University of Oxford

The students and academic staff who wish to be a member of Oxford University should also become a member of one of the colleges or halls. The University of Oxford has 39 permanent colleges and 4 permanent private halls and each of them are controlling its membership with their internal structure and activities. Some of the colleges under Oxford University are given as follows:

• All Souls College
• Lincoln College
• St Catherine's College
• Christ Church College
• Exeter College
• St John's College
• Trinity College
• The Queen's College  

=University of Oxford does accept Indian students and also has a history of being very popular among them by offering a range of programs and courses. However, admission is very competitive for Indian students at the university as it required exceptional academic performance as well as a strong application. The acceptance rate of UG courses at Oxford University is 16% and 30% for postgraduate courses.

The founding date and year of Oxford University is still unknown and based on the historian Ranulf Higden, the university had been established in the 10^th century by Alfred the Great. The teaching methods at the university have existed in some form as early as the year 1096, but it is still not clear when the university started. However, Oxford University grew very rapidly from the year 1167.

The University of Oxford is known to be a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. The evidence of teaching at the university has been seen as early as the year 1096 which makes it the oldest university in the English speaking world and also the world's second the oldest university which has continuously been operating.

University of Oxford has around many alumni members at the campus including a significant number of alumni coming from the politics world which includes 30 British prime ministers. Some of these alumni member notable names at the university are given as follows:

• William Gladstone 
• Clement Attlee 
• Edward Heath
• Margaret Thatcher 
• Tony Blair 
• David Cameron 

The Oxford opportunity Bursaries had been introduced in 2006 and is available to undergraduate students based on their financial needs. Some of the graduate scholarships offered at the university are given as follows:

• Rhodes Scholarships 
• Weidenfield Scholarships 
• Clarendon Scholarship 

These Scholarships are prestigious and is open to all the nationalities which has been funded by the Oxford University Press along with partnership awards.