Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mid-17th century and the new quadrangle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
| Brasenose College | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 51.753206°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 |
| Established | 1509 |
| Named after | Bronze door knocker |
| Previous names | Brazen Nose College |
| Sister college | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Principal | John Bowers |
| 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 | |
For 2020–21, Brasenose placed 4th 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.
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