The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The University is a confederation of Schools, Faculties, Departments and Colleges. The Colleges are governed by their own statutes and regulations, but are integral to the make-up of the University of Cambridge. Students live, eat and socialise in one of the University’s 31 autonomous Colleges. Undergraduates receive College supervisions – small group teaching sessions – regarded as one of the best teaching models in the world. Each College has its own internal procedures. They select their own students, subject to University regulations, and most admit both undergraduate and postgraduate students. College representatives sit on the University Council and Finance Committee.

There are six Schools, which each form an administrative grouping of Faculties and other institutions. They are: Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Technology. There is a Council of each School – including representatives of its Faculties and Departments. The Schools are represented on the General Board. University Faculties organise teaching and research into individual subjects or groups of subjects. Their work is normally organised into sub-divisions called Departments. Centres of studies are controlled by committees of management, bringing together representatives from several disciplines.

With more than 18,000 students from all walks of life and all corners of the world, over 11,000 staff, 31 Colleges and 150 Departments, Faculties, Schools and other institutions, no two days are ever the same at the University of Cambridge. The University is a confederation of Schools, Faculties, Departments and Colleges. The 31 Colleges are governed by their own statutes and regulations, but are integral to the make-up of the University. As well as being a member of the University and of an academic Faculty/Department, our students also belong to a College community, an arrangement that offers pastoral and academic support for each individual.

Region	Central Europe
Country	United Kingdom
Established	1209
Status	Public
Students	20734
European University Rankings	1
Central European University Rankings	1
National University Rankings	1
Official Website	https://www.cam.ac.uk/

University Highlights

Year	Overall	Teaching quality	Research	Employment	Сitation	Internationalization	Innovation	Infrastructure	Opinions of employers	Income	Educational potential
2020	83,076	13,109	13,093	10,524	10,203	9,109	8,036	8,896	4,705	2,555	2,846
2019	91,109	13,879	13,759	11,977	11,099	10,825	9,144	9,182	4,984	3,374	2,886
2018	91,113	13,885	13,781	11,994	11,103	10,842	9,13	9,162	4,972	3,36	2,884
2017	91,142	13,889	13,783	11,997	11,107	10,846	9,133	9,165	4,975	3,363	2,884
2016	91,092	13,884	13,779	11,988	11,1	10,848	9,131	9,158	4,968	3,356	2,88
2015	91,076	13,891	13,782	11,989	11,101	10,847	9,131	9,159	4,961	3,319	2,896