Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Gonville and Caius College, often referred to simply as Caius (/kiːz/ KEEZ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348 by Edmund Gonville, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and one of the wealthiest. In 1557, it was refounded by alumnus John Caius. The college has been attended by many students who have gone on to significant accomplishment, including fifteen Nobel Prize winners, the second highest of any Oxbridge college.

"Gonville and Caius" redirects here. For the mountain ranges of Victoria Land, see Gonville and Caius Range.

Gonville and Caius College
Cambridge University
Gonville & Caius College from King's Parade
Arms of Gonville & Caius College
Scarf colours: four equal stripes alternating black and Cambridge blue
LocationTrinity Street (map)
Coordinates52.2059°N 0.1179°E / 52.2059; 0.1179
AbbreviationCAI
Founders
Established1348, refounded 1557
Previous names
  • Gonville Hall (1348–1351)
  • Hall of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1351–1557)
Sister collegeBrasenose College, Oxford
MasterPippa Rogerson
Undergraduates618 (2022-23)
Postgraduates256 (2022-23)
Endowment£254.5m (2022)
Websitewww.cai.cam.ac.uk
Boat clubwww.caiusboatclub.org
Map
Location in Central Cambridge

Several streets in the city, including Harvey Road, Glisson Road, and Gresham Road, are named after Gonville and Caius alumni. The college and its masters have been influential in the development of the university, including in the founding of other colleges, including Trinity Hall and Darwin College and providing land on Sidgwick Site on which the Faculty of Law was built.

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