Undergraduate

Student Life at Cambridge

With two universities in the city, students account for about a fifth of Cambridge's population and are an important part of the community. There's loads to keep you entertained and this makes the city a great place to be student.

The Cambridge area

Students account for about a fifth of the city's population and are an important part of the community.

Accommodation

At Cambridge students are guaranteed accommodation by their College.

Students' unions

CUSU represents the interests of all Cambridge students and provides a range of central services, support, and entertainment.

Societies

There are over 700 clubs, societies and groups to choose from or you could start one yourself.

Sport

The sports scene at Cambridge is huge, with a choice of sport for fun, health or serious competition.

Support

If you need a bit of extra support while at the University, don't worry – we have an extensive welfare system in place here at Cambridge.

Work hard, play hard

There's a great social scene here and most students describe their life at the University as 'work hard, play hard' – it's always amazing how much they manage to fit in alongside their studies!

There are over 700 clubs and societies to get involved in, and throughout term-time, there's a whole range of student-organised entertainment and events (or 'ents') on offer as well, such as film and club nights, and activities run by the clubs and societies.

Among the highlights of the year are the legendary College May Balls, held during May Week (which is helpfully neither in May nor a week, but is actually about two weeks in June, after exams have finished). In addition, there's plenty going on in and around the city throughout the year.