The college is also one of the main choral foundations of the University of Oxford. Historically, it has been ranked highly and had the 3rd highest average Norrington Table ranking over the previous decade. In 2017, the college ranked first in the Norrington Table, the one assessing relative performance of Oxford's undergraduates in final examinations. The name "New College", however, soon came to be used, following its completion in 1386, to distinguish it from the older existing college of St Mary, now known as Oriel College. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham, the full name of the college is St Mary's College of Winchester in Oxford. New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
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