Brasenose College, Oxford
| Brasenose College | |
|---|---|
| University of Oxford | |
The main gate of Brasenose College, with the Radcliffe Camera behind | |
Arms: see below | |
| Scarf colours: black, with two narrow yellow stripes a fifth of a scarf-width in from either edge | |
| Location | Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ |
| Coordinates | 51°45′12″N 1°15′17″W / 51.753206°N 1.254731°W |
| Full name | The Principal and Scholars of the King's Hall and College of Brasenose in Oxford |
| Latin name | Aula regia et collegium aenei nasi |
| Founders | The Bishop of Lincoln, William Smyth and Sir Richard Sutton |
| Established | 1509 |
| Named after | Bronze door knocker |
| Previous names | Brazen Nose College |
| Sister college | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Principal | John Bowers Alyson King (Principal-elect) |
| Undergraduates | 375 (2021) |
| Postgraduates | 235 (2021) |
| Endowment | £177.9 million (2021) |
| Visitor | Stephen Conway, Bishop of Lincoln ex officio |
| Website | bnc.ox.ac.uk |
| Boat club | Brasenose College Boat Club |
| Map | |
Location in Oxford city centre | |
Brasenose College, formally The Principal and Scholars of the King's Hall and College of Brasenose in Oxford, or BNC, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1509 by Bishop of Lincoln William Smyth and Sir Richard Sutton, it traces its origins to an eponymous 13th-century medieval academic hall.
In 2023, Brasenose placed second in the Norrington Table (an unofficial measure of performance in undergraduate degree examinations). In a recent Oxford Barometer Survey, Brasenose's undergraduates registered 98% overall satisfaction. In recent years, around 80% of the UK undergraduate intake have been from state schools.
Brasenose is home to one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, Brasenose College Boat Club. Notable alumni include two British prime ministers (Henry Addington and David Cameron), two Australian prime ministers (Sir John Gorton and Malcolm Turnbull), and three Nobel Prize winners (J. Michael Kosterlitz, Richard Robson, and Sir William Golding).