From the moment I stepped in, Christ’s felt like home.
Emmie, History, London
As Director of Admissions, I would like to welcome you to the admissions pages for Christ’s College.
Choosing a college to apply to can be a difficult choice and we are delighted that you are considering us. In these pages we will give you information about the courses available to study at Christ’s and the admissions processes for them, the facilities we have at Christ’s and what life is like here. In short, we hope that these pages will give you some good reasons why Christ’s could be the right college for you whatever your background or interests.
Cambridge’s collegiate system, where all students are admitted by and are members of a college within the university, is one of its great strengths as it provides strong and secure academic and social foundations on which students can build while they are here.
The University provides lots of general information about admissions. You will find additional information about Christ’s on these pages. Our 0students have also written student profiles, contributed to our student Q&A film, and have their own website which contains even more information about life at Christ’s.
Welcome again to Christ’s online, we hope you enjoy these pages. If, after reading them, you have any further questions please do not hesitate to send us an email. We also encourage you to sign up to our Ongoing Support Emails to receive advice, guidance and signposting to events and opportunities.
Dr Emily Tomlinson, Director of Admissions for Christ’s College.
News
- Want to visit before applying? Christ's will be taking part in the Cambridge Colleges Open Day on Friday 11 September, or you're welcome to walk around the grounds on another day if you're in Cambridge.
- Not able to visit? Don't worry - lots of our applicants are in this position as we have applicants from all corners of the UK and all over the world. The University Virtual Tour has 360 degree photos of Christ’s and there are lots of pictures in our Grounds and Facilities section. On 8 Sept we have our Applying to Christ's webinar and we also have international webinars in September, if helpful.
- One for the year below! Starting sixth form? Do sign up for Considering Cambridge - there are both online and in-person options.
- Thank you to Emilijus, studying Chemical Engineering, who has written our latest student profile! You can read it here.
- We'd love you to sign up for ongoing support emails
- Meet the College Cats!
Open Days & Events (in person / online)
If you are interested in an event that we've not yet opened booking for, you can in most cases register your interest if you'd like an email alert when booking opens.
| Date(s) | Event | Who can attend? |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 11:00am UK time | Webinar for international applicants Book 2 Sept | A webinar for prospective international applicants (those applying from outside the UK and/or students with international fee status). Timing suitable if you're from e.g.Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Europe. This session is different from the July International Q&A webinar. See Christ's International webinars page for detail. |
| 8 Sept 17:00 UK time | Applying to Christ's Book 8 Sept | A webinar for students applying to Christ's this September / early October. We will talk you through the application timeline including information on how we will support you. |
| 9 Sept 16:30 UK time | Webinar for international applicants Book 9 Sept | A webinar for prospective international applicants (those applying from outside the UK and/or students with international fee status). Timing suitable if you're from e.g. USA, Canada, Europe. This session is different from the July International Q&A webinar. See Christ's International webinars page for detail. |
| 11 Sept | September Colleges Open Day Book 11 Sept | Chance for students who are about to apply to visit Colleges, get tours, see accommodation rooms and ask remaining questions - all Cambridge Colleges take part. See our September Colleges Open Day page for details. |
| 15 Sept 17:00 | Subject Matters: Your post-16 subject choices Book 15 Sept | One of the Christ's Regular Webinars. This one is aimed at students in Year 10 or Year 11 (England and Wales), S3 or S4 (Scotland), or Yr 11 / Yr 12 (Northern Ireland). |
| Sat 24 Oct | Considering Cambridge (In-person or online) Book 24 Oct | An introductory October event to find out about studying at Cambridge, Considering Cambridge is the first of our events for students considering an application in Sept 2027 to start in Oct 2028 (or deferred entry 2029). Recommended for the new Year 12 / S5 / Y13 Northern Ireland cohort. Further info. |
| 19 Jan 2027 | Medicine Taster Day (In-person /online) Register interest | For UK students from all backgrounds considering an application in Sept 2027. Eligibility criteria apply. See the Medicine Taster Day page for details. |
| 22 Jan 2027 | Natural Sciences Taster day (In-person / online) Register interest | For UK students considering an application in Sept 2027. Eligibility criteria apply. See the Natural Sciences Taster Day page for details. |
| A weekday tbc in week of 8 - 12 March 2027 | History Taster Day Register interest | For UK students considering an application in Sept 2027. Eligibility criteria apply. See the History Taster Day page for details |
| A weekday tbc in week of 8 - 12 March 2027 | English Taster Day Register interest | For UK students from all backgrounds considering an application in Sept 2027. Eligibility criteria apply. See the English Taster Day page for details. |
| Various | Further events in the academic year 2026-27 Register interest | If you're in Year 11 (S4 Scotland, Yr12 Northern Ireland), you can register interest for events taking place next academic year. If you do this, you will receive an email when booking or applications open. |
Student profiles
A range of Christ's students have written subject-specific student profiles. These give a good idea of what studying here is really like and have a lot of detail, so do have a read of some of them!
See Student Profiles by subject and Student Profiles by area
Grounds and Facilities
We have a College map and there are picture pages for First Court, Second Court, Third Court, New Court the Fellows' Garden and the Darwin Garden, as well as pages on facilities and accommodation. For 360 degree views see the Cambridge University Virtual Tour, and last but certainly not least, we have College cats
