Do I pay to live in my college?
Students pay for accommodation and food, although this is often heavily subsidised. Colleges provide a wide variety of accommodation and meal options. Costs vary across colleges and are likely to increase annually. It is important you understand how much your degree is going to cost and what financial support you might be eligible for. For more information, please visit our page on living costs.
Rents and other charges
The costs on this page apply only to the academic year 2021-22. Costs are likely to increase annually.
175 days covers eight weeks per term, and an additional week before the first term for freshers' week. The exact number of days that you will need to spend in Oxford may vary, as will the number of days accommodation offered by each college.
College | Average cost of accommodation for 175 days, including utilities and services | Most common rent that students actually pay, including utilities and services | Number of days this rent is for | Indication of likely costs for three meals a day for 175 days | Indication of likely costs for accommodation and meals for 175 days |
| Balliol | £4,617 | £4,993 | 189 | £2,056* | £6,673* |
| Brasenose | £4,469 | £4,749 | 186 | £1,402 | £5,871 |
| Christ Church | £4,478 | £4,453 | 174 | £2,401 | £6,879 |
| Corpus Christi | £4,238 | £4,277 | 180 | £1,865 | £6,103 |
| Exeter | £4,459 | £4,733 | 174 | £2,275 | £6,734 |
| Harris Manchester | £4,622 *** | £4,991 *** | 189 | 2,240 *** | £6,862 *** |
| Hertford | £4,078 | £4,078 | 175 | £2,205 | £6,283 |
| Jesus College | £4,162 | £6,099 | 278 | £2,032 | £6,194 |
| Keble | £4,368 | £4,135 | 186 | £2,074 | £6,442 |
| Lincoln | £4,356 | £4,452 | 177 | £2,121 | £6,477 |
| LMH | £4,807 | £5,356 | 193 | £2,100 | £6,907 |
| Magdalen | £4,060 | £4,083 | 176 | £1,698 | £5,758 |
| Mansfield | £4,208 | £4,797 | 177 | £1,225 | £5,433 |
| Merton | £4,091 | £4,162 | 175 | £1,771 | £5,862 |
| New College | £4,092 | £4,208 | 180 | £1,915 | £6,006 |
| Oriel | £4,485 | £4,451 | 174 | £2,748 | £7,232 |
| Pembroke | £5,021 | £5,885 | 177 | £1,183 ** | £6,204 ** |
| Queen's | £4,141 | £4,188 | 177 | £1,817 | £5,957 |
| Regent's Park | |||||
| St Anne's | £4,650 | £4,550 | 175 | £1,798 | £6,448 |
| St Benet's | £4,681 | £4,762 | 178 | £2,350 | £7,032 |
| St Catherine's | £3,939 | £4,434 | 197 | £2,086 | £6,025 |
| St Edmund Hall | £4,338 | £4,324 | 174 | £1,847 | £6,185 |
| St Hilda's | £4,591 | £4,695 | 189 | £1,750 | £6,341 |
| St Hugh's | £4,191 | £4,455 | 186 | £1,434 | £5,625 |
| St John's | £3,963 | £3,929 | 174 | £1,955 | £5,917 |
| St Peter's | £4,404 | £4,644 | 189 | £1,960 | £6,364 |
| Somerville | £4,234 | £4,144 | 177 | £1,737 | £5,971 |
| Trinity | £4,013 | £4,698 | 180 | £2,272 | £6,285 |
| University College | £4,113 | £4,988 | 222 | £2,162 | £6,275 |
| Wadham | £4,366 | £4,475 | 175 | £2,205 | £6,571 |
| Worcester | |||||
| Wycliffe Hall | £3,831 | £5,254 | 259 | £2,013 | £5,844 |
* Does not include breakfast.
** Does not include breakfast or lunch.
*** Unified charge for accommodation and meals.
The figures for colleges marked # are for 2019-20. Please contact those colleges for more up to date information.
On site | Off site | |||
| Name of College | Ensuite | Not ensuite | Ensuite | Not ensuite |
| Balliol | 28 | 175 | 142 | 0 |
| Brasenose | 41 | 122 | 23 | 138 |
| Christ Church | 294 | 114 | 0 | 44 |
| Corpus Christi | 68 | 64 | 46 | 96 |
| Exeter | 145 | 91 | 5 | 63 |
| Harris Manchester | 46 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Hertford | 0 | 147 | 85 | 161 |
| Jesus College | 64 | 54 | 0 | 226 |
| Keble | 232 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 99 | 0 | 64 | 96 |
| LMH | 206 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
| Magdalen | 46 | 153 | 6 | 188 |
| Mansfield | 134 | 42 | 24 | 59 |
| Merton | 82 | 81 | 5 | 119 |
| New College | 243 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| Oriel | 124 | 92 | 59 | 32 |
| Pembroke | 172 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
| Queen's | 36 | 47 | 159 | 63 |
| Regents Park | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| St Anne's | 183 | 208 | 0 | 22 |
| St Benet's | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| St Catherine's | 246 | 225 | 0 | 0 |
| St Edmund Hall | 54 | 126 | 74 | 44 |
| St Hilda's | 88 | 161 | 23 | 32 |
| St Hugh's | 156 | 251 | 0 | 0 |
| St John's | 32 | 362 | 0 | 12 |
| St Peter's | 17 | 142 | 67 | 0 |
| Somerville | 136 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinity | 59 | 106 | 97 | 14 |
| University College | 59 | 214 | 30 | 119 |
| Wadham | 82 | 178 | 30 | 119 |
| Worcester | 260 | 71 | 34 | 30 |
| Wycliffe Hall | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 |