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University College, Oxford

University College, Oxford
LocationHigh Street, Oxford OX1 4BHCoordinates51°45′09″N1°15′07″W / 51.7525°N 1.2520°W / 51.7525; -1.2520Full nameThe College of the Great Hall of the University of OxfordLatin nameCollegium Magnae Aulae Universitatis Oxon.Established1249 (1249)Trinity Hall, CambridgeValerie Amos, Baroness AmosUndergraduates425 (2023–24)Postgraduates219 (2023–24)Endowment£156.7 million (2024)VisitorCharles III, The Crownex officioWebsitewww.univ.ox.ac.ukwww.univjcr.comwcr.univ.ox.ac.ukBoat clubUniversity College Boat ClubMap
University College, Oxford
Location within Oxford city centre

University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It has a claim to being the oldest college of the university, having been founded by William of Durham in 1249.

As of 2024, the college had an estimated financial endowment of £156.679 million, and their total net assets amounted to £255.431 million.

The college is associated with a number of influential people, including Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, Bill Clinton, Peter Beinart, Festus Mogae, Stephen Hawking, C. S. Lewis, R. F. Kuang, William Beveridge, Bob Hawke, Robert Cecil, Tom Hooper, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Kingman Brewster Jr., and Christian Cole, the first Black student to graduate from the university.