Murray Edwards College

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Year founded[❔] 1954
Mature (21+)[❔] ❌
Women only ✔️
Postgraduate only ❌
Accepts part-time students ✔️
Oxford sister college[❔] St Anne's College
Gold/Platinum Green Impact Award 2018[❔] ❌
College website click here

User reviews
  • 4
    Near Aldi
  • 1
    We have squash and tennis courts on-site
  • 0
    Botanical styled gardens
  • 0
    Nice gardens, decent third year accommodation (Buck House), lovely library
  • 0
    Gateway program - careers development workshops and exclusive internships for MEdwards students
  • 0
    Graduates have free formals with wine every week
  • 0
    It’s good if you have experienced trauma or gaslighting that it’s rare to mix with men and little social activities so easy to concentrate on religion and studies
  • 0
    It is made clear male visitors especially overnight are unwelcome so it is easier to reassure parents that you are in a safe Environment and that study is the main concern; there is a bar but nobody uses as not socially important they use it for conference guests
  • 0
    It is worthwhile to see the alternative prospectus; we offer good prayer spaces and specialist diets so vegetarian and halal is included https://www.applytocambridge.com/colleges/murrayedwards
  • 0
    Love it being up the hill. It keeps you fit!

  • 7
    Overpriced accommodation
  • 6
    All female - does result in less of a college social atmosphere, and can get a bit cliquey
  • 3
    Other side of town from most NatSci faculties
  • 1
    You have to cycle uphill to reach the college
  • 1
    Really expensive and single sex means little social life as most proper colleges security makes hard to mix with
  • 0
    The hill!

  • 12
    Make it a mixed gender college
  • 8
    Make accommodation cheaper
  • 2
    Fully renovate old block
  • 0
    Make mixed (it’s like lockdown is real life) and make similar price to real colleges

UG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 3
UG - usual # years room provided[❔] 4
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 (~)[❔] 33
PG single room min. (~£/wk) 92
PG single room max. (~ £/wk) 120
Deadline to have met conditions to be eligible for college accommodation 20th of August
Kitchen fixed charge [❔] ✔️
UG accommodation website click here
PG accommodation website click here

User ratings
On-site room quality: Avg: 4/5
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On-site room value for money: Avg: 1/5
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Off-site room quality: Avg: 1/5
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Off-site room value for money: Avg: 2/5
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User reviews
  • 1
    Real mix - great, en-suite rooms in first year (compulsory to stay in Pearl House) and in Buck House (typically third years), old block is really dodgy though, and generally all over-priced. Would say that only Buck House is decent value for money, but that's at the expense of being kicked out on the last day of lectures for conference guests to move in.
  • 0
    Ok but twice what pay in a mixed college, bathrooms ok except old block but generally awful kitchens and no lounge or social areas - it’s ok if you can get a boyfriend in a proper college but hard with covid !


24/7 library ✔️
College cafe ❌
Anglican chapel ❌
Interdenominational chapel ❌
Discounted punting[❔] ✔️
Free punting[❔] ❌
Radio station ❌
Garden plot ✔️
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 ✔️

User ratings
Value for money: Avg: 3.6/5
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Quality of food: Avg: 4/5
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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 (~)[❔] 18
JCR/MCR split[❔] ✔️
Student trustee[❔] ✔️
UG student website click here
PG student website click here
Free formals ✔️
Free formals per year 1
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)[❔] 0
June Event frequency (years)[❔] 0
Winter Ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
Spring ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
Other ball frequency (years)[❔] 0
Entrepreneurship competitions[❔] ❌

User ratings
May/Spring/Winter/other ball rating: Avg: 3.5/5
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User reviews
  • 4
    ME Garden party is the best Garden Party of May Week
  • 2
    The VK Rainbow Table is the stuff of legends and has to be seen to be believed
  • 0
    Garden party is decent, prices have gone up in recent years though and it's the same entertainment/ food/ decorations every time.
  • 0
    Best event of May Week by far!


# full-time Bachelor's (~) 370
% full-time Bachelor's (~) 70
# full-time Master's (~) 50
% full-time Master's (~) 10
# full-time PhD (~) 100
% full-time PhD (~) 20
Total # full-time students (~) 520
% full-time UK (~) 65
% full-time EU (non-UK) (~) 15
% full-time non-EU (~) 20
% full-time female (~) 100
% full-time Male (~) 0
# part-time Master's (~) 0
# part-time PhDs (~) 0
Total # part-time students (~) 10
Total # students (~) 520
% Arts and Humanities students (~) 45
% STEMM students (~)[❔] 55
High-table[❔] ✔️
Gowns required[❔] ✔️

User ratings
Formal food quality: Avg: 4.5/5
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Value for money: Avg: 3.5/5
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Net assets (est.) 97.0 million
Net assets/student (~£/student) 188,000
Scholarships and awards (~£/student ) 500