Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research institution. Its 800-year history makes it the fourth-oldest surviving university in the world and the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Cambridge serves more than 18,000 students from all cultures and corners of the world. Nearly 4,000 of its students are international and hail from over 120 different countries. In addition, the university’s International Summer Schools offer 150 courses to students from more than 50 countries.
The university is split into 31 autonomous colleges where students receive small group teaching sessions known as college supervisions.
Six schools are spread across the university’s colleges, housing roughly 150 faculties and other institutions. The six schools are: Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and Technology.
The campus is located in the centre of the city of Cambridge, with its numerous listed buildings and many of the older colleges situated on or near the river Cam.
The university is home to over 100 libraries, which, between them, hold more than 15 million books in total. In the main Cambridge University library alone, which is a legal depository, there are eight million holdings. The university also owns nine arts, scientific and cultural museums that are open to the public throughout the year, as well as a botanical garden.
Cambridge University Press is a non-school institution and operates as the university’s publishing business. With over 50 offices worldwide, its publishing list is made up of 45,000 titles spanning academic research, professional development, research journals, education and bible publishing.
In total, 92 affiliates of the university have been awarded Nobel Prizes, covering every category.
rankings by QS
| QS World University Rankings | 5 |
| QS WU Rankings by Subject:anatomy and physiology | 15 |
| Graduate Employability Ranking | 6 |
rankings by US News
| Best Global Universities Ranking | 7 |
| Best Global Universities in Europe | 2 |
| Country Rank | 2 |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | 6 |
| Chemistry | 9 |
| Clinical Medicine | 13= |
| Computer Science | 27 |
| economics and business | 21 |
| Engineering | 42= |
| Environment/Ecology | 20 |
| Geosciences | 16 |
| Immunology | 32 |
| Materials Science | 11= |
| Mathematics | 9 |
| Microbiology | 13 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 3 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | 11 |
| harmacology and Toxicology | 24 |
| Physics | 9 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 11 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | 12 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | 12 |
| Space Science | 4 |
rankings by THE
| World University Rankings | 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 5= | |
| clinical,pre-clinical and health | 2 | |
| engineering and technology | 5 | |
| Life Sciences | 2 | |
| physical sciences | 5 | |
| social sciences | 6 | |
| business and economics | 5 | |
| Computer Science | 5 | |
| law | 5 | |
| education | 17 | |
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