Choose Your Oxford College

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• Lots of undergraduates studying my subject.
• Lots of tutors for my subject.
• High overall academic performance. Do you want to be at a college with a record of high academic performance?

• Old college. If you’re coming to Oxford, you want to be in an old building, right?
• Close to centre. Is it important for you to to be in the old university town?
• Large number of undergraduates. Do you want to be in a large college?
• State/private school balance.

  High percentage: state private

• Large endowment income. Perhaps you’d like your college to be wealthy?
• Best at University Challenge. Perhaps you’d like to be on University Challenge and in the best team?
• Most Nobel Prizes or Fields medals. Aiming high? Which college gives you the best chance of a top academic prize?
• Lucky Dip. Too hard to choose - try a random choice!