Royal Holloway, University of London. Royal Holloway, University of London, formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London.
It has three faculties, 20 academic departments and c. 9,200 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 100 countries. The campus is located west of Egham, Surrey, 19 miles from central London.
The Egham campus was founded in 1879 by the Victorian entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Holloway. Royal Holloway College was officially opened in 1886 by Queen Victoria as an all-women college.
It became a member of the University of London in 1900. In 1945, the college admitted male postgraduate students, and in 1965, around 100 of the first male undergraduates.
In 1985, Royal Holloway merged with Bedford College. The merged college was named Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, this remaining the official registered name of the college by Act of Parliament. The campus is dominated by the Founder's Building, a Grade I listed red-brick building modelled on the Chateau de Chambord of the Loire Valley, France. The annual income of the institution for 2017-18 was E173.6 million of which E13.9 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of E169.4 million. Royal Holloway is ranked 19th in the UK according to The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020, w
It has three faculties, 20 academic departments and c. 9,200 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 100 countries. The campus is located west of Egham, Surrey, 19 miles from central London.
The Egham campus was founded in 1879 by the Victorian entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Holloway. Royal Holloway College was officially opened in 1886 by Queen Victoria as an all-women college.
It became a member of the University of London in 1900. In 1945, the college admitted male postgraduate students, and in 1965, around 100 of the first male undergraduates.
In 1985, Royal Holloway merged with Bedford College. The merged college was named Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, this remaining the official registered name of the college by Act of Parliament. The campus is dominated by the Founder's Building, a Grade I listed red-brick building modelled on the Chateau de Chambord of the Loire Valley, France. The annual income of the institution for 2017-18 was E173.6 million of which E13.9 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of E169.4 million. Royal Holloway is ranked 19th in the UK according to The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020, w
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