University of Cambridge

学费 Tuition Fee

英国欧盟UK/EU fees £9,000

海外实习年Fees (placement/overseas year) £1,800/£1,350

国际学生Fees (international) £15,063-£22,923

地址Address

The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN

Performance	项目	Score数值	Ranking排名
2015 Times Ranking	2015年泰晤士报排名		1
2014 Times Ranking	2014年泰晤士报排名		1
World Ranking	世界排名		2
Student satisfaction	学生满意度	85.6%	10
Research quality	研究质量	45%	1
Ucas entry points	本科录取水平	616	1
Graduate prospects	毕业生展望	88.7%	2
Firsts and 2:1s	1等及2等1学位比例	88.6%	2
Completion rate	完成度	98.9	1
Student-staff ratio	学生-老师比	11.6:1	5
Services/facilities spend	服务/设施花费	£3,246	2
Graduate salaries	毕业生起薪	£26,572
Sports points/rank	体育	1843	14

Social mix	学生情况	Score数值
Undergraduate (full-time)	本科全日制人数	11,900
Postgraduate (full-time)	研究生全日制人数	6,365
Applications/places	申请人数／录取人数	16,355/3,355
Applications/places ratio	申请录取率	4.9:1
EU students	欧盟学生	8.2%
Other overseas students	海外学生	10.6%
Mature	成年学生	4.9%
State school educated	公立学校教育	63%
Middle class/working class	中产／工薪比率	88.3/11.7

Student satisfaction 学生满意度
Subject	科目领域	%
Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering	航空和制造工程	91.0
Anatomy & Physiology	解剖和生理学	87.4
Anthropology	人类学	82.6
Archaeology	考古学	82.6
Architecture	建筑学	75.3
Biological Science	生物科学	87.4
Celtic Studies	盖尔特研究	87.9
Chemical Engineering	化工	91.0
Chemistry	化学	87.4
Civil Engineering	土木工程	91.0
Classics & Ancient History	古典和古代史	91.1
Computer Science	计算机科学	83.2
East & South Asian Studies	东南亚研究	70.5
Economics	经济学	80.8
Education	教育	85.1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	电子电气工程	84.8
English	英语	87.9
French	法语	91.6
General Engineering	通用工程	83.1
Geography & Environmental Science	地理和环境科学	81.0
Geology	地质学	87.4
German	德语	91.6
History	历史	89.1
History of Art, Architecture & Design	艺术、建筑和设计史	88.2
Iberian Languages	伊比利亚语	91.6
Italian	意大利语	91.6
Law	法律	91.2
Lingusistics	语言学	87.9
Materials Technology	材料科学	84.8
Mathematics	数学	85.7
Mechanical Engineering	机械工程	83.5
Medicine	医学	79.2
Middle Eastern & African Studies	中东和非洲研究	87.9
Music	音乐	78.3
Pharmacology and Pharmacy	药理学和药剂学	87.4
Philosophy	哲学	80.8
Physics and Astronomy	物理和天文学	87.4
Politics	政治	85.6
Psychology	心理学	85.6
Russian and East European Languages	俄语和东欧语言	91.6
Sociology	社会学	85.6
Subjects allied to medicine	医学相关	87.4
Theology & Religious Studies	神学和宗教研究	86.7
Town & Country Planning & Landscape	城市乡村规划及景观	84.3
Veterinary Medicine	兽医	81.9

奖学金／助学金Bursaries/scholarships

Household income below £25K, bursary of £3,500 a year (£5,650 for some mature students); household income £25K–£42.6K, bursary of up to £3,500 a year.

College fees (£5,500–£6,500) for those paying full international fees. Many college scholarships and bursaries.

大学概况University Profile

Cambridge and Oxford have recorded the first dead heat at the head of our league table in 20 years, despite Cambridge topping 33 of the 66 subject tables (26 more than Oxford). Cambridge leads four of our institutional performance indicators covering entry standards, research quality, student satisfaction and graduate prospects — and rises one place to 2= in the new QS World University rankings.

