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Postgraduate Study

 

Cambridge is a 'collegiate' university. It's made up of academic faculties and departments and 31 Colleges. As well as being a member of the University, students are also a member of a College.

The Colleges provide students with accommodation, facilities and support, and form one of the key communities for students at Cambridge. See What is a College? for more details.

As part of your application, you can select two preference Colleges. See Choosing a College for guidance.

The Colleges

Browse all the Colleges below for key information, facts and figures. You can filter the Colleges, using the checkboxes in the sidebar. For further information, see the College's own website.

College Website
http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/application-and-admissions
MCR Website
http://www.christsmcr.co.uk/

Community

  • 92 Fellows
  • 440 Undergraduates
  • 160 PhD Students
  • 110 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available  Rent per month (2023/24)
Singles (en suite) 59 £780 - £850
Singles (non en suite) 62 £625 - £750
Flats for single person occupancy 14 £840 - £930
Flats for couples (no children) 6 £1,035

Approximately 45% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer and have received confirmation of your admission from the University by 1 August in order to be considered for accommodation by Christ's College.

Rents include all utilities and there is no additional kitchen fixed charge.

College Website
http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/study-us/postgraduates/
MCR Website
http://mcr.chu.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 175 Fellows
  • 485 Undergraduates
  • 250 PhD Students
  • 125 Other postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Ground level Rent per month (2023/24)
Singles 198 62 47 £450 - £909
Flats/Family 45 45 25 £1,005 - £1,313

Approximately 70% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by 31 August in order to be considered for accommodation by Churchill College.

College Website
http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Postgraduate/
MCR Website
http://mcr.clare.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 120 Fellows
  • 504 Undergraduates
  • 126 PhD Students
  • 180 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Ground level Rent per month (2023/24)
Singles 122 71 37 £645 - £877
Flats (doubles) 14 14 3 £1,260 - £2,380
Flats (singles) 27 24 11 £660 - £762

Approximately 55% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by the 1 September in order to be considered for accommodation by Clare College.

College Website
http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/study/
MCR Website
http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/gsb/

Community

Clare Hall is for postgraduate students only.

  • 55 Fellows
  • 0 Undergraduates
  • 100 PhD Students
  • 100 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles 76 £141 - £178
Doubles 9 £225
En suite 22 £191
Flats (including 3 family flats) 7 £223 - £425
  • Approximately 62% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.
  • Clare Hall new student accommodation application forms are sent out by the Accommodation Manager, on receipt of confirmation (from the Tutorial Office) that students have met all conditions their offer to study at Clare Hall. The room allocations usually commence from the beginning of July following existing student accommodation applications (which are finalised in June), and accommodation is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You must meet the conditions of your offer by 31 August in order to be considered for accommodation by Clare Hall.
College Website
http://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate-study
MCR Website
corpusmcr.soc.srcf.net

Community

  • 60 Fellows
  • 320 Undergraduates
  • 135 PhD Students
  • 50 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week, including utilities (2023/24)
Singles (non en suite) 62 £146 - £198
Singles (en suite) 42 £198 - £228

Approximately 55% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by 15 September in order to be considered for accommodation by Corpus Christi College.

College Website
http://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/study-darwin

Community

Darwin College is for postgraduate students only:

  • 70 Fellows
  • 0 Undergraduates
  • 500 PhD Students
  • 207 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Ground level Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles 275 58 70 £101.50 - £252
Studio (doubles) 4 4 1 £251.37 - £252.84
One bedroom flat 17   8 £207.69 - £277.34
Two bedroom flat 39   10 £260.47 - £420.14

Approximately 55% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Accommodation is allocated so as to best match the applicant’s preference of location, price and facilities. Whilst we cannot guarantee to match an individual’s preferences, we normally manage to offer accommodation to all new students who apply before the beginning of the July preceding their arrival in Cambridge. Initial allocations are made in July, and applicants who apply for accommodation after that date will be made an offer from the remaining available rooms. Continuing students are able to apply through a ballot held in the spring for the next academic year, and we are normally able to offer accommodation to all those who apply.

