What does Lincoln cost?

Although ‘big expenses’ like tuition fees and rent are usually pretty easily discoverable, it’s often more difficult to find out just how much the ‘little things’ around college cost – but these can add up! The following is meant to be a helpful breakdown of the minor costs that you will encounter around college. If you would like to see something added to this list, contact a member of the JCR Committee.

Food:

Hall Prices / Deep Hall Food Prices
Breakfast / Standard Baguette / £1.70
Continental Breakfast: / Tea / Coffee / £0.55 / Large Baguette / £2.10
Toast / £0.60 / - extra filling / £0.35
Optional items: / Cereals/Porridge / £0.55 / Pizzas / £1.60
Cooked Breakfast / £1.30 / Cornish Pasties / £1.20
Fruit Juices / £0.45 / Sausage Rolls / £1.10
Yoghurt / Fruit / £0.45 / Jacket Potato (incl. filling) / £1.50
Pies (Various fillings) / £1.50
Lunch / Main Course / £2.05 / Baps (5'' floured) / £1.50
Potatoes / £0.55 / Beef / Veggie / Cheese Burgers / £1.40
Vegetables / £0.50 / Soup (regular) / £1.10
Salad / £0.50 / Soup (large) / £1.60
Sweet / £0.70 / - bread extra / £0.30
Fruit / £0.45 / Salad boxes (choose 4 salads) / £2.20
Cheese & Biscuits / £0.65 / - plus extra filling / £2.55
Fruit (apples & bananas) / £0.45
Dinner / Sunday – Friday / £4.50 / Crisps / £0.65
Saturday Dinner / £7.95 / Peanuts (dry roasted & salted) / £0.80
Dinner Guests / Sunday – Friday / £7.05 / Regular chocolate bars / £0.80
Saturday / £10.50 / Dairy Milk / Yorkie / £0.85
Yoghurt / £0.80
Brunch / Sundays / £3.25 / Side Salad (lettuce, tomato and cucumber) / £0.40

Deep Hall Drinks Prices:

Some basic prices for Deep Hall drinks are as follows. A full list is available in the bar:

Pint / ½ Pint / House white / red / rosé / £2.00 per glass
Stella / Staropramen / £2.30 / £1.15 / Spirits / £2.00single shot
Becks / Cider / Boddingtons / £1.90 / £0.95 / Soft drinks / £0.65 per can*
Guest Ales / £2.00 / £1.00 / *various prices for draught, from £0.40

Printing Costs (per side):

B/W:Colour (available from the new library printer):

A4 – 5pA4 – 20p

A4 duplex – 4pA4 duplex – 16 p

A3 prices are double those for A4

For comparison, equivalent print costs at the Bodleian are:

B/W:Colour:

A4 – 6pA4 – 38p

A4 duplex – 4.5pA4 duplex – 28.5p

A3 – 10 pA3 – 76p

A3 duplex – 7.5pA3 – 57p

Laundry:

Each washing or drying load costs £1.40. Laundry cards can be purchased / topped up in the lodge.

JCR Battel Costs:

Several charges are levied by the JCR through your college battels. They cover a range of projects and services that are operated by the JCR. Any queries, or requests to opt-out of a charge, should be made directly to the JCR Treasurer, and not to the Accounts office.

The Charges:

Overseas Scholarship - Provides for one student for one academic year - £9.00

Charities Fund - Forms the JCR Charity Budget, spent by members in meetings - £8.00

Finalists’ Celebration - Pays for a bottle of Pimm’s for each finalist - £3.00

Punt Scheme - Pays for a punt to be used during Trinity Term - £4.00

Vacation Project - A contribution to the college’s student run charity - £5.00

Freshers’ T-Shirts - Paid by Freshers ONLY - £5.00

Opting Out

Should you wish to opt out of any of the above charges, or have any questions, please contact the JCR Treasurer by the end of Friday of 2nd Week in Michelmas Term. The consequences of opting out, where they exist, are listed below.

Overseas Scholarship - You cannot opt out

Charities Fund - You cannot propose or second charities motions in the JCR

Finalists’ Celebration - You cannot collect any Pimm’s in your final year

Punt Scheme - You cannot book or be a guest on the JCR Punt

Vacation Project - You will not have contributed to the Vacation Project

Freshers’ T-Shirt - You cannot collect a Freshers’ T-Shirt

-- This information is accurate as of 2011-12 --