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The University of Oxford ( informally Oxford University or simply Oxford ) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford , England . It is one of the world 's most prestigious universities . All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university , each controlling its own membership and with its own internal structure and activities . Oxford is the home of the Rhodes Scholarship , one of the world 's oldest and most prestigious scholarships , which has brought graduate students to study at the university for more than a century . The university operates the world 's oldest university museum , as well as the largest university press in the world and the largest academic library system in Britain .