It began in a house with four students. In 1986 The College charter was changed to allow the admission of men as undergraduates and graduate students. The City centre is less than one mile south. The College specialises in housing conferences and courses during the University vacations and is able to provide in-house conference facilities for up to 300 persons. Bed and breakfast and half board facilities are also available.
Parking is abundantly available in the residential area surrounding the college.
Maplethorpe Building Completed in 1999, the Maplethorpe Building has 96 of the finest en suite rooms in Oxford, plus a meeting room holding up to 250, and a seminar room. Rachel Trickett Building Erected in 1992, the Rachel Trickett Building boasts full en suite accommodation with shower, toilet and wash basin in 65 single study bedrooms. 20 of these rooms can be converted to provide twin bedded accommodation. The Kenyon Building offers 50 single study bedrooms each with integral wash-hand basins. Shared bathroom, shower and toilet facilities are situated on each corridor level immediately adjacent to the bedrooms.