College Website
http://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/join-downing/postgraduate-admissions
MCR Website
https://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/people/downing-mcr

Community

  • 52 Fellows 
  • 510 Undergraduates
  • 264 PhD Students
  • 221 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Rent (2023/24)
Singles 175 115 £142 - £217 (per week)
One bedroom flats (single or couple) 6 6 £217 - £282 (per week)
Studio flat (single) 1 1 £240 (per week)
Flats with communal kitchen (single or couple) 1 1 £199 (per week)

 

The Residence Charge (Rent Charge) is fixed and all-inclusive with 'no hidden extras'. All electricity, heating, water, cleaning, maintenance and network services are included. There is no separate Kitchen Fixed Charge.

College Website
http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduates/
MCR Website
https://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduates/life/

Community

  • 93 Fellows
  • 473 Undergraduates
  • 128 PhD Students
  • 131 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent (2023/24)
Singles 142 £148 - £231 (per week)
En suite 4 £207 - £231 (per week)
Flats for couples (no children) 7 £662 - £795 (per month)

Approximately 53% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Applicants are sent a link to the accommodation information and online preferences form in May, for response by mid-June. You must meet the conditions of your offer by 1 August in order to be considered for accommodation by Emmanuel College. Please also see https://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduates/accommodation/.

College Website
http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/study-us/postgraduate
MCR Website
http://mcr.fitz.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 63 Fellows
  • 450 Undergraduates
  • 182 PhD Students
  • 257 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles (some with washbasin or shower) 102 £129 - £183
Singles (en suite) 59 £169.50 - £198
Doubles / Couples Flats 11 £198 - £276
Family Flats 2 £239 - £317.50

We aim to provide a single room to every postgraduate student who needs one for the full length of their course and operate a 40 week contract system extendable throughout the summer on request.

Rooms are allocated in the order that an applicant meets all the conditions of their University offer. Any applicant who believes that their formal confirmation of admission will be delayed, through no fault of their own (for example, the formal transcript is not yet available, although you know your grades), can contact the Postgraduate office to discuss. Rooms cannot be allocated if financial or language conditions are outstanding. You must meet the conditions of your offer by 31 July in order to be considered for accommodation by Fitzwilliam College.

Rents are inclusive of utility costs, housekeeping provision and internet usage, but the College charges its members an additional Kitchen Fixed Charge each term at a rate dependent on the type of accommodation. (£142 students living on main College site, £58 students living out, £27 students living with dependent children). There is a Minimum Meal Charge which is charged at the beginning of each term and provides a credit which can be used against meals in the College Buttery. (£70 students living on main College site, £28 students living out, £13 students living with dependant children)

College Website
http://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/graduates/applying-graduates

Community

  • 173 Fellows
  • 500 Undergraduates
  • 200 PhD Students
  • 145 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2020/21) Rent per month (2023/24)
Singles (en suite) 175 £188 - £201 £815 - £871
3 and 2 bed house/flats 2 - £1,213 - £1,400

We do our best to accommodate single postgraduate students, basing allocation order on the date of confirmation of conditions by the University after the deadline of 31 July.

College Website
http://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate
MCR Website
https://mcr.cai.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 110 Fellows
  • 712 Undergraduates
  • 192 PhD Students
  • 107 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles 159 rooms £149 - £203
Doubles 29 flats £215 - £376
Families 6 units £363 - £417
Studios 7 £215

Approximately 80% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Gonville & Caius College accepts part-time students.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by 20 August in order to be considered for accommodation by Gonville & Caius College.

The College gives preference to candidates naming Gonville & Caius as their first choice College when awarding postgraduate scholarships and bursaries.

The College charges its members a weekly Establishment Charge of around £5.

