About
Meet our progressive community, discover what it's like to study and work here, and explore our beautiful buildings and gardens.
Why Wadham?
An excellent academic reputation combined with central Oxford location, fabulous facilities and a welcoming, inclusive and progressive community.
Buildings & Gardens
Wadham's historic and modern buildings, equipped with the latest facilities.
Schools and Outreach
Wadham’s access and outreach team provides a responsive and inclusive programme to help young people make informed choices about their futures.
Five good reasons to choose Wadham
- Inclusive and welcoming
- Academic excellence
- Diverse and supportive community
- Central Oxford location
- Outstanding and affordable facilities
Five facts about Wadham
- Founded by a woman (Dorothy)
- We have a College welfare dog - Maggie Mae
- Actors Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones studied English here
- Founders of the Royal Society met and experimented here
- One of the first (male) Oxford colleges to admit women
Student life
Merry Wives in the garden
Wadham gardens became Windsor, Home to Shakespeare’s Merry Wives for a pre-noise-ban student production.
Community
Our Vision: Access to Excellence
Making world class education and research accessible to the brightest student from a broad range of backgrounds.
News
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Information for prospective students
Undergraduate Finance
The College and the University provide a range of financial support to on-course students.
"75% of all the offers made by Wadham to UK-domiciled applicants in 2022 have gone to those attending maintained-sector schools."
Studying here
Summer School Triumph
A record fifteen alumni of Wadham’s 2021 academic summer schools have received offers for undergraduate degrees at Oxford
Academic reward
More than 80 Wadham undergraduates have been awarded scholarships based on academic performance.
"Everyone at Wadham is accepted for who they are"