New College, Oxford
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New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford[5] in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College was one of the first colleges in the university to admit and tutor undergraduate students.
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Oxford | ||||||
Scarf colours: brown, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes
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Location | Holywell Street and New College Lane | |||||
Coordinates | 51.754277°N 1.251288°W / 51.754277; -1.251288 | |||||
Full name | St Mary's College of Winchester in Oxford | |||||
Latin name | Collegium Novum/ Collegium Beatae Mariae Wynton in Oxon[1] | |||||
Motto | Manners Makyth Man | |||||
Established | 1379; 645 years ago (1379) | |||||
Named for | St. Mary | |||||
Sister colleges | King's College, Cambridge | |||||
Warden | Miles Young[2] | |||||
Undergraduates | 430[3] (2023) | |||||
Postgraduates | 360[3] | |||||
Major events | Commemoration ball | |||||
Grace | Benedictus benedicat. May the Blessed One give a blessing Benedicto benedicatur. Let praise be given to the Blessed One | |||||
Endowment | £347.7 million (2021)[4] | |||||
Website | www | |||||
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The college is in the centre of Oxford, between Holywell Street and New College Lane (known for Oxford's Bridge of Sighs). Its sister college is King's College, Cambridge. The choir of New College has recorded over one hundred albums, and has won two Gramophone Awards.