St Mary's was founded in 1850 as a Catholic teacher-training college, and about a third of its students still take teaching courses, including PGCEs. