The University of Oxford has 36 colleges, three societies, and four permanent private halls of religious foundation. The colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing corporations within the univers
Aerial view (looking north) of many of the colleges of the University of Oxford
Brasenose College in the 1670s
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the w
Colleges of the University of Oxford
…The University of Oxford has 36 colleges, three societies, and four permanent private halls (PPHs) of religious foundation. The colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing…
Balliol, one of Oxford's oldest colleges
An engraving of Christ Church, Oxford, 1742
Lady Margaret Hall, founded in 1878
Somerville College, founded in 1879