Jesus College, Cambridge
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| University | University of Cambridge |
| Location | Jesus Lane (map) |
| Full name | The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, within the City and University of Cambridge |
| Motto | Prosperum iter facias (Latin) |
| Motto in English | "May your journey be successful" |
| Founder | John Alcock |
| Established | 1496 |
| Named for | Jesus Chapel |
| Sister college | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Master | Ian White |
| Undergraduates | 489 |
| Postgraduates | 270 |
| Website | www |
| Student Union | jcsu |
| MCR | mcr |
| Boat club | jcbc |
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge. Its common name comes from the name of its chapel, Jesus Chapel.
Jesus College was established between 1496 and 1516 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely. The cockerel is a symbol of Jesus College, after the surname of its founder.
Three members of Jesus College have received a Nobel Prize. Two fellows of the college have been appointed to the International Court of Justice. Notable alumni include Thomas Cranmer, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Reid, Lord Toulson, Sir Rupert Jackson, Sir David Hare and Nick Hornby.
Jesus College has assets of approximately £243m making it Cambridge’s third wealthiest college. The college is known for its particularly expansive grounds which include its sporting fields and for its close proximity to its boathouse.
Ian White, current van Eck Professor of Engineering in the university, has been master of Jesus College since 2011.
Founded at the beginning of the 12th century, Jesus Chapel is the oldest university building in Cambridge still in use.
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