Clare’s proud of its history – it’s the second oldest college in Cambridge, with the oldest bridge, linking parts of the college that sit elegantly on either bank of the Cam. It’s a gorgeous and gleaming riverside college with an unpretentious attitude and a healthy social mix. The renowned Clare Cellars hosts bands and DJs a couple of times a week. Students from other colleges (Push will let them remain anonymous) have been heard to say that, if they had their application over again, they’d put Clare at the top of their list.
| Sex ratio (M:F): 52:48 |
Founded: 1326 |
| Full-time u’grads: 476 |
Part-time: 0 |
| Postgrads: 209 |
Mature: 0 |
| State:private school: 59:41 |
International: 10% |
| Academic ranking: 17 |
Disabled: 9 |
Atmospheric Cellars (bar cap 200) have a University-wide ents reputation; two venues – bar and a chill-out room; pool table, juke box; weekly theme nights, DJs, jazz; comedy; extensive gardens used for annual May Ball attended by 950 students (most romantic in Cambridge). College paper, ‘Clareification’. Two libraries (33,000 books); DVD loan service, 24-hr law reading room for reading law, natch; 40 computers; all rooms have internet access. CofE chapel used for classical recitals; semi-professional choir. Sports fields (four acres) 1.5 miles away; football and rowing strong; table football for the less athletic. Almost all are guaranteed rooms. Secure bike compound. Most students eat in the dining hall (Italian bias with veggie option). CCTV; SU welfare officers, nurse; counselling; hardship fund, travel and book grants.
FAMOUS ALUMNI:
Sir David Attenborough (TV naturalist); Peter Lilley MP (Con); Paul Mellon (philanthropist); Matthew Parris (ex-MP, Times sketch writer); Siegfried Sassoon (poet); Cecil Sharp (folk music historian); Richard Stilgoe (entertainer/lyricist); James Watson (discovered DNA); Andrew Wiles (proved Fermat’s Last Theorem).