Oxford

History
Teaching existed since 1096.
1167 English students banned by Henry II from attending the University of Paris settled in Oxford
1249 the first college, University College
1878 Lady Margaret Hall, the first women's college
1920 women first admitted to full membership
1974 most colleges are open to men and women

All Souls
Magdalen College
Christ Church

Notable Colleges
Lady Margaret Hall
Keble College

Oxford Today
Students 20,330
Undergraduates 11,766
Postgraduates 8,701
Chancellor Lord Patten of Barnes
Vice-Chancellor Andrew Hamilton
("de facto" head of the University )

Botanic Garden

Ashmolean Museum
Museum of Natural History

The Bodleian Library

Education

Famous Graduates
4 British and 8 foreign kings
47 Nobel-prize winners
25 British Prime Ministers
28 foreign presidents and prime ministers

Lewis Caroll
Oscar Wilde
J. R. Tolkien
Famous Graduates

Margaret Thatcher
Bill Clinton
Famous Graduates