Wroxton Abbey - Wroxton College

Wroxton College

The lease for Wroxton Abbey was given to Trinity College, Oxford, by the North and Pope families in 1932. It was sold to New Jersey-based Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1964. Since 1965, Wroxton Abbey has served as home to Fairleigh Dickinson University's Wroxton College. This campus serves American students from Fairleigh Dickinson's New Jersey campuses and other American students studying under the British tutorial system. Students are subjected to a rigorous curriculum in a variety of courses including several political science, English, art, and other social science courses. In addition to Wroxton's own lecturers, guest lecturers from other British universities will often supplement the academic experience. Wroxton College is accredited by Accreditation Service of International Colleges and was awarded ASIC Premier College Status by that same organization.

The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson II, was scheduled to speak at the official dedication of Wroxton College on July 14, 1965, but died on the way to the conference after suffering a heat attack near the US Embassy in London.