Welcome to MagdaleneThe College is a warm and thriving community in which we strive to make everyone welcome. We are committed to excellence not only in academic life but in all aspects of what we do and we take great pride in the many achievements of the Members of our community.
Applying to Cambridge?
The UCAS application deadline for 2025 entry is 15 October 2024 (6pm UK time).
Magdalene UCAS Campus Code is M.
Pepys Restoration Project
2024 marks the 300th anniversary of the Pepys Library arriving at Magdalene.
This year is focussed on raising funds to completely renovate and repurpose the unique Grade I listed Pepys Building.
Alumni and Supporters
Magdalene alumni are Members of College for life and are very much part of the College community.
Magdalene Members can be found in every corner of the globe, we run a very active events programme for Members throughout the year. The College offers a number of benefits to its non-resident Members including Dining rights, Guest rooms in College, and punt hire.
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Undergraduates
275
Postgraduates
110
Fellows
8789
Alumni
596
Years of Study
About
Magdalene College in the twenty-first century continues a tradition of education and exploration on this riverside site that goes back nearly 600 years.
About
College Life
Find out about what it's like to live, study and socialise at Magdalene. Our small annual intake helps to foster a family atmosphere and a close-knit community.
College Life
Study
We are keen to encourage anyone with the academic potential to succeed at Cambridge to apply to Magdalene.
Study
Student Life
We value the opportunities we have to get to know one another, irrespective of our subject and status.
Student Life
Alumni
Magdalene alumni are Members of College for life and are at the centre of the College community.
Alumni
Supporting Magdalene
With your help, we can do even more to encourage our talented community of bright young minds to achieve their academic and personal potential
Supporting Magdalene
Events
Magdalene hosts a wide range of events throughout the year for both resident and non-resident Members of the College.
Events
Pepys Restoration Project
2024 is the 300th anniversary of the Pepys Library at Magdalene. We are raising funds to renovate and repurpose this unique building.
Pepys Restoration ProjectContact us
Please find details of how to contact us by post, telephone, email, or via the website, by following this link.
Contact usNews
Alumni
Magdalene College Magazine 2023-24
The 2023-24 College Magazine, the College's official annual publication, is now available to read online and includes a record of the events of the previous academic year along with articles by Members of the College.
News
Gilded Icon Stolen from Magdalene College Chapel
Between the morning of Tuesday 24 September and Wednesday 25 September, a gilded icon of the Virgin and Child was stolen from the Chapel of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
News
Outstanding Young Writers Awarded at Essay Competition Prize-Giving
Magdalene College welcomed the winners of the 2024 Armstrong Arts and Humanities Essay Competition for a prize-giving ceremony in the Master’s Garden. The winners were celebrated for their exceptional essays, with the Master, Sir Christopher Greenwood, presenting certificates and offering words of encouragement for their future academic journeys.
Events
Exhibition
Line, Edge, Shadow: drawings and sculpture
Line, Edge, Shadow: Drawings and Sculpture, presents Nigel Hall RA's acclaimed abstract sculptures and drawings. Explore Hall's exploration of form and light in both three-dimensional and two-dimensional works at the Robert Cripps Gallery.
Alumni
Magdalene in London: Dinner at the Oxford & Cambridge Club 2024
We are delighted to invite Members and their guests to our annual Magdalene in London Dinner at the Oxford & Cambridge Club on Friday 18th October 2024. The Master, Sir Christopher Greenwood, and Director of Development, Mrs Corinne Lloyd, will be in attendance, and they look forward to seeing many alumni at this ever-popular event.
Alumni
Toronto Dinner 2024
(Fully Booked) The Master, Sir Christopher Greenwood, and the Development Director, Corinne Lloyd, are delighted to be visiting Canada this fall, and warmly invite Members and their guests to join them and their fellow alumni for a Magdalene Dinner in Toronto, to be held at the Toronto Club on Wednesday 13 November 2024. We are most grateful to Tom Milroy (1979) for hosting this event.