"The College of Cambridge (legally The Chancellor, Masters, as well as Scholars of the College of Cambridge) is a collegiate research study university in Cambridge, UK. Founded in 1209 and gave a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest college in the English-speaking world and also the globe's fourth-oldest enduring college. The college grew out of an association of scholars that left the College of Oxford after a disagreement with the townspeople. [12] Both 'ancient colleges' share many common features and are typically referred to collectively as 'Oxbridge'. The history and impact of the University of Cambridge have made it one of the most prominent colleges in the world.

Cambridge is developed from a variety of organizations that include 31 semi-autonomous component Universities and also over 100 scholastic departments organised right into 6 institutions. Cambridge University Press, a division of the college, is the globe's oldest posting residence as well as the second-largest university press on the planet. Cambridge Evaluation, also a division of the university, is one of the world's leading checking out bodies as well as offers analysis to over eight million students globally each year. The university additionally operates eight social and scientific museums, including the Fitzwilliam Museum, in addition to a botanic garden. Cambridge's collections, of which there are 116, hold a total of about 16 million publications, around nine million of which are in Cambridge University Collection, a lawful down payment collection. The college is home to, however independent of, the Cambridge Union - the globe's oldest discussing culture. The college is very closely connected to the growth of the modern business collection referred to as 'Silicon Fen'. It is the main member of Cambridge College Health Partners, an academic wellness science centre based around the Cambridge Biomedical University.

In the finishing 31 July 2019, the central college, excluding colleges, had a complete income of ₤ 2.192 billion, of which ₤ 592.4 million was from study gives and also contracts. At the end of the very same financial year, the main university and colleges with each other possessed a mixed endowment of over ₤ 6.9 billion and also total combined internet possessions (leaving out 'immaterial' historical properties) of ₤ 12.569 billion. By both endowment size as well as combined properties, Cambridge is the most affluent college in the UK.

Cambridge is rated the world's second best university by the Times College World University Rankings, ranked third globally by Academic Ranking of Globe Universities, 6th by QS, and 7th by United States Information. Cambridge was rated No. 10 in the 2016 and also 2018 Nature Index Annual Tables, which determine the biggest factors to documents released in 82 leading clinical journals. According to the Times College position, no other institution in the world places in the leading 10 for as several topics. It belongs to countless organizations and also kinds part of the 'gold triangular' of English colleges.

The college has actually enlightened many remarkable alumni, consisting of distinguished mathematicians, scientists, political leaders, legal representatives, philosophers, authors, stars, monarchs and also various other heads of state. Since October 2019, 120 Nobel Laureates, 11 Area Medalists, 7 Turing Honor victors and also 14 British Prime Ministers have been associated with Cambridge as pupils, alumni, professors or study personnel. College alumni have won 194 Olympic medals."