Wadham College
Wadham has high academic standards maintained in an informal atmosphere. We welcome academic excellence, diversity and independence and are known for our inclusive and welcoming culture. We are committed to supporting a progressive student body, and our access work is at the core of all we do.
Wadham is one of the larger colleges. Our Student Union provides facilities and support for students and organises charity, cultural, entertainment and welfare events.
Students have access to excellent facilities, including a 24-hour library with over 40,000 texts. There are frequent productions in our theatre and in the Holywell Music Room. Sports facilities include a gym, badminton and squash courts, a boathouse and a sports ground with pavilion.
Wadham undergraduates are normally offered accommodation for the standard duration of their studies (3 or 4 years), including two years on the main college site. An exciting new building, opening in summer 2020, provides a visionary undergraduate centre, complete with music room, arts room, café, bar, social and study space, situated at the heart of the college. High-quality and affordable meals on the main site are available to all students.
Read more on the college website.
Wadham is...
…always having someone to support you.
Georgia
…a supportive environment with stimulating tutors.
Jack
…a place where you can be yourself.
Katie
…the home of great debate, encouraging freedom of thought and expression.
Rowan
…the most gorgeous library where you can curl up on a beanbag with a view of the gardens.
Linette
College facilities
Students sitting in Bar Quad.To compare facilities across different colleges, please visit our College Facilities Table.
College accommodation
- All first years on site: YES
- Usually offered for three years: NO
- Usually offered for first year and one other year: NO
- Usually offered for all years: YES
- Some vacation storage for international students: YES
Catering
- Dining hall: YES
- Bar: YES
- Café: YES
Facilities
- Gym on site: YES
- Boathouse: YES
- Library open 24/7: YES
- Computer rooms/stations: YES
- Wi-Fi throughout college: YES
- Music room: YES
- Theatre/performance space: YES
- Chapel: YES
- Multi-faith prayer room: NO
Clubs and societies
- Music society: YES
- Orchestra/s: NO
- Choir/s: YES
- Dramatic society: YES
- College student magazine/paper: NO
- Some subject societies: YES
- Other societies: YES
Courses Available
- Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
- Classics
- Classics and English
- Classics and Modern Languages
- Classics and Oriental Studies
- Economics and Management
- 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
- History and Politics
- History of Art
- Human Sciences
- Law (Jurisprudence)
- Law with Law Studies in Europe
- Mathematics
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics and Philosophy
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Medicine
- Modern Languages
- Modern Languages and Linguistics
- Oriental Studies
- Philosophy and Modern Languages
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)
- Physics
- Physics and Philosophy
- Psychology (Experimental)
In order to make it easier for you to establish a first point of contact with our University, every Oxford college is ‘linked’ to a particular region of the UK. The ‘link’ college will know their region particularly well and already have contact with schools and students in the area.
Getting in touch with the college linked to your region has no influence on your chances of being accepted to this or any other particular college. You are also very welcome to get in touch with any other college for advice about applying or studying here.
Link Local Authorities
Barking and Dagenham
Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire
Hackney
Havering
Islington
Luton
Milton Keynes
Newham
Redbridge
Tower Hamlets
Contact
Access and Outreach at Wadham
Access and Outreach Officer: Dr Hugh Munro
Email: access@wadham.ox.ac.uk
Access Assistant: Dr Catherine Seed
Email: access.assistant@wadham.ox.ac.uk
Admissions Office tel: +44 (0) 1865 277545
Email: admissions@wadham.ox.ac.uk
Web: www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
Postal address:
Wadham College
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PN
Location
Located in the city centre, Wadham has large, quiet grounds, with some of the most beautiful gardens and buildings in Oxford. The Bodleian Library is just across the road and the Science Area is only a few minutes’ walk away.
UCAS campus code: Y
Oxford OX1 3PN
+44 (0) 1865 277900
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
Founded
1610
Student numbers
undergraduates 461
graduates 203
Admissions contacts
telephone: +44 (0) 1865 277545
email: admissions@wadham.ox.ac.uk
Admissions Officer: Libby Charlton
Access and outreach:
telephone: +44 (0) 1865 287311
email: access@wadham.ox.ac.uk
Access Officer: Dr Hugh Munro
Academic staff
See the college website for the full list
