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Magdalene College in the twenty-first century continues a tradition of education and exploration on this riverside site that goes back nearly 600 years. About Our People College History
Magdalene College (/ ˈ m ɔː d l ɪ n / MAWD-lin) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College , before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene .
Magdalene admits roughly 100 undergraduate students each year for all courses offered by the University of Cambridge, and roughly 80 postgraduate students. Our small annual intake helps to foster a family atmosphere and a close-knit community.
Magdalene College has the advantage of an attractive and convenient location on the banks of the River Cam, with the longest waterfront of all the Cambridge Colleges, and less than 5 minutes’ walk from the city centre.
Magdalene College admits students to study all academic degree subjects offered at Cambridge. There are over 30 undergraduate courses at Cambridge. Courses at Cambridge cover over 65 subject areas allowing students to specialise their interests and direction of study.
Magdalene College, situated at the north-western side of Cambridge’s town centre, extends over both sides of River Cam. Throughout their daily lives, students walk across the First and then Second Court, marked by the imposing Pepys Library, to reach the Riverside Path next to the Fellows Gardens.
Magdalene college (pronounced "maudlin") is a college of the University of Cambridge, located on the north bank of the river, in the historic city centre. Founded in 1428 by an abbot seeking accommodation for his novice monks, it is widely believed that the college was sited a short distance from the city centre to avoid its various temptations.
