Harris Manchester College
UCAS campus code: 6
Harris Manchester is the only Oxford college which is dedicated solely to mature students (21+ with no upper age limit). Our diversity of age, nationality and background makes the college a very interesting and vibrant community.
Contact details
Tutor for Admissions & Academic Administrator: Victoria Lill
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 (0) 1865 618084 or +44 (0) 1865 618084
Website: www.hmc.ox.ac.uk
About us
Harris Manchester has a warm and friendly atmosphere in which each student is supported and treated as an individual.
College accommodation is all on the main site and students can generally live in for at least the first and final years of their course.
Our excellent librarians manage some 70,000 volumes, and the library itself is open to students 24 hours a day during term time. Each student also has a small book grant to spend as they wish. The college has a number of scholarships for second undergraduate degrees.
The student community is socially active, with a lively variety of cultural events. The non-denominational Chapel provides a focus for prayer and reflection drawing from a range of faith traditions, and is a key practice and performance space for the College's musical activities; the Maevadi Basement meeting room is equipped with a keyboard and drumkit.
Read more on the college website.
Year founded: 1786
Student numbers: Undergraduate 102; Postgraduate 111
Harris Manchester is...
'…fantastic resources, including a beautiful and well-stocked library.'
Tim
'…the pursuit of academic excellence supported by tight-knit and caring college community.'
Christopher
'…a familial, warm, and supportive environment for scholars.'
Lynne
'…accepting of everyone - literally no two students are alike.'
Jasmine
'…where they have learned your first name before you walk through the door.'
Bill
“I was a bit worried about being in a mature-student College before, but now that I'm here at Harris Manchester I've told all my friends that they should also apply to study in a college for mature students. The age that I was entering was 21, so I was a bit apprehensive that I'd be one of the youngest students here – and I was, but it wasn't a bad thing! It just feels like a college filled with older siblings, which makes it a really welcoming environment. Harris Manchester is a really small college – you get used to the environment and you get to know all the buildings. Within the first week, I think I was pretty confident I could walk anywhere, see someone and feel comfortable waving at them or smiling at them and not feel like I had to look at the floor and run off”
College living
What you can study here
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Where you'll find us
Harris Manchester is centrally situated in a quiet location on Mansfield Road. It is just a few minutes away from the Bodleian Library, most department libraries, the Science Area and other University facilities.
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Our 2026 undergraduate Open Days will be held on 1 and 2 July and 18 September.
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