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Balliol College
Balliol College
is one of the
colleges
of the
University of Oxford
in
England
. It was founded in 1263 by John Balliol, father of
King John Balliol
of
Scotland
.
Usually, the undergraduate students are among the most
politically
active students in the university. The college's
alumni
include
Boris Johnson
, the
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
, and several former prime ministers.
Adam Smith
, a graduate student of the college, is one of its best known students. In 2006, 45.1% of
finalists
got
First Class Honours
degrees
. This is a higher percentage than any other Oxford college has ever had. The college was placed second in the
Norrington Table
.
