Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Corpus Christi College
University of Oxford
Arms: see below
LocationMerton Street, Oxford OX1 4JF
Coordinates51°45′03″N 1°15′13″W / 51.750909°N 1.253702°W / 51.750909; -1.253702
Full nameThe College of the Body of Christ in the University of Oxford[1]
Established1517 (1517)
Named forCorpus Christi, Body of Christ
Sister collegeCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
PresidentHelen Moore[2]
Undergraduates252[3] (December 2017)
Postgraduates93[3] (December 2017)
Endowment£160.7 million (2018)[4]
Websitewww.ccc.ox.ac.uk
JCRCorpus Christi JCR
MCRCorpus Christi MCR
Boat clubCorpus Christi College Boat Club
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Corpus Christi College, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 12th oldest college in Oxford.

The college, situated on Merton Street between Merton College and Christ Church, is one of the smallest in Oxford by student population, having around 250 undergraduates and 90 graduates. It is academic by Oxford standards, averaging in the top half of the university's informal ranking system, the Norrington Table, in recent years, and coming second in 2009–10.[5]

The college's role in the translation of the King James Bible is historically significant. The college is also noted for the pillar sundial in the main quadrangle,[6] known as the Pelican Sundial, which was erected in 1581.[7] Corpus achieved notability in more recent years by winning University Challenge on 9 May 2005 and once again on 23 February 2009, although the latter win was later disqualified.[8][9]

The Visitor of the college is ex officio the Bishop of Winchester (currently Philip Mounstephen).

  1. ^ "Charter of Foundation", The Foundation Statutes of Bishop Fox for Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford A. D. 1517, translated by Ward, G. R. M., Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1843, p. xlix
  2. ^ Elsner, Jaś (19 October 2018). "Dr Helen Moore elected President". Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Student statistics". University of Oxford. 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Corpus Christi College, Oxford : Annual Report & Financial Statements : Year ended 31 July 2018" (PDF). ox.ac.uk. p. 43. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Undergraduate Degree Classifications 2009/10". Archived from the original on 3 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Sundials on the Internet - pillar dials". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  7. ^ Pattenden 1979, p. [page needed]
  8. ^ Corpus Wins University Challenge – Oxford News
  9. ^ "University Challenge team disqualified". BBC. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.

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