Newnham College was founded in 1871 to promote academic excellence for women, and this is still our goal. With some 620 students and academic staff, Newnham is a thriving intellectual community in its own right and a superb springboard for all that Cambridge University has to offer.

Victorian architect Basil Champneys' vision of a college for women still inspires (our dining hall is among the most beautiful in Cambridge). The College is a stone's throw from most University Humanities departments and a short walk from Science departments and the City Centre.

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"As one envious classmate commented, 'You and your college friends seem like a great big family, but much more fun'."
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