Merton College, where J. R. R. Tolkien taught as professor of English and T. S. Eliot studied, has retained its status as the highest-achieving college at Oxford University.
Nearly half of its 83 undergraduates scored first-class degrees and the same proportion took 2:1s, according to official results produced by the university.
The Norrington Tables – named after Sir Arthur Norrington, the former President of Trinity College who first suggested them in a letter to The Times in 1962 – also show a return to academic ignominy for St Hilda’s, the last all-female college. The college, which will accept men for the first time next year, fell five places to 27th position out of 30.
Pembroke College, whose almuni include Samuel Johnson, rose fastest up the rankings, from 23rd place to 10th, while the biggest loser was Corpus Christi, which fell 14 places to 23rd.
The score is calculated by awarding five points for a first-class degree, three for a 2:1, two for a 2:2 and one for a third. The total is expressed as a percentage of the maximum possible score.
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