College Website
http://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/postgraduates
MCR Website
https://homerton-mcr.co.uk/

Community

  • 61 Fellows
  • 628 Undergraduates
  • 175 PhD Students
  • 596 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles 168 £168
Doubles 6 £231

Approximately 54% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation (and about 25% of PGCE students).

Homerton has purpose-built postgraduate accommodation in quiet surroundings on the main College site. We offer rooms to all full-time postgraduate students whenever possible, but unfortunately are not able to accommodate part-time students. Although we are unable to guarantee accommodation to any incoming student, we aim to allocate rooms to all those who meet all of their entry conditions. You must meet the conditions of your offer by the 31st of July in order to be considered for accommodation by Homerton College.

Most resident postgraduate students will live in Morley House and Harrison House, which offer self-catered, en suite rooms. Accommodation is arranged in groups of five rooms, sharing a fully-fitted kitchen; there is also a common room (‘MCR’) in Morley House. We may be able to offer a few cheaper rooms to graduates in the other accommodation blocks; however rooms may be smaller, and only offer small ‘gyp-room’ kitchens, for snack preparation.

College Website
http://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/applying/postgraduates/
MCR Website
https://mcr.hughes.cam.ac.uk/

Community

Hughes Hall is for mature students (aged 21 and over) only.

  • 85 Fellows
  • 200 Mature Undergraduates
  • 260 PhD Students
  • 300 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles 380 £124.57 - £233.56
Doubles 11 £295.99 - £366.19
Family house 1 £374.82

Approximately 65% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Offer-holders submit accommodation preferences when they have accepted an offer of College membership, rooms are offered according to the allocation policy following completion of finance processes.

College Website
https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/college/postgraduate
MCR Website
https://mcr.jesus.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 120 Fellows
  • 580 Undergraduates
  • 300 PhD Students
  • 180 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Ground level Rent per month (2021/22) TO BE UPDATED FOR 2023/24
Singles 267-292 28 59-71 £445 - £810
Couples/Family 22-28 all 10-16 £810 - £1,020

Approximately 55% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by the University deadline in order to be considered for accommodation by Jesus College.

Rents are inclusive of utility costs, housekeeping provision and internet usage.

College Website
http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/graduate/index.html
Graduate Society Website
https://kcgs.org.uk/

Community

  • 160 Fellows
  • 460 Undergraduates
  • 230 PhD Students
  • 100 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent (2023/24)
Singles (en suite) 103    £179.97 - £208.87 (per week)
Singles (non en suite) 91 £136.59 - £194.42 (per week)
One-bedroom apartment 6 £1,080 (per calendar month)
Two-bedroom apartment 7 £1295 - £1540 (per calendar month)

Approximately 40% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

A weekly Kitchen Fixed Charge fee is included in rents.

After being offered a place at King's, students are invited to fill in a form in late July/early August to request accommodation. This must be completed before a deadline in late August (advance notice of this deadline is provided from year to year). Students are given an opportunity to request a room at the lower end of the rent scale; however, this cannot be guaranteed and will be subject to availability. It is not normally possible for students to specify which building they wish to live in, although the Accommodation Officer will also take into account any students with special accommodation needs (such as disabled access).

Assuming that the request is received prior to the deadline and the Postgraduate Admissions Office confirm that a student has met all of their conditions of entry by the same date, the College Accommodation Officer will allocate accommodation at the end of August/start of September. Students can then expect to be informed of the room they have been allocated, and of its rental charge, in early to mid-September. Unfortunately, it is not possible for this information to be distributed earlier than this.

If a student’s place is confirmed only after the deadline (or they request accommodation after the deadline), we cannot guarantee that we will have accommodation available.

College Website
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/study-us/postgraduates

Community

  • 65 Fellows
  • 350 Undergraduates
  • 136 PhD Students
  • 260 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Ground level Rent per week (2021/22) TO BE UPDATED FOR 2023/24
Singles 399 62 £133 - £181
Doubles (1 bed flats or studio apartments) 17 5 £249-£283
Flats/Family (2 bed flats) 4 2 £283
Senior Member Flats 8 4 £125-£357

Approximately 50% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation. Flats are available for couples, and small families, subject to availability. Ph.D students can choose to live in College accommodation for up to three years. Students do not have to vacate their rooms during the Christmas and Easter vacations.

