Worcester College, Oxford

Worcester College
Oxford
East side of Main Quad
Arms: Argent, two chevronels between six martlets, three, two and one sable' (modified arms of Cookes[1])
Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced pearl-pink stripes
Location	Worcester Street
Coordinates	51°45′18″N 1°15′49″W / 51.754971°N 1.263701°W / 51.754971; -1.263701
Full name	Worcester College in the University of Oxford[2]
Latin name	Collegium Vigorniense
Established	1283 as Gloucester College, 1560 as Gloucester Hall, 1714 as Worcester College
Named for	Sir Thomas Cookes, Worcestershire
Previous names	Gloucester College, Gloucester Hall
Architect	Nicholas Hawksmoor James Wyatt William Burges
Sister college	St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Provost	David Isaac, CBE
Undergraduates	412[3] (2011/2012)
Postgraduates	167
Endowment	£59.6 million (2022)
Website	www.worc.ox.ac.uk
Boat club	Worcester College Boat Club
Map
Location in Oxford city centre

Worcester College (/ˈwʊstər/ ^ⓘ WUUST-ər) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford^[4] in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire, whose coat of arms was adopted by the college.^[5] Its predecessor, Gloucester College, had been an institution of learning on the same site since the late 13th century until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. Founded as a men's college, Worcester has been coeducational since 1979.^[6] The provost is David Isaac, CBE who took office on 1 July 2021^[7]

As of 2022, Worcester College had a financial endowment of £59.6 million.^[8]

Notable alumni of the college include the media mogul Rupert Murdoch, television producer and screenwriter Russell T Davies, US Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan, Fields Medalist Simon Donaldson, novelist Richard Adams, professional basketball player and US Senator Bill Bradley, and the Sultan of Perak, Nazrin Shah.