Do you pay to live in your 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.
Students in an Oxford college. Copyright © University of Oxford / UAO
Rents and other charges
It is important you understand how much your degree is going to cost and what financial support you might be eligible for.
The table below gives an indication of the types of costs students will need to cover for accommodation and other charges. Please note the following points when reading the information in the table:
- Costs are weighted averages and apply only to the academic year 2026-27.
- Costs are likely to increase annually.
- Tenancy of 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.
We strongly encourage applicants to check individual college pages to find out the exact details of arrangements and charges - as the table below provides a limited snapshot - and to contact the college if further information is required. College contact details can be found on each college page.
Accommodation and catering charges
| College | Weighted 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 (Note that figures may not be directly comparable across colleges due to the large degree of variation in college catering arrangements) | Indication of likely costs for accommodation and meals for 175 days (Note that this adds together the weighted accommodation cost (column 1) with the estimated likely meals costs (column 4), so these are estimated figures only.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balliol | £5,731 | £8,999 | 265 | £1,397 | £7,128 |
| Brasenose | £5,777 | £6,049 | 186 | £3,878 | £9,654 |
| Christ Church | £6,298 | £6,370 | 177 | £2,006 | £8,304 |
| Corpus Christi | £5,592 | £5,643 | 180 | £2,653 | £8,245 |
| Exeter | £5,765 | £5,674 | 174 | £2,030 | £7,795 |
| Harris Manchester | £6,501 | £6,910 | 186 | £3,054 | £9,555 |
| Hertford | £5,157 | £5,481 | 186 | £2,282 | £7,440 |
| Jesus College | £4,865 | £6,897 | 274 | £3,136 | £8,001 |
| Keble | £6,192 | £6,220 | 186 | £3,203 | £9,394 |
| Lady Margaret Hall | £5,967 | £6,437 | 186 | £3,459 | £9,425 |
| Lincoln | £5,654 | £5,881 | 181 | £2,896 | £8,551 |
| Magdalen | £5,630 | £5,630 | 175 | £4,096 | £9,725 |
| Mansfield | £6,601 | £6,676 | 273 | £2,625 | £9,226 |
| Merton | £5,090 | £5,003 | 175 | £2,384 | £7,474 |
| New College | £5,717 | £5,881 | 180 | £2,676 | £8,393 |
| Oriel | £5,530 | £5,794 | 186 | £2,739 | £8,269 |
| Pembroke | £6,213 | £6,355 | 266 | £2,748 | £8,960 |
| Queen's | £5,913 | £5,981 | 177 | £1,715 | £7,628 |
| Regent's Park | £5,361 | £5,515 | 186 | £2,511 | £7,872 |
| St Anne's | £5,955 | £6,078 | 175 | £2,190 | £8,144 |
| St Catherine's | £4,981 | £5,607 | 197 | £2,786 | £7,767 |
| St Edmund Hall | £5,583 | £5,554 | 174 | £2,713 | £8,296 |
| St Hilda's | £6,132 | £6,541 | 189 | £2,531 | £8,663 |
| St Hugh's | £5,359 | £5,695 | 186 | £2,637 | £7,995 |
| St John's | £4,760 | £4,815 | 174 | £2,118 | £6,877 |
| St Peter's | £6,007 | £6,468 | 196 | £3,059 | £9,066 |
| Somerville | £4,995 | £5,052 | 177 | £2,641 | £7,635 |
| Trinity | £4,976 | £5,888 | 180 | £3,293 | £8,269 |
| University College | £5,370 | £6,000 | 186 | £3,150 | £8,520 |
| Wadham | £5,951 | £6,910 | 177 | £2,645 | £8,596 |
| Worcester | £5,538 | £6,344 | 186 | £2,550 | £8,088 |
| Wycliffe Hall | £5,269 | £7,345 | 259 | £2,336 | £7,606 |
Accommodation type
| College | Main college site | Off site | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensuite | Not ensuite | Ensuite | Not ensuite | |
| Balliol | 35 | 177 | 195 | 0 |
| Brasenose | 32 | 124 | 37 | 190 |
| Christ Church | 390 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| Corpus Christi | 68 | 64 | 46 | 96 |
| Exeter | 143 | 91 | 5 | 62 |
| Harris Manchester | 43 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Hertford | 0 | 124 | 86 | 157 |
| Jesus College | 67 | 88 | 0 | 229 |
| Keble | 276 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
| Lady Margaret Hall | 191 | 228 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 155 | 41 | 65 | 2 |
| Magdalen | 75 | 192 | 0 | 75 |
| Mansfield | 73 | 0 | 69 | 152 |
| Merton | 82 | 71 | 11 | 154 |
| New College | 243 | 84 | 94 | 0 |
| Oriel | 176 | 48 | 25 | 40 |
| Pembroke | 175 | 92 | 17 | 75 |
| Queen's | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
| Regent's Park | 136 | 274 | 0 | 0 |
| St Anne's | 225 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| St Catherine's | 246 | 225 | 0 | 0 |
| St Edmund Hall | 57 | 134 | 187 | 65 |
| St Hilda's | 92 | 172 | 83 | 64 |
| St Hugh's | 163 | 245 | 0 | 0 |
| St John's | 35 | 375 | 0 | 0 |
| St Peter's | 70 | 137 | 60 | 6 |
| Somerville | 40 | 44 | 159 | 62 |
| Trinity | 103 | 88 | 5 | 127 |
| University College | 62 | 193 | 133 | 50 |
| Wadham | 99 | 141 | 132 | 58 |
| Worcester | 241 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Wycliffe Hall | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
