About St John's
Founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas White, St John’s College, Oxford is one of the University’s largest and most intellectually wide-ranging colleges, with a long tradition of academic excellence across the humanities, sciences and social sciences. The College teaches one of the broadest ranges of subjects in Oxford, with more than 30 disciplines currently represented, and remains deeply committed to sustaining this breadth as a core strength.
Academically ambitious, financially strong and outward-looking, St John’s benefits from a significant endowment and long-term stability. This enables the College to focus not on short-term financial pressures, but on thoughtful investment in excellence: in teaching, research, access and people. Particular priority is given to supporting early-career academics and graduate students, maintaining strength in the arts and humanities alongside scientific disciplines, and ensuring that talent can flourish regardless of background.