Sidney Sussex College

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Year founded[❔] 1596
Mature (21+)[❔] ❌
Women only ❌
Postgraduate only ❌
Accepts part-time students ✔️
Oxford sister college[❔] St John's College
Gold/Platinum Green Impact Award 2018[❔] ❌
College website click here

User reviews
  • 6
    Very central
  • 6
    So friendly and inclusive!
  • 0
    student-run bar

  • 0
    Busy street outside college


UG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 2
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 (~)[❔] 57
PG single room min. (~£/wk) 101
PG single room max. (~ £/wk) 113
Deadline to have met conditions to be eligible for college accommodation 1st of September
Kitchen fixed charge [❔] ✔️
UG accommodation website click here
PG accommodation website click here

User ratings
On-site room quality: Avg: 4.6/5
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On-site room value for money: Avg: 5/5
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Off-site room quality: Avg: 4.8/5
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Off-site room value for money: Avg: 4/5
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User reviews
  • 1
    Cosy and sociable, kitchens available!


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: 4/5
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Quality of food: Avg: 5/5
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User reviews
  • 0
    Cheap and delicious (mostly)

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 (~)[❔] 27
JCR/MCR split[❔] ✔️
Student trustee[❔] ✔️
UG student website click here
PG student website click here
Free formals ✔️
Free formals per year 3
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)[❔] 2
June Event frequency (years)[❔] 2
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: 4.1/5
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User reviews
  • 1
    Very decently priced, very good food, entertainment and the grounds are lovely
  • 0
    Amazing night !!
  • 0
    Can't wait for another great night this year!
  • 0
    Great theme great food great night
  • 0
    Fab!
  • 0
    Great atmosphere
  • 0
    Great fun
  • 0
    So much fun!!
  • 0
    Silent disco always a blast
  • 0
    Better than most may balls tbh
  • 0
    Had a blast here especially at the Silent Disco and in the ball pit at the end. Frustrated with the queue though, we didn't get in until an hour after it was meant to start.
  • 0
    Best value May Ball I've ever been to, and I've been to several. Good food throughout the night. Quality drinks throughout the night. Short queues and abundant entertainment. Genuinely good quality.

  • 2
    A more organised queue: I heard that in 2017, everyone got tickets checked and wristbands handed out while waiting in the queue, so that when the ball opened the queue was extremely quick. That didn't happen this year for some reason.

# full-time Bachelor's (~) 370
% full-time Bachelor's (~) 65
# full-time Master's (~) 60
% full-time Master's (~) 10
# full-time PhD (~) 140
% full-time PhD (~) 25
Total # full-time students (~) 560
% full-time UK (~) 65
% full-time EU (non-UK) (~) 15
% full-time non-EU (~) 20
% full-time female (~) 40
% full-time Male (~) 60
# part-time Master's (~) 20
# part-time PhDs (~) 10
Total # part-time students (~) 30
Total # students (~) 590
% Arts and Humanities students (~) 40
% STEMM students (~)[❔] 60
High-table[❔] ✔️
Gowns required[❔] ✔️

User ratings
Formal food quality: Avg: 5/5
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Value for money: Avg: 5/5
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Formals
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Net assets (est.) 126.0 million
Net assets/student (~£/student) 224,000
Scholarships and awards (~£/student ) 700