Darwin College

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Year founded[❔] 1964
Mature (21+)[❔] ✔️
Women only ❌
Postgraduate only ✔️
Accepts part-time students ✔️
Oxford sister college[❔] Wolfson College
Gold/Platinum Green Impact Award 2018[❔] ❌
College website click here

User reviews
  • 10
    Great community-feel, and wonderful kitchens!
  • 8
    Hosts the most popular college bar in Cambridge - Darbar
  • 6
    We have our own island with a BBQ on it!
  • 4
    Very inclusive, international and modern spirit (unlike many old colleges).
  • 3
    Probably the most beautiful of the new colleges with access to the river (and our own islands!).
  • 3
    Really nice formals and ceilidhs!
  • 2
    Direct access to the river! 5 punts available!
  • 2
    Has amazing Belgian beer on offer! Also hosts some good open mics which are always full
  • 2
    DarBar, the most popular college bar in Cambridge!
  • 1
    We have punts!
  • 1
    Some of the best and most active societies in Cambridge

  • 2
    Probably the worst Cambridge college
  • 2
    We can only bring up to 3 guests each to our bar (Darbar). This is because we don't pay to have a public license to sell alcohol. On the flip side that means our drinks are cheaper!
  • 1
    Very little money available for travel bursary and research support
  • 1
    Not one of the old colleges, but if it were, the fantastic spirit/community here (see above in pros) would change too.


UG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 0
UG - usual # years room provided[❔] 0
PG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 0
PG - usual # years room provided[❔] 1
Couples rooms ✔️
Family rooms ✔️
Ballot system[❔] ❌
% full-time PG in college room (~)[❔] 43
PG single room min. (~£/wk) 96
PG single room max. (~ £/wk) 162
Deadline to have met conditions to be eligible for college accommodation 1st of August
Kitchen fixed charge [❔] ❌
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PG accommodation website click here

User ratings
On-site room quality: Avg: 3.7/5
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On-site room value for money: Avg: 2.8/5
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Off-site room quality: Avg: 3/5
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Off-site room value for money: Avg: 2.3/5
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  • 0
    Cozy, most important furniture is there. Sink in the room. Bathroom and kitchen shared with lovely flatmates and being cleaned by personnel. (The best is having the bar so close by ;) )



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24/7 library ✔️
College cafe ✔️
Anglican chapel ❌
Interdenominational chapel ❌
Discounted punting[❔] ❌
Free punting[❔] ✔️
Radio station ❌
Student garden ✔️
Bicycle scheme ❌
Art room ❌
Gym (weights) ✔️
Cinema ❌
Badminton court ✔️
Basketball court ❌
Dance studio ❌
Eton Fives court ❌
Netball court ❌
Squash court ✔️
Swimming pool ❌
Tennis court ❌
Rugby field ❌
Lacrosse field ❌
Hockey pitch ❌
Cricket pitch ❌
Volleyball court ❌
Football pitch ❌
Brunch Saturday ✔️
Brunch Sunday ✔️
Daily vegan option ✔️

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Value for money: Avg: 3.5/5
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Quality of food: Avg: 5/5
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Acapella ❌
Africa ❌
Altruism ❌
Anglo-Japanese ❌
Anthropology ❌
Apotheosis ❌
Archeology ❌
Art ❌
Baking ❌
Ballroom dancing ❌
Bachata ❌
Bee keeping ❌
Board Games ✔️
Book Club ❌
Botanical ❌
Caledonian ❌
Card games ❌
Casino ❌
Charity ❌
Chess ❌
Chinese Culture ❌
Choir ✔️
Christian Union ❌
Classics ❌
College Brass Band ❌
Comedy ❌
Computer science ❌
Consulting ❌
Contemporary dance ❌
Current affairs ❌
Debate ✔️
Drama ❌
Economics ❌
Engineering ❌
English ❌
Entrepreneurship ❌
Families Club ✔️
Feminist ❌
Film ✔️
Finance ❌
Food ✔️
French ❌
Gardening club ✔️
Gender equality ❌
Geographical ❌
History ❌
Humanities ❌
Investment ❌
Irish ❌
Islamic ❌
Jewish ❌
Land economy ❌
Languages ❌
Law ❌
Lawn Games ✔️
Literary ❌
Lockpicking ❌
Maths ❌
Medical ❌
Mindfulness ✔️
Music ✔️
Musical ❌
Orchestra ❌
Oriental ❌
PhD ❌
Philosophy ❌
Photography ✔️
Pilates ❌
Poetry ❌
Poker ❌
Politics ❌
Quiz ❌
Role playing games ❌
Russian ❌
Salsa ✔️
Science ❌
Serbian ❌
Sign language ❌
Smoothie ❌
Social science ❌
Speakers ❌
Steel pan band ❌
Student publication ❌
Swiss ❌
Tango ❌
Tea ❌
Theology ❌
Ukelele band ❌
Veterinary ❌
Video games ❌
Wine ✔️
Yoga ✔️
Zouk ❌
Zumba ✔️
Aerobics ❌
Athletics ❌
Badminton ✔️
Basketball ✔️
Climbing ✔️
Cricket ✔️
Croquet ✔️
Cycling ❌
Football (mens) ✔️
Football (womens) ✔️
Golf ❌
Hockey ❌
Kayaking ❌
Lacrosse ❌
Netball ❌
Netball (womens) ❌
Ninjitsu ❌
Pole ✔️
Pool ❌
Rounders ❌
Rugby (mens) ❌
Rugby ❌
Rugby (womens) ❌
Running ✔️
Sailing ❌
Shooting ❌
Ski ❌
Squash ✔️
Swimming ❌
Table football ❌
Table tennis ✔️
Tennis ✔️
Tiddlywinks ❌
Ultimate Frisbee ❌
Volleyball ❌
Waterpolo ❌
Windsurfing ❌
% 1st Class degree achieved (~)[❔] 0
JCR/MCR split[❔] ❌
Student trustee[❔] ❌
UG student website click here
PG student website click here
Free formals ❌
Free formals per year 0
Free formal for guest ❌
Private dining discount ❌
Free formal for guest per year 0
Free parking ❌
Use of squash and tennis facilities ❌
Free sports facilities ❌
Right to step on grass ❌
Gym membership discount ❌
Punt booking ✔️
Corporate event discount ❌
Wedding discount ❌
Accommodation discount available ❌
May Ball frequency (years)[❔] 1
June Event frequency (years)[❔] 0
Winter Ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
Spring ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
Other ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
Entrepreneurship competitions[❔] ❌

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May/Spring/Winter/other ball rating: Avg: 4.4/5
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# full-time Bachelor's (~) 0
% full-time Bachelor's (~) 0
# full-time Master's (~) 180
% full-time Master's (~) 30
# full-time PhD (~) 410
% full-time PhD (~) 70
Total # full-time students (~) 590
% full-time UK (~) 35
% full-time EU (non-UK) (~) 25
% full-time non-EU (~) 40
% full-time female (~) 45
% full-time Male (~) 55
# part-time Master's (~) 10
# part-time PhDs (~) 30
Total # part-time students (~) 30
Total # students (~) 620
% Arts and Humanities students (~) 30
% STEMM students (~)[❔] 70
High-table[❔] ❌
Gowns required[❔] ❌

User ratings
Formal food quality: Avg: 5/5
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Value for money: Avg: 2.3/5
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Formals
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Net assets (est.) 70.0 million
Net assets/student (~£/student) 119,000
Scholarships and awards (~£/student ) 400