Magdalen Hall, Oxford

Hertford College
Blazon: Gules, a hart's head cabossed argent, attired and between the attire a cross patty Or, fitched in the foot
University	Oxford
Location	Catte Street and New College Lane
Coordinates	51°45′15″N 1°15′12″W / 51.754205°N 1.253467°W / 51.754205; -1.253467Coordinates: 51°45′15″N 1°15′12″W / 51.754205°N 1.253467°W / 51.754205; -1.253467
Full name	The Principal, Fellows, and Scholars of Hertford College in the University of Oxford
Latin name	Collegium Hertfordiense
Motto	Sicut cervus anhelat ad fontes aquarum As the hart panteth after the water brooks
Established	1282 as Hart Hall 1448 as Magdalen Hall 1740 and 1874 as Hertford College
Named for	Elias de Hertford
Sister college	None
Principal	Will Hutton
Undergraduates	409 (2011/2012)
Postgraduates	187
Grace	Benedictus benedicat May the Blessed One bless Benedicto benedicatur May the Blessed One be blessed
Website	www.hertford.ox.ac.uk
Boat club	Hertford College Boat Club
Map
Location in Oxford city centre

Hertford College (/ˈhɑːtfʊd ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ HART-fərd KOL-ij) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The College is known for its iconic bridge, the Bridge of Sighs.

As of 2012, the college had a financial endowment of £42.6m.

There are 612 students (409 undergraduates and 187 graduates), plus various visiting students from universities all over the world. Some famous alumni include William Tyndale, John Donne, Thomas Hobbes, Jonathan Swift and Evelyn Waugh.

The College began life as Hart Hall (Aula Cervina), a small tenement built roughly where the College's Old Hall is today, a few paces along New College Lane on the southern side. In mediaeval Oxford, halls were primarily lodging houses for students and resident tutors. The land for Hart Hall was purchased by Elias de Hertford. Hertford College stands on land once owned by Walter Grendon, mercer of Oxford.