It is one of the oldest and most famous universities in the world, dating back to the 12th century. Oxford, with its ancient colleges and libraries, has become a byword for privilege as well as scholarship. Long a target of top private schools like Eton and Westminster, in recent years its undergraduate intake has diversified to include a higher proportion of state school students as well as those from overseas countries such as China and India. It has produced a steady stream of British prime ministers, including David Cameron and Boris Johnson, who were both members of the sometimes raucous dining society the Bullingdon Club as undergraduates. Oxford is prized for its teaching in one to one tutorials and the security students feel from belonging
