St Hugh's College, Oxford

St Hugh's College
University of Oxford
Arms: Azure, a saltire ermine, between four fleurs-de-lys or.
LocationSt Margaret's Road, Oxford OX2 6LE
Coordinates51°45′59″N 1°15′49″W / 51.76639°N 1.26361°W / 51.76639; -1.26361
Full nameSt Hugh's College in the University of Oxford
Latin nameCollegium Sancti Hugonis
Established1886
Named forSaint Hugh of Lincoln
Sister collegeClare College, Cambridge
PrincipalMichele Acton
Undergraduates420 (2024–25)
Postgraduates380 (2024–25)
Endowment£39.2 million (2023)
VisitorIngrid Simler, Lady Simler
Websitewww.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk
JCRwww.sthughsjcr.org.uk
MCRsthughsmcr.uk
Boat clubwww.sthughsboatclub.co.uk
Map
Location in Oxford city centre

St Hugh's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It is located on a 14.5-acre (5.9-hectare) site on St Margaret's Road, to the north of the city centre. It was founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth as a women's college, and accepted its first male students in its centenary year in 1986. Prominent alumni include Theresa May, Aung San Suu Kyi, Amal Clooney and Heather Hallett, Baroness Hallett. It enjoys a reputation as one of the most attractive colleges because of its extensive gardens.

In its 125th anniversary year, the college became a registered charity under the name "The Principal and Fellows of St Hugh's College in the University of Oxford". As of July 2023, the college's financial endowment was £39.2 million. The college's Visitor is U.K. Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler. In September 2025, former CEO of the Royal Society of Medicine Michele Acton became the college's Principal, succeeding Lady Elish Angiolini.