▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁its ▁chap el , ▁Jesus ▁Chap el . ▁ ▁Jesus ▁College ▁was ▁established ▁between ▁ 1 4 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 5 1 6 ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁tw elf th - century ▁Bened ict ine ▁n unn ery ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁and ▁St ▁R ade g und ▁by ▁John ▁Al cock , ▁then ▁Bishop ▁of ▁E ly . ▁The ▁co cker el ▁is ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁Jesus ▁College , ▁after ▁the ▁surname ▁of ▁its ▁founder . ▁ ▁Jesus ▁College ▁has ▁assets ▁of ▁approximately ▁£ 3 4 4 m ▁making ▁it ▁Cambridge ’ s ▁fifth - wealth iest ▁college . ▁The ▁college ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁particularly ▁exp ans ive ▁grounds ▁which ▁include ▁its ▁sport ing ▁fields ▁and ▁for ▁its ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁its ▁bo ath ouse . ▁ ▁Three ▁members ▁of ▁Jesus ▁College ▁have ▁received ▁a ▁Nobel ▁Prize . ▁Two ▁fell ows ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁have ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice . ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁include ▁Thomas ▁C ran mer , ▁Samuel ▁Taylor ▁Col er idge , ▁Thomas ▁Robert ▁Mal th us , ▁Lord ▁Re id , ▁Lord ▁Toul son , ▁ ▁Sir ▁Ru pert ▁Jackson , ▁Sir ▁David ▁H are , ▁Sir ▁Roger ▁Sc rut on , ▁Nick ▁Horn by , ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁C lean ▁Band it . ▁ ▁Son ita ▁Al ley ne ▁was ▁elected ▁master ▁of ▁Jesus ▁College ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁She ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to