Chapel of Keble College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford To be a member of the university, all students, and most academic staff, must also be a member of a college or hall. There a

pline, as well as oversight of the university's proceedings. The University Professors are collectively referred to as the Statutory Professors of the University of Oxford. They are particularly influential in the running of the university's graduate programmes. Examples of Statutory Professors are the Chichele Professorships and the Drummond Professor of Political Economy. The various academic faculties, departments, and institutes are organised into four divisions, each with its own Head and elected board. They are the Humanities Division; the Social Sciences Division; the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division; and the Medical Sciences Division.
The University of Oxford is a "public university" in the sense that it receives some public money from the government, but it is a "private university" in the sense that it is entirely self-governing and, in theory, could choose to become entirely private by rejecting public funds.[52]
Colleges[edit]
Main article: Colleges of the University of Oxford


Chapel of Keble College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford
To be a member of the university, all students, and most academic staff, must also be a member of a college or hall. There are 38 colleges of the University of Oxford and six Permanent Private Halls, each controlling its membership and with its own internal structure and activities.[53] Not all colleges offer all courses, but they generally cover a broad range of subjects.
The colleges are:
All-Souls College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg All Souls
Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol
Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose
Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church
Corpus-Christi College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Corpus Christi
Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter
Green-Templeton College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Green Templeton
Harris-Manchester College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Harris Manchester
Hertford College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Hertford
Jesus College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Jesus
Keble College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Keble
Kellogg College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Kellogg
Lady-Margaret-Hall Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Lady Margaret Hall
Linacre College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Linacre
Lincoln College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Lincoln
Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen
Mansfield College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Mansfield
Merton College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Merton

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