Im strapped for cash: which college is cheapest to live in? Which colleges operate a iered system where different rooms cost different rents?
Opinion varies over whether a system where the best rooms cost more allows students from poorer backgrounds to not be left out of pocket, or whether it’s likely to create “poor ghettos” and “rich towers”. Naturally the colleges therefore vary over whether or not to do this. At Jesus, Magdalen, St. Hilda’s, St. Hugh’s and University college all rooms are priced equally in college (although annex rents may differ – as they’re usually for longer periods of time). Brasenose, Christ Church, Oriel and Pembroke all operate a tiered system of payment.