Offer-holders must be confirmed by the Postgraduate Admissions Office by 31 August in order to be considered for accommodation.

We admit students of all genders for all full-time and part-time courses offered by the University, the Judge Business School, and the Institute of Continuing Education. We are a global community, with students from over 60 countries currently represented.

An annual charge is made for facilities.

College Website
http://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate
MCR Website
http://mcr.magd.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 112 Fellows
  • 360 Undergraduates
  • 130 NOTAFS/PhD Students
  • 110 Other Postgraduate Students.

Accommodation

Room type Rent per week (2023/24)
Various (9 bands for single rooms) £145.04 - £216.93
Various (3 bands for flats) £232.33 - £297.43

Approximately 30% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Flats are available for couples, but are not suited for families. Rents include utilities, internet access and Kitchen Fixed Charge.

We allocate our accommodation on a first come first served basis when offer holders are both University and College confirmed; however, medical needs are always first priority and the allocation will be adjusted to take account of these special requirements.

College Website
http://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/applying/postgraduates
MCR Website
https://memcr.soc.srcf.net/

Community

Murray Edwards College is for female students only.

  • 84 Fellows
  • 400 Undergraduates
  • 115 PhD Students
  • 100 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Ground level Rent per month (2022/23) TO BE UPDATED FOR 2023/24
Singles 40 40 8 £842

Approximately 20% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Murray Edwards asks offer holders to let us know within 2 weeks of getting their offer whether they would like to be considered for accommodation. Accommodation is not allocated until you have met all of your offer conditions and this has been marked on CamSIS. If you have requested College accommodation you will hear from our Accommodation Manager after mid July.

Students who choose to live in private accommodation will be subject to termly Amenities Charge of £84 for full time students and £48 for part time students as a contribution to the amenities by the College on a collective basis.

College Website
http://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduates
MCR Website
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/newnhammcr/

Community

Newnham College is for female students only.

  • 70 Fellows
  • 400 Undergraduates
  • 300 Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Ground level Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles 136 1 45 £151 - £182

The College charges its members a Kitchen Fixed Charge of around £43 - £129 per term.

Once the central team has confirmed the student, we then send out details about our accommodation (what is available). Students can only reserve a room following confirmation of the offer from College. We are first come first serve basis.

College Website
http://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/study-here/graduate
Graduate Parlour Website
http://www.gp.pem.cam.ac.uk

Community

  • 78 Fellows
  • 492 Undergraduates
  • 200 PhD Students
  • 80 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles 138 £121.90 - £187.44
Singles (en suite) 34 Higher end of above range
Flats 9 £287 - £347

Approximately 50% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by 1 September in order to be considered for accommodation by Pembroke College.

At Pembroke we provide information about College accommodation and how to apply for it in June/July. Applicants have until mid August to submit an application form. Rooms are allocated in one go shortly after the deadline in September by which time we have a fairly clear picture of who will actually be taking up their place.

Residents pay a termly Student Facility Charge - £128/term - which confers a discount on food bought in College.

College Website
https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/postgraduates
MCR Website
https://www.peterhousemcr.co.uk/

Community

  • 45 Fellows
  • 290 Undergraduates
  • 70 Annual Postgraduate Intake

Accommodation

Room type Rent per month (2023/24)
Bed-sitting rooms £378 - £682
Self-contained flats £785 - 1,300

We admit about 70 postgraduates a year with around 137 postgraduate students in years 1-3 of their current course of study. We aim to provide postgraduate accommodation for all our students on 1-year postgraduate courses and for at least 3 years of a PhD to all those who want it. There is some, but limited, postgraduate accommodation for those with partners.

Approximately 75% of postgraduate students choose to live in College accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by 31 July in order to be considered for accommodation by Peterhouse.

