1. St John’s College

2. A thriving community in the heart of Cambridge

3. 600 undergraduates,
300 graduate students and more than
135 Fellows.
A mix of people from all over Britain and across the world.

4. the oldest Colleges within the University,
One of the oldest Colleges within the University, St John’s was founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII
One of
the oldest Colleges within the University,
St John’s was founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII.

5. St John’s College is usually able to offer accommodation to all its graduate students

6. You will also have 24-hour access to the College Library, to laundry facilities, an on-site Buttery (or canteen), Gym, free weights area and SBR (Graduate Union)

7. The Library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and holds more than 105,000 books and journals.

8. The Old Library dates back to 1624 and houses a magnificent collection of rare books, photographs, manuscripts and maps.

9. St John’s and the University of Cambridge as a whole aim to ensure that students are able to meet the costs of their education regardless of their background or financial circumstances.
There are many different kinds of financial support available to our students including hardship grants, book grants, scholarships and travel awards.

10. The College is committed to ensuring that you remain well
looked-after. As well as your tutor, a wealth of other people are available to give you full support, including the College Nurse, the Chaplain, the SBR, the Graduate Office, Student Services and lots of friendly members of staff.

11. At St John's it is easy to find people who share your interests, whether you want to watch a film, make music, kick a ball around in the mud, or take a College punt on the river.
St John's has over 40 clubs and societies, all run by students, which provide a great way to meet people and to get involved in music, sport, drama and more.

13. St John’s May Ball to mark the end of the academic year is pretty special – Time Magazine once called it the seventh best party in the world.

14. What do Johnians do next?
Over the centuries, St John’s has produced Nobel Laureates, Prime Ministers, authors, actors,
code breakers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, astronomers, statisticians, medics
and more.

15. Some of the most famous include Sir John Cockroft, the Nobel Prize-winning Physicist who split the atom; Sir Fred Hoyle, the pioneering cosmologist who coined the term “Big Bang”; the poet William Wordsworth; and Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.
Today, St John’s still prides itself on enabling students to exceed their expectations, and our graduates still go on to achieve remarkable things that touch and transform lives all over the world.