses Available
- Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
- Classics
- Classics and Modern Languages
- Classics and Oriental Studies
- Computer Science
- Engineering Science
- English Language and Literature
- English and Modern Languages
- European and Middle Eastern Languages
- History
- History (Ancient and Modern)
- History and Economics
- History and English
- History and Modern Languages
- Law (Jurisprudence)
- Law with Law Studies in Europe
- Mathematics
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Medicine
- Medicine (Graduate Entry)
- Modern Languages
- Modern Languages and Linguistics
- Music
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)
- Physics
- Psychology (Experimental)
- Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics
Link Local Authorities
Portsmouth
Kingston upon Thames
Contact
Access and Outreach Officer: Hannah Pack
Access and Outreach Support Officer: Nuala Marshall
access@some.ox.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1865 270592
www.some.ox.ac.uk
Postal address:
Somerville College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HD
Location
Somerville is next door to the Mathematics and Humanities facilities in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, and a 5-minute walk from the Science Area. It is easy to walk or cycle to anywhere else in the University.
UCAS campus code: U
Somerville College,
Oxford OX2 6HD +44 (0) 1865 270600 www.some.ox.ac.uk
Founded
1879
Student numbers
Undergraduates: 417
Graduates: 196
Admissions contacts
+44 (0) 1865 270619 admissions@some.ox.ac.uk www.some.ox.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/
Academic staff
See the college website for the full list
Our next Open Days will be taking place on 29 and 30 June, and 16 September 2022