Rents are fully inclusive of utilities, insurance, and computer connection charges (apart from some of our self-contained flats on Parkside, where internet connection is not provided). Once all conditions are met (including financial conditions), we allocate accommodation according to stated needs/preferences.

College Website
http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/apply-to-queens/graduates
MCR Website
http://qmcr.org.uk/

Community

  • 88 Fellows
  • 519 Undergraduates
  • 274 PhD Students
  • 315 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Ground level Rent per quarter (2023/24)
Singles 178 14 45 £1,410 - £2 466 (with one at £2,940)
Flats 16 n/a 4 £2,466 - £3,402

Approximately 58% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Gas/electricity room charges are metered (approximately £15 - 20 per week).

Incoming students are invited to apply for accommodation as soon as we are informed by the Tutorial office of their offers. The initial deadline is 1 May and no applications are looked at until after this date. Those students who have applied by the deadline are placed in a randomly generated order and rooms offered as close to their preferences as possible.

Continuing students have an option to renew their licences if eligible, and residing in a house with a renewable licence. Other continuing students are invited to apply via the graduate ballot and rooms are offered once all new students have been allocated.

Later applications are considered whilst there are rooms available. At the moment, we accept applications from any student who has been offered a place, whether or not they have met their conditions. If they are offered accommodation and need to withdraw then we remove their room, without penalty.

College Website
http://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduates
MCR Website
http://mcr.robinson.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 95 Fellows
  • 415 Undergraduates
  • 110 PhD Students
  • 130 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2022/23) TO BE UPDATED FOR 2023/24
Singles 31 £120 - £170
En suite 53 £175 - £185
Doubles 2 £215 - £278

Approximately 72% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Robinson allocate accommodation on a first come, first served policy following confirmation that all conditions have been met. You must meet the conditions of your offer by 1 September in order to be considered for accommodation by Robinson College.

College Website
http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate-admissions/
MCR Website
http://www-mcr.sel.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 65 Fellows
  • 492 Undergraduates
  • 134 PhD Students
  • 200 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

All full-time postgraduate students are offered accommodation (up to 3 years depending upon the duration of their course).

Room type Number available En suite Ground level Rent (2023/24)
Singles 105 35 19 £134 - £249 per week
Flats (couples only) 14     £1,150 - £1,419 per month (not including utilities)

Approximately 44% of graduates live in College accommodation.

To secure the college accommodation, applicants will need to return the Accommodation Request Form (which they will receive with their conditional offer letter from the College) by 30 June at the latest. Rooms will then be allocated by our Accommodation Committee (to those whose forms we have received by the deadline and have been admitted onto their course) towards the beginning of September. If we haven’t received the form by this deadline, then we may not be able to accommodate an applicant. Applicants will also need to have been admitted onto their course by the 1st September, in order to be eligible for accommodation.

College Website
http://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/apply/postgraduate-study
MCR Website
https://sidneymcr.soc.srcf.net/wordpress/

Community

  • 80 Fellows
  • 400 Undergraduates
  • 157 PhD Students
  • 190 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Rent (2023/24)
Singles 109 4 £166.40 - £195.40 per week
Doubles (Couples Flat) 5 5 £1,226 - £1,411 per month

Approximately 33% of postgraduate students live in college accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by 1 September in order to be considered for accommodation by Sidney Sussex College.

The rate for doubles (flats) is inclusive of all utilities with the exception of any Council Tax liability.

Where a postgraduate resides outside of college accommodation a Kitchen Fixed Charge (KFC), or kitchen subsidy, of £50.50 per term is charged. For postgraduates residing in college accommodation the KFC is included within the accommodation charge. Postgraduates in Year 4, or on a Part-Time course are exempt of the KFC charge.

