Corpus Christi - In Depth

Founded: 1517; women undergraduates first admitted 1979.

Admission: Undergraduates not admitted to archaeology & anthropology, biological sciences, economics & management, engineering, geography, geology (earth sciences), human sciences, music (except for organ scholars), oriental studies, modern languages and related joint schools, theology.

Largest fields of study: Classics, history and PPE. Travel grants: Some available. Library & information services: 80,000 volumes; 22 ethernet connections, 6 workstations open 24 hours/day with restricted borrowing hours. Separate college IT service: 20 computers with access to library catalogue and internet, own ethernet in student rooms (ratio 1:20 workstations to students). IT facilities open 24 hours/day; support from 1% full-time staff, 8 hours/weekdays.

Eating arrangements: All meals available in college except for Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast.

Gate/guest hours: Keys available to all members. Some restrictions on frequency and duration of entertainment of guests in college.

Other college facilities: Squash courts and playing fields; boathouse; music room, computer suite.

Accommodation: College accommodation available to all students; full-board approx £110 per week, term time only. No first degree students live at home.

Term-time work: College allows term-time work under certain restrictive conditions.

Financial help: A maintenance support fund is available to all students should they need financial assistance.