Oxford Colleges

Blazon

    quarterly of 36
1) azure, a cross patonce larger higher between four
 martlets larger, a martlet smaller in base or (University
 College)
2) azure, a lion rampant argent armed and langued
 gules crowned or in dexter side much larger, dimidiated
 with gules, an orle argent (Balliol College)
3) or, a chevronel enhanced per pale azure and gules,
 a chevronel per pale gules and azure, a chevronel
 abased per pale azure and gules (Merton College)
4) argent, two bendlets nebuly, on a bordure sable
 eight pairs of keys much larger or (Exeter College)
5) gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or,
 armed and langued azure, a bordure engrailed argent
 (Oriel College)
6) argent, three eagles displayed larger gules beaked,
 legged, armed and langued or, a mullet of six points
 very much smaller lower much to the sinister or in
 dexter chief (The Queen's College)
7) argent, two chevronels sable between three roses
 larger gules barbed and seeded proper (New College)
8) quarterly of 6
	i) barry of 3 argent and azure, in chief three lozenges
 much larger lower gules, in base a mullet pierced
 much larger lower sable
    ii) argent, a mitre much larger azure
    iii) vert, two stags much larger much lower or
    iv) azure, a fess argent
    v) argent
    vi) vert, a stag much smaller much higher or
over quarters an inescutcheon per fess azure and gules
 charged with a lion passant guardant or armed and
 langued azure much smaller much smaller lower, and
 a lion passant guardant or armed and langued azure
 much smaller much smaller much lower much lower, and
 a rock or much smaller slightly higher (Lincoln College)
9) or, a chevron between three cinquefoils gules (All
 Souls College)
10) lozengy ermine and sable, on a chief sable three
 lilies larger argent slipped or (Magdalen College)
11) quarterly of 6
	i) argent, two roses much larger much lower gules
 seeded or barbed vert
    ii) or, a mitre much larger argent
    iii) argent, a chevron between three horns sable,
 impaled with argent, a chevron between three crosses
 crosslet sable
    iv) argent, a chevronel enhanced sable, a rose
 smaller lower gules seeded or barbed vert
    v) or
    vi) argent, a chevron between three crosses crosslet
 sable, impaled with argent, a chevron between three
 horns sable
over quarters an inescutcheon per fess azure and gules
 charged with a lion passant guardant or armed and
 langued azure much smaller much smaller lower, and
 a lion passant guardant or armed and langued azure
 much smaller much smaller much lower much lower, and
 a rock or much smaller slightly higher (Brasenose
 College)
12) quarterly of 6
	i) azure
    ii) argent, a mitre much larger or
    iii) sable, two owls argent, on a chief or three
 roses larger gules seeded or barbed vert
    iv) azure, a pelican much larger much higher much
 higher or
    v) argent
    vi) sable, a chevronel enhanced or, an owl much
 smaller lower argent
over quarters an inescutcheon gules charged with a
 key bendwise smaller slightly lower slightly to the
 dexter argent, and a sword bendwise sinister argent,
 hilt and pomell or, and a key bendwise reversed smaller
 slightly higher slightly to the sinister or (Corpus
 Christi College)
13) sable, a cross engrailed argent, four leopard
 heads in cross azure smaller slightly lower lower
 much lower, a lion passant much smaller much smaller
 gules armed and langued azure, on a chief or a rose
 gules seeded or barbed vert between two choughs proper
 (Christ Church)
14) or, on a chevron between three griffin heads azure
 four fleurs de lis much larger or, dimidiated with
 azure, on a chevron between three griffin heads or
 four fleurs de lis much larger azure (Trinity College)
15) gules, on a bordure sable eight estoiles much
 larger or, on a canton ermine a lion rampant sable
 armed and langued gules, in chief an annulet lower
 or (St John's College)
16) vert, three stags trippant argent attired or (Jesus
 College)
17) gules, a chevron between three roses argent barbed
 vert, impaled with gules, a bend or between two escallops
 argent (Wadham College)
18) per pale azure and gules, three lions rampant
 argent, a chief per pale or and argent, a rose gules
 seeded or barbed vert in dexter chief higher much
 to the sinister, a thistle proper slipped purpure
 in sinister chief higher much to the dexter (Pembroke
 College)
19) argent, a chevronel enhanced gules, two martlets
 much closer together much closer together much smaller
 smaller much higher sable, a chevronel abased gules,
 in base a martlet sable smaller much higher higher,
 in chief three martlets smaller sable (Worcester College)
20) gules, a stag head argent attired or, a crosslet
 formy fitchy much smaller much smaller much higher
 much higher or (Hertford College)
21) argent, a chevron engrailed gules, on a chief
 azure three mullets pierced or (Keble College)
22) or, on a chevron azure a portcullis much larger
 much larger or, in chief two talbots passant, in base
 a bell much larger azure (Lady Margaret Hall)
23) argent, three mullets gules smaller, six crosses
 crosslet fitchy much larger in orle sable (Somerville
 College)
24) azure, a saltire ermine between four fleurs de
 lis much larger or (St Hugh's College)
25) azure, on a fess or three estoiles gules, in chief
 two unicorn heads couped, in base a snake larger argent
 (St Hilda's College)
26) ermine, on a fess or three pears sable, in chief
 two roses gules barbed and seeded proper, in base
 a scales much larger or (Nuffield College)
27) gules, on a chevron argent three ravens proper
 much larger, in chief two lion heads erased argent,
 in base a laurel wreath larger higher proper, in base
 a sword much larger much larger higher argent hilt
 and pomell or (St Anne's College)
28) or, a cross patonce gules much larger between
 four choughs much larger lower proper (St Edmund Hall)
29) vert, two keys in saltire or smaller and a castle
 triple towered higher argent, impaled with argent,
 a fillet cross gules between four martlets sable,
 a mitre smaller much higher or; overall a bordure
 or (St Peter's College)
30) sable a book open smaller lower or clasped gules
 leaved argent charged with the roman "A" sable much
 higher much higher very much to the dexter much to
 the dexter and the roman "Z" sable much smaller smaller
 much to the sinister to the sinister between three
 escallops argent (Linacre College)
31) sable, a saltire ermine between four catherine
 wheels much larger or (St Catherine's College)
32) or, on a chevron between three tau crosses gules,
 three mullets pierced much larger or (St Antony's
 College)
33) gules, on a chevron between three roses or barbed
 and seeded proper, two pears much larger slightly
 higher gules, dimidiated with or, on a chevron between
 three roses gules barbed and seeded proper, two pears
 much larger slightly higher or (Wolfson College)
34) gules, a book open larger lower argent clasped
 or between three crosses crosslet or, the words "DEUS
 LOCUTUS EST" enfaced of serif sable much smaller much
 smaller smaller to the dexter slightly to the dexter,
 the words "NOBIS IN FILIO" enfaced of serif sable
 much smaller much smaller much smaller much to the
 sinister to the sinister (Mansfield College)
35) gules, two torches much lower lower inflamed or
 in saltire, on a chief argent a book open larger or
 leaved argent between two roses gules barbed and seeded
 proper (Harris Manchester College)
36) or, a rod of esclapius smaller sable, a serpent
 smaller azure, two flaunches vert, a whelk in dexter
 flank or shown slightly to the dexter, a whelk reversed
  in sinister flank or shown slightly to the sinister
 (Green Templeton College)

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Notes

Arranged in order of foundation as colleges, and only those that are financially independent of the university (i.e. have their own royal charters)

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