Cambridge University has four federal colleges, including member colleges, academic colleges, professional colleges and departments. It consists of 3 1 member colleges, 6 academic colleges, 150 departments and other affiliated institutions. The school covers an area of 43 10 mu; There are about 140 centers and research institutes; There are 5,735 faculty members. Cambridge University was founded on 1209. Its 800-year history makes it the fourth oldest university in the world and the second oldest university in the English-speaking world.
It has trained outstanding alumni such as Newton, Darwin, Bacon, Keynes, Milton, Byron, francis crick and frederick sanger. Because Oxbridge University and Oxford University are the two best universities in Britain, they are very similar in many aspects, so they are often collectively referred to as "Oxford". Cambridge University is one of the top public universities in Cambridge, England. In 2022, Cambridge University ranked fourth in academic ranking of world universities for soft science [6]; Ranked second in the QS World University Ranking in 2023.