Clare College
Undergraduate Admissions
Information for Applicants and Prospective Students
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Cambridge’s second oldest college (founded 1326) boasts 17th-century architecture, stunning gardens and a riverside location in the heart of the city.
Warm, forward-looking and with a reputation for academic excellence, Clare welcomes students of all backgrounds.
Continue reading this page to learn more about what it is like to be a student at Clare College...
Living in Clare
Clare provides accommodation for all its undergraduate students. Applicants are welcome to visit the College and learn more about some of the exciting new developments that are taking place!
River Room Cafe coming in 2022
The River Room Cafe, with a terrace on the River Cam, will operate throughout the day. Combined with improvements to the existing Buttery, casual dining will be dramatically improved in the College. In turn, this will help ensure that the College remains a desirable home base for students at the centre of Cambridge.
Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences
Having spent a year here, Clare has more than lived up to its first-class reputation, and it offers a learning environment which anyone with a love for literature should want to be a part of...
Arts, Humanities and Social Science subjects available to read at Clare College:
Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic
Archaeology
Architecture
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Classics
Economics
Education
English
Geography
History
History and Modern Languages
History and Politics
History of Art
Human, Social, and Political Sciences
Land Economy
Law
Linguistics
Modern and Medieval Languages
Music
Philosophy
Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion
For more information on typical offers, essential subjects and assessments, please use the link below:
Sciences
Clare College embraces inter-connectivity, and it is perhaps this that gives the university its leading edge in the Sciences...
Science subjects available to read at Clare College:
Chemical Engineering
Computer Science
Engineering
Mathematics
Medicine
Natural Sciences
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
Veterinary Medicine
For more information on typical offers, essential subjects and assessments, please use the link below:
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Memorable Years
Testimonials
What our students say about Clare...
Sita
Engineering
I chose Clare as it ticked all the right boxes for me: it was close to the town centre, medium-sized, offered some of the best accommodation in the university; but the point that caught my eye was that it was described as ‘the friendly college’. This has definitely held true throughout my time here...
Ollie
Medicine
Outside of my studies I enjoy playing piano, writing an opinion column for Varsity, getting involved in societies such as Students for Global Health, and joining debates surrounding identity at University.
Rebecca
HSPS
This year I’ve really enjoyed getting involved with life at Clare, especially as Vice-President of the Union of Clare students, as well as with Clare's Gender Equality Movement trying to promote greater diversity!
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