"The College of Oxford (legitimately The Chancellor Masters as well as Scholars of the College of Oxford) is a college research study university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as very early as 1096, making it the oldest college in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest college in continuous operation. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English pupils from attending the University of Paris. After disputes between trainees and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics ran away north-east to Cambridge where they established what came to be the College of Cambridge. Both "" old colleges"" are frequently jointly called "" Oxbridge"". The background and also impact of the University of Oxford have made it among one of the most prestigious colleges worldwide.

The college is made up of 39 component universities, 6 permanent personal halls, as well as a series of academic divisions which are organised right into four divisions. [14] All the universities are self-governing organizations within the university, each controlling its own subscription and also with its very own interior structure as well as tasks. It does not have a major school, as well as its structures and centers are spread throughout the city centre. Undergraduate training at Oxford is organised around weekly tutorials at the colleges and also halls, supported by courses, lectures, seminars, and also laboratory work given by college faculties as well as divisions; some postgraduate teaching, and also occasionally undergraduate training, includes tutorials organised by professors as well as divisions. It runs the world's oldest college museum, as well as the biggest university press worldwide and also the biggest academic library system nationwide.

In the fiscal year ending 31 July 2019, the university had a total revenue of ₤ 2.45 billion, of which ₤ 624.8 million was from study grants and also agreements. The university is placed amongst the most effective higher knowing institutions by the majority of global and major national organization tables.

Oxford has actually enlightened a wide range of significant graduates, including 28 head of states of the UK and also numerous presidents and federal government around the globe. Since November 2019, 72 Nobel Reward laureates, 3 Fields Medalists, and 6 Turing Award champions have actually researched, functioned, or held checking out fellowships at the College of Oxford, while its alumni have won 160 Olympic medals. Oxford is the residence of many scholarships, consisting of the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the earliest worldwide grad scholarship programmes."