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St Edmund's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, and it is a mature college: its undergraduate and postgraduate students are aged 21 and above. Its website, st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk, is the college's official home for prospective applicants, current members, alumni and visitors. If you are a school leaver under 21, this is not the college for you; if you are returning to study or applying as a mature student, it is one of the Cambridge colleges designed around that path.
Who the college is for
The college describes itself as "a mature college for undergraduate and postgraduates students aged 21 and above." That single condition shapes almost everything else on the site:
- Mature undergraduates – entry requirements, fees and funding are set out separately from the standard school-leaver route.
- Postgraduates – the larger part of the community, with their own entry requirements, fees and funding pages.
- Specific routes – the site also covers the Cambridge 21+ Programme, second undergraduate or affiliate degrees, graduate medicine, part-time postgraduate study, a Foundation Year, and visiting students.
Size and community
St Edmund's is small and heavily postgraduate. According to the college, it is "a thriving global community of mature students, made up of 200 undergraduates and over 600 postgraduates," with "80+ nationalities all in one place." One student profile on the site, Dion, an English tripos mature undergraduate from the UK, describes that diversity as the defining feature of the community.
The practical implication: you are more likely to be studying alongside people with work experience, career changes and family responsibilities than at a typical undergraduate college.
What you can find on the site
The navigation is organised around the stages of the college relationship:
| Section | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Study Here | Undergraduate and postgraduate study, entry requirements, how to apply, fees, funding, virtual tour, offer holders, open days |
| Life at St Edmund's | Accommodation and room grades, library, dining, sports and societies, tutorial support, wellbeing, chapel and faith |
| About | History and heritage, vision and values, governance, policies, people, sustainability, vacancies |
| Alumni | Staying connected, updating details, alumni events and benefits, alumni stories |
| News & Events | College news and upcoming events |
| Von Hügel Institute | A research institute within the college, with its own research, events and publications |
| Conferences and Events | Rooms, fine dining and catering, conference and event prices, and the events team |
Practical things to check before applying
- Accommodation – the site has a dedicated accommodation section with room grades, a handbook, booking information and FAQs, so you can see what is offered before committing.
- Funding – undergraduate and postgraduate funding are separate pages; the college also lists the AGM Randeree Scholarship.
- Contact and visiting – there is a "Visit us" entry point and a "Contact Us" link, plus open days and a virtual tour for those who cannot travel.
- Offer holders – separate pages exist for undergraduate and postgraduate offer holders, which is where you should look once you have a place.
If your question is simply "what is this website?", the answer is: the official site of a mature, postgraduate-heavy Cambridge college, covering admissions, student life, alumni and events. If your question is "should I apply?", the deciding factor is whether you meet the 21-and-over mature student condition and which of the undergraduate, postgraduate or part-time routes matches your situation.