College Website
http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate-study
MCR Website
https://mcr.caths.cam.ac.uk/

Community

  • 63 Fellows
  • 450 Undergraduates
  • 350 Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per month (2021/22) TO BE UPDATED FOR 2023/24
Singles (some en suite) 114 £592 - £725
Couples Flats (no children) 1 £1067

St Catharine's College aims to offer accommodation to all new single research students in their first year (who have requested accommodation by 15th August and who will meet the conditions of their offer, as set by the University Postgraduate Admissions Office, by 1st September in the year of admission). Those applying later in the academic year may be offered accommodation if there are vacancies available. Eligible students will be asked to indicate whether they wish to live in College accommodation when their College membership is confirmed, with accommodation offers made once admission is confirmed by the Postgraduate Admission Office. If you express a preference for a particular residence, we'll try to satisfy it, but please remember that accommodation is allocated on a first come-first served basis. Although the College is unfortunately not able to offer accommodation to all its postgraduate students for the entire duration of their study at Cambridge, we will do our best to take into account and respond to students' individual needs. Postgraduate accommodation is located at sites other than the Main College Site and St Chad’s.

College Website
http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate

Community

St Edmund's College is for mature students (aged 21 and over) only.

  • 89 Fellows
  • 134 Mature Undergraduates
  • 183 PhD Students
  • 346 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per month (2021/22) TO BE UPDATED FOR 2023/24
Singles 116 £496 - £667
Doubles/Family 58 £987 - £1,649
En suite 171 £741 - 987

Approximately 65% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by 1 August in order to be considered for accommodation by St Edmund's College.

College Website
http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions

https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate-applications

SBR Website
http://sbr.soc.srcf.net/

Community

  • 158 Fellows
  • 646 Undergraduates
  • 267 PhD Students
  • 95 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available En suite Rent per month (2023/24)
Singles 264 5 £581.09 - £752
Flats/Family 56 56 £845.56 - £1,470.75

Approximately 70% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

St John's does not accept applications for part-time postgraduate courses, other than from those who are already members of the College.

You must meet the conditions of your offer by 1 August to be considered for accommodation by St John's College. We cannot guarantee to provide accommodation for all our Postgraduates every year, although we often do.

College Website
http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/
BA Society (Graduate Society) Website
http://basociety.net/

Community

  • 190 Fellows
  • 750 Undergraduates
  • 300 Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week 2023/24
Singles 250 (ncluding 125 en suite) £120 - £190
Couples Flats 27 £210 - £275 plus utilities and Council Tax (if applicable)
Family Flats 13 £290 plus utilities and Council Tax (if applicable)

Approximately 80% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.  All postgraduate candidates accepted for membership at Trinity are offered the opportunity to apply for College accommodation. Postgraduate students are offered College accommodation during the first three years of their course.

Trinity College does not accept applications from students who have matriculated at another Cambridge College, except via specific Trinity Postgraduate Studentships.

College Website
https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/study-with-us/postgraduates/

Community

  • 76 Fellows
  • 402 Undergraduates
  • 151 PhD Students
  • 79 Other Postgraduate Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2023/24)
Single (non en suite) 64 £123.70 - £210.35
Single (en suite) 46 £185.60 - £191.80
Flat 12 £266.05 - £272.20

Approximately 37% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation. Information regarding how accommodation is allocated will follow in due course.

College Website
http://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/
College Admissions
http://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/applying/graduate
Students' Association Website
http://www.wcsa.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/

Community

Wolfson College admits both undergraduate and postgraduate students. As a mature College, its undergraduate students are all aged 21 or over.

  • 126 Fellows
  • 186 Mature Undergraduates
  • 242 PhD Students (214 Full-time 28 Part-time)
  • 250 Other Full-time Postgraduate Students
  • 240 Part-time Master's Students

Accommodation

Room type Number available Rent per week (2023/24)
Singles (65% en suite) 389 £131.25 - £210.35
Doubles 19 £234.15 - £317.80
Family 5 £317.80

Approximately 66% of postgraduate students live in College accommodation.

Accommodation is allocated as students are officially confirmed until all rooms are reserved.

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