The subject balance is almost equally divided between Arts and Sciences. Selwyn's location slightly outside the city centre has enabled the College to expand its buildings over the years so that it can accommodate all undergraduates on site for three years. All students' rooms have ethernet connections to the College network and through that to the Internet for e-mail and the World Wide Web. Rooms include study-bedrooms and 'sets' which comprise a study and a separate bedroom. No students are required to share.
All rooms have a phone connection point.
The College Library contains around 40,000 volumes, and gives particular priority to buying books on undergraduate reading lists and especially those recommended by students. A recent extension to the Library contains a Law reading area, and a History reading room has also been provided. The College attaches a high priority to IT provision, and has its own Computer Manager. There are two well-stocked computer rooms containing IBM compatible and Apple Macintosh computers. We are very willing to consider applicants for deferred entry, provided that they have a clear plan for how they would like to spend their gap year in ways that will be of positive benefit to them.