Brasenose College, Oxford
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Brasenose College (BNC)[4] 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 | ||||||
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Oxford | ||||||
Scarf colours: black, with two narrow yellow stripes a fifth of a scarf-width in from either edge
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Location | Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ | |||||
Coordinates | 51.753206°N 1.254731°W / 51.753206; -1.254731 | |||||
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; 515 years ago (1509) | |||||
Named after | Bronze door knocker | |||||
Previous names | Brazen Nose College | |||||
Sister college | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | |||||
Principal | John Bowers | |||||
Undergraduates | 375[1] (2021) | |||||
Postgraduates | 235[1] (2021) | |||||
Endowment | £177.9 million (2021)[2] | |||||
Visitor | Stephen Conway, Bishop of Lincoln ex officio[3] | |||||
Website | bnc.ox.ac.uk | |||||
Boat club | Brasenose College Boat Club | |||||
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For 2020–21, Brasenose placed 4th in the Norrington Table (an unofficial measure of performance in undergraduate degree examinations).[5] In a recent Oxford Barometer Survey, Brasenose's undergraduates registered 98% overall satisfaction.[6] In recent years, around 80% of the UK undergraduate intake have been from state schools.[7][8][9]
Brasenose is home to one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, Brasenose College Boat Club.