St Edmund's College

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Year founded[❔] 1896
Mature (21+)[❔] ✔️
Women only ❌
Postgraduate only ❌
Accepts part-time students ✔️
Oxford sister college[❔] Green Templeton College
Gold/Platinum Green Impact Award 2018[❔] ❌
College website click here

User reviews
  • 5
    Our BOPs (big organised parties) usually have good DJs
  • 4
    Our guest night formal dinners are renown in Cambridge for how good they are!
  • 2
    We have a great selection of cheap gin at our bar!
  • 1
    Great bar and CR
  • 1
    Friendly community, welcoming and international

  • 3
    Huge KMB fee, staff don't listen to student's concerns, mature students treated like children by staff
  • 1
    All the bloody, silly, bears
  • 0
    Less facilities and money than other more wealthy colleges
  • 0
    Accommodation and maintenance problems not fixed. College staff ignore students. For example, kitchens don't work at all, college refuses to replace. Heating and showers broken, no alternatives provided.
  • 0
    Staff and fellows are abusive towards students at formal dinners


UG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 2
UG - usual # years room provided[❔] 3
PG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 2
PG - usual # years room provided[❔] 3
Couples rooms ✔️
Family rooms ✔️
Ballot system[❔] ✔️
% full-time PG in college room (~)[❔] 48
PG single room min. (~£/wk) 105
PG single room max. (~ £/wk) 140
Deadline to have met conditions to be eligible for college accommodation 1st of August
Kitchen fixed charge [❔] ✔️
UG accommodation website click here
PG accommodation website click here

User ratings
On-site room quality: Avg: 3.3/5
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On-site room value for money: Avg: 2.3/5
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Off-site room quality: Avg: /5
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Off-site room value for money: Avg: /5
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User reviews
  • 1
    Richard Laws - Big bedrooms, terrible kitchens and bathrooms Brian Heap - Decent everywhere MPH - Decent everywhere but not worth the price
  • 0
    Bad. Maintenance problems not fixed.

  • 0
    No off-site room

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: 2/5
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Quality of food: Avg: 2.5/5
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User reviews
  • 2
    Low quality, flavourless, huge KMB required
  • 1
    a little bit expensive for the quality
  • 0
    Not always the best but decent food
  • 0
    very friendly staff

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 (~)[❔] 25
JCR/MCR split[❔] ❌
Student trustee[❔] ❌
UG student website click here
PG student website click here
Free formals ✔️
Free formals per year 2
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[❔] ❌

User ratings
May/Spring/Winter/other ball rating: Avg: 3.7/5
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# full-time Bachelor's (~) 110
% full-time Bachelor's (~) 25
# full-time Master's (~) 160
% full-time Master's (~) 35
# full-time PhD (~) 200
% full-time PhD (~) 40
Total # full-time students (~) 470
% full-time UK (~) 25
% full-time EU (non-UK) (~) 25
% full-time non-EU (~) 50
% full-time female (~) 30
% full-time Male (~) 70
# part-time Master's (~) 50
# part-time PhDs (~) 10
Total # part-time students (~) 60
Total # students (~) 530
% Arts and Humanities students (~) 40
% STEMM students (~)[❔] 60
High-table[❔] ❌
Gowns required[❔] ✔️

User ratings
Formal food quality: Avg: 4.2/5
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Value for money: Avg: 3.3/5
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User reviews
  • 1
    The guests nights have really good food! Known to be one of the best formals in Cambridge!
  • 1
    We get a cheese course
  • 1
    Formals sell out quickly but food is good quality. Expensive for what it is. Can't bring your own wine. Overall good.


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Net assets (est.) 39.0 million
Net assets/student (~£/student) 84,000
Scholarships and awards (~£/student ) 700