Magdalen College, Oxford
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Magdalen College (/ˈmɔːdlɪn/, MAWD-lin)[4] is a constituent college of the University of Oxford.[5] It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete.[6] It has the highest total assets of any Oxford college, with £977 million as of 2022,[3] and is one of the strongest academically, setting the record for the highest Norrington Score in 2010 and topping the table twice since then.[7] It is home to several of the university's distinguished chairs, including the Agnelli-Serena Professorship, the Sherardian Professorship, and the four Waynflete Professorships.
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| Oxford | ||||||
The Cloister and Founders’ Tower | ||||||
 Arms: Lozengy ermine and sable, on a chief of the second three lilies argent slipped and seeded or | ||||||
| Scarf colours: black, with two equally-spaced wide bands of white
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| Location | Longwall Street and High Street | |||||
| Coordinates | 51.752374°N 1.247077°W / 51.752374; -1.247077 | |||||
| Full name | The College of St Mary Magdalen in the University of Oxford | |||||
| Latin name | Collegium Beatae Mariae Magdalenae | |||||
| Motto | Floreat Magdalena | |||||
| Established | 1458; 565 years ago (1458) | |||||
| Named for | Mary Magdalene | |||||
| Sister college | Magdalene College, Cambridge | |||||
| President | Dinah Rose KC[1] | |||||
| Undergraduates | 390[2] (2018) | |||||
| Postgraduates | 178[2] (2018) | |||||
| Endowment | £710.8 million (2022)[3] | |||||
| Website | www | |||||
| Boat club | Magdalen College Boat Club | |||||
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  Location in Oxford city centre | ||||||
The large, square Magdalen Tower is an Oxford landmark, and it is a tradition, dating to the days of Henry VII, that the college choir sings from the top of it at 6 a.m. on May Morning.[8] The college stands next to the River Cherwell and the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. Within its grounds are a deer park and Addison's Walk.