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| Corpus Christi College | |
|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | |
 Corpus Christi College New Court | |
 Arms of Corpus Christi College Arms: Quarterly gules and azure, in the first and fourth quarters a pelican in its piety and in the second and third three lily-flowers slipped and leaved all argent. | |
| Scarf colours: cherry pink, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes | |
| Location | Trumpington Street (map) |
| Coordinates | 52°12′11″N 0°07′05″E / 52.2031°N 0.1180°E |
| Full name | The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the University of Cambridge |
| Abbreviation | CC[1] |
| Motto | The college has no motto, but there is a toast used at many events: Floreat Antiqua Domus (Latin) |
| Motto in English | May the old house flourish |
| Founders | The Guild of Corpus Christi, The Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Established | 1352 |
| Previous names | Informal: Bene’t College or Benedict College (until about the 1820s) |
| Sister college | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Master | Christopher Kelly |
| Undergraduates | 335 (2022-23) |
| Postgraduates | 212 (2022-23) |
| Endowment | £90.9M (2017)[2] |
| Visitor | Chancellors of the University ex officio[3] |
| Website | www |
| JCR | jcr |
| MCR | www |
| Boat club | www |
| Map | |
  Location in Central Cambridge  Location in Cambridge | |
Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.[4] From the late 14th century to the early 19th century it was also commonly known as St Benet's College.
The college is notable as the only one founded by Cambridge townspeople:[5] it was established in 1352 by the Guild of Corpus Christi and the Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary,[6] making it the sixth-oldest college in Cambridge. With around 300 undergraduates and 200 postgraduates, it also has the second smallest student body of the traditional colleges of the university, after Peterhouse.
The College has traditionally been one of the more academically successful colleges in the University of Cambridge. In the unofficial Tompkins Table, which ranks the colleges by the class of degrees obtained by their undergraduates, in 2012 Corpus was in third position, with 32.4% of its undergraduates achieving first-class degrees. The college's average position between 2003 and 2012 was 9th, and in the 2022 rankings it was placed 9th.
Corpus ranks among the wealthiest Cambridge colleges in terms of fixed assets, being exceptionally rich in silver.[7] The College's endowment was valued at £90.9M at the end of June 2017, while its net assets were valued at £227.4M.[8]
- ^ University of Cambridge (6 March 2019). "Notice by the Editor". Cambridge University Reporter. 149 (Special No 5): 1. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Recommended Cambridge College Accounts (RCCA) for the year ended 30 June 2017" (PDF). Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
corpus-cam-statuteswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wale, Kirstie (27 June 2022). "Corpus Christi College". www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Corpus Christi: What's in a Name?". Corpus Christi College Cambridge. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "History". About. Corpus Christi College Cambridge. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Trigg, Jo (17 November 2006). "Old, rich, landed and loaded" (PDF). Varsity. Cambridge: Varsity Publications Ltd. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
Corpus is exceptionally wealthy in silver, being the only college not to sell its silverware during the Civil War
- ^ Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. "RECOMMENDED CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE ACCOUNTS (RCCA)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2018.