List of Oxbridge sister colleges


Most of the colleges forming the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford are paired into sister colleges across the two universities. The extent of the arrangement differs from case to case, but commonly includes the right to dine at one's sister college, the right to book accommodation there, the holding of joint events between JCRs and invitations to May balls.
Trinity College, Dublin a sister of both Oriel College, Oxford and St John's College, Cambridge is unique in being the only non-Oxbridge institution to have sister status with an Oxbridge college.
Most of the pairings reflect similarities between the two colleges concerned, often parallel histories. For example, University College, Oxford is paired with Trinity Hall, Cambridge. William Wykeham's statutes for New College, Oxford, founded in 1379, formed the basis of the foundation of its sister college, King's College, Cambridge. The two Colleges both share distinguished choral reputations. Founded by scholars from Merton College, one of Oxford's oldest colleges, Peterhouse is Cambridge's first college. Similarly, Somerville College, Oxford has Girton College, Cambridge as its sister college. St Catherine's College, Oxford is paired with Robinson College, Cambridge.
Oriel College and St Hugh's College, Oxford currently each dispute the other's claim to sister college status with Clare College, Cambridge. While Oriel and Clare both share a common founding year of 1326 and a long history of association, in the 1980s, the now co-ed Clare associated with the then female-only St. Hugh's, in order to protest against Oriel remaining all-male. Today both St. Hugh's and Oriel are co-ed colleges.
CambridgeOxfordRelationship
Trinity HallAll Souls College
University College		University and Trinity Hall are both ancient colleges
St John's CollegeBalliol College
PeterhouseMerton College
St Hilda's College
Peterhouse founded by scholars from Merton
'Hertford College-
Emmanuel CollegeExeter College-
Clare CollegeOriel College
St Hugh's College		Disputed: Oriel and Clare were both founded in 1326, however in 1980s Clare associated with the then female-only St. Hugh's
Pembroke CollegeThe Queen's College-
Gonville and Caius CollegeBrasenose CollegeJocosa Frankland was a significant benefactor of both colleges
Corpus Christi CollegeCorpus Christi College-
King's CollegeNew CollegeKing's College and Eton College founded on the model of New College and Winchester College
Downing CollegeLincoln College-
Magdalene CollegeMagdalen CollegeBoth named after Saint Mary Magdalene
Queens' CollegePembroke CollegeQueens' College is also a sister college with Ezra Stiles College at Yale University
St Catharine's CollegeWorcester College-
Jesus CollegeJesus CollegeBoth named after Jesus
Christ's CollegeWadham College-
Trinity CollegeChrist ChurchBoth founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII from existing institutions
Churchill CollegeTrinity College-
Sidney Sussex CollegeSt John's College-
Girton CollegeSomerville CollegeBoth founded as women's colleges
Selwyn CollegeKeble College-
Newnham CollegeLady Margaret Hall-
Murray EdwardsSt Anne's College-
Hughes HallLinacre College-
St Edmund's CollegeGreen Templeton College-
'St Peter's College-
'Reuben College, Oxford-
Fitzwilliam CollegeSt Edmund Hall-
'Nuffield College-
Robinson CollegeSt Catherine's CollegeSt Catherine's and Robinson College are both modern establishments.
Darwin CollegeWolfson CollegeBoth founded as graduate colleges.
Clare HallSt Cross College-
Lucy Cavendish College'-
Homerton CollegeHarris Manchester College
Mansfield College		-
Wolfson CollegeSt Antony's College-
'Kellogg College-