Clare College, Cambridge

Clare College
Clare College
University of Cambridge
	Old Court, Clare College
	Arms of Clare College: Arms of de Clare (Or, three chevrons gules) impaling de Burgh (Or, a cross gules) all within a bordure sable guttée d'or. Elizabeth de Clare's first husband was John de Burgh (1286–1313). Usually, the arms of the husband appear in the dexter half, the position of greatest honour, here occupied by the arms of de Clare. This shield with its bordure of gouttes d'or (golden droplets) appears on the personal seal of Elizabeth de Clare.
Location	Trinity Lane (map)
Coordinates	52°12′19″N 0°06′54″E / 52.2052°N 0.1150°E
Abbreviation	CL
Established	1326
Named after	Elizabeth de Clare
Previous names	University Hall (1326-1338); Clare Hall (1338-1856)
Sister colleges	St Hugh's College, Oxford; Oriel College, Oxford
Master	Loretta Minghella
Undergraduates	484 (2022-23)
Postgraduates	266 (2022-23)
Endowment	£166.8m (2023)
Visitor	Chancellors of the University ex officio
Website	www.clare.cam.ac.uk
UCS	ucs.clare.cam.ac.uk
MCR	mcr.clare.cam.ac.uk/about-the-mcr
Boat club	www.clareboatclub.org.uk
Map
	Location in Central Cambridge Location in Cambridge

Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge^[4] in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. It was refounded in 1338 as Clare Hall by an endowment from Elizabeth de Clare, and took on its current name in 1856. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "The Backs" (the back of the colleges that overlook the River Cam).

^ University of Cambridge (6 March 2019). "Notice by the Editor". Cambridge University Reporter. 149 (Special No 5): 1. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023" (PDF). Clare College, Cambridge. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference clare-cam-statutes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Walker, Timea (19 January 2022). "Clare College". undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

[1] University of Cambridge (6 March 2019). "Notice by the Editor". Cambridge University Reporter. 149 (Special No 5): 1. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[Clare_College_Financial_Statement_22/23-2] "Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023" (PDF). Clare College, Cambridge. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[clare-cam-statutes-3] Cite error: The named reference clare-cam-statutes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Walker, Timea (19 January 2022). "Clare College". undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

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