Cambridge has a much better graduate employment rate than Oxford six months after graduation and slightly higher levels of student satisfaction. It has the highest entry standards of any UK university, demanding at least A*AA at A-level, although candidates may be made a lower offer if their school or personal circumstances are thought to disadvantage them.

For most degrees, the top grade can come in any subject, but for some courses there will be additional tests, such as Cambridge’s own STEP (sixth-term examination papers) tests. With fewer than five applicants for each place – fewer still if you choose your subject carefully – the competition for places appears less intense than at the popular civic universities, but the real difference is that nine out of 10 entrants have at least three A grades at A-level.

That competition shows no sign of easing, since the university has not increased the size of its intake with the relaxation of recruitment restrictions covering the brightest students by the Government.

The university produced the best results in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, when nearly a third of its research was considered world-leading and over 70% was rated in the top two categories. John Gurdon, Emeritus Professor in Cell Biology, became the latest of 90 Nobel laureates when he won the prize for medicine in 2012.

Research facilities are constantly upgraded. In 2012, for example, a new building opened to support integrated research activity in the humanities and social sciences. The following year, the Queen opened a new building for molecular biology which cost more than £200m and houses 600 scientists, PhD students and research staff. Cambridge is involved in numerous national and international research networks. For example, it was chosen to host one of five Academic Health Science Centres to lead biomedical innovation.

Efforts to diversify the student intake appear to be bearing fruit with 63% of students now recruited from state schools, according to the latest figures – putting clear water between Cambridge and Oxford (where just 57.4% of entrants are state educated). However, the proportion of working-class undergraduates remains low, at less than 12%. Summer schools, student visits and, in some colleges, sympathetic selection procedures are helping to attract more applications from comprehensive schools and further education colleges.

Although Cambridge is charging the full £9,000 undergraduate fee, there are £6,000 fee waivers for the poorest students and additional bursaries according to parental income.

The application system has been simplified slightly, with candidates no longer required to complete an initial Cambridge form, as well as their UCAS form. However, they are still sent the Supplementary Application Questionnaire, after they have submitted their UCAS form, covering the applicant’s academic experience in more detail.

The tripos system was a forerunner of the currently fashionable modular degree, allowing students to change subjects (within limits) midway through their courses. Students receive a classification for each of the two parts of their degree.

Choosing a college is an additional complication for those not familiar with Cambridge. Making the right choice is crucial, both to maximise the chances of winning a place and to ensure an enjoyable three years if you are successful. The atmosphere and subject mix varies considerably between colleges.

Applicants can take pot luck with an open application if they prefer not to opt for a particular college, but only a minority take this route and it offers no greater chance of gaining a place.

Most teaching is now university-based, especially in the sciences, and a shift of emphasis towards the centre has been taking place more generally.

A £1bn funding appeal to mark the university’s 800th anniversary, in 2009, reached its target two years early, making Cambridge the first university outside the USA to raise such a sum. The money has gone into bursaries and scholarships, professorships and teaching posts, and new buildings for research, teaching and student accommodation. 

A £16m sports centre opened in 2013, featuring a large sports hall and a strength and conditioning wing. In the longer term, the university now has planning permission for its first out-of-town site, which will cost £1bn to develop and will include housing for staff, students and local people in its first phase.

Cambridge is not for everyone, however bright. The amount of high-quality work to be crammed into eight-week terms can prove a strain, although the projected dropout rate of 1.1% is the lowest at any university. Most students relish the experience and reap the rewards in their careers. If you are up for the challenge, applications must be in by October 15.

Student view

Flick Osborn, students’ union president

First impressions

A beautiful city, loads of societies offering welcome events, and college life means you become part of the community very quickly.

Worst feature

The workload is pretty heavy, but tutors are on hand and each college has its own students’ union to offer support.

Making a difference

Societies enable you to try new things, the careers service gives great guidance on pathways, and bursaries as well as scholarships are also available.

Deal clincher

You’re not just taught by the best in the world, you get to collaborate and share your ideas with them.