Wolfson College

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Year founded[❔] 1965
Mature (21+)[❔] ✔️
Women only ❌
Postgraduate only ❌
Accepts part-time students ✔️
Oxford sister college[❔] St Antony's College
Gold/Platinum Green Impact Award 2018[❔] ✔️
College website click here

User reviews
  • 3
    Such a nice atmosphere in this college, really nice formals and bops!
  • 3
    As a PG, not many other colleges offer on-site accommodation
  • 3
    Cafeteria food quality has really improved over the last two years
  • 3
    Staff and porters are really nice
  • 2
    Good formals!
  • 2
    The gardens are very beautiful and we are allowed to step on the grass unlike in some other colleges
  • 2
    Very friendly college, lovely porters and best formal!
  • 0
    The porters are awesome!

  • 1
    No dedicated music room/studio


UG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 4
UG - usual # years room provided[❔] 4
PG - usual # years on-site room provided[❔] 3
PG - usual # years room provided[❔] 3
Couples rooms ✔️
Family rooms ✔️
Ballot system[❔] ❌
% full-time PG in college room (~)[❔] 55
PG single room min. (~£/wk) 107
PG single room max. (~ £/wk) 171
Deadline to have met conditions to be eligible for college accommodation 1st of September
Kitchen fixed charge [❔] ❌
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PG accommodation website click here

User ratings
On-site room quality: Avg: 5/5
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On-site room value for money: Avg: 5/5
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Off-site room quality: Avg: 5/5
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Off-site room value for money: Avg: 5/5
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User reviews
  • 3
    Many of the rooms have just been refurbished in 2017-2019. They get cleaned every week and the kitchens once/day. Some of the rooms are larger in size than others, especially in the houses. In T-block there are some unusually large rooms too (all those above the doorway).
  • 1
    Well-maintained!
  • 1
    Kitchens are cleaned daily during the week
  • 0
    Kitchens have multiple fridges/freezers and ovens.

  • 4
    All the rooms are on-site which is great!

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: 5/5
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Quality of food: Avg: 5/5
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User reviews
  • 1
    The staff is super friendly and receptive to feedback. They introduced with WCSA's help a feedback tablet where we can review quality & portion sizes of each dish as well as leave comments. Staff and student reps analyse the feedback regularly at Food Focus Group meetings.
  • 0
    Can't complain!
  • 0
    The Head Chef is always happy to hear dish suggestions for themed dinners

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 (~)[❔] 16
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)[❔] 1
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: 3.8/5
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User reviews
  • 0
    The Wolfson May Ball/June Event has been very good the last two years! Really enjoyed it, one of the consistently best balls I've been to
  • 0
    Really good value for money! We had the Jamaican reggae band Inner Circle ("Bad Boys" song) for under £100.
  • 0
    What a night!
  • 0
    Great for value!
  • 0
    amazing!!

  • 1
    Better breakfast options
  • 0
    Another great headline act

# full-time Bachelor's (~) 170
% full-time Bachelor's (~) 30
# full-time Master's (~) 160
% full-time Master's (~) 25
# full-time PhD (~) 270
% full-time PhD (~) 45
Total # full-time students (~) 590
% full-time UK (~) 40
% full-time EU (non-UK) (~) 25
% full-time non-EU (~) 35
% full-time female (~) 35
% full-time Male (~) 65
# part-time Master's (~) 190
# part-time PhDs (~) 40
Total # part-time students (~) 230
Total # students (~) 820
% Arts and Humanities students (~) 50
% STEMM students (~)[❔] 50
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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User reviews
  • 2
    Music and Madeira formals are the best. Port and fruit are served over a concert in the Lee Hall.
  • 0
    Wolfson formals include a wine reception (1/2 glasses), 2 glasses of wine and one dessert wine over the three course meal, and numerous glasses of port over fruit after the tea and coffee break.
  • 0
    The portions can be on the smaller side sometimes


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Net assets (est.) 64.0 million
Net assets/student (~£/student) 108,000
Scholarships and awards (~£/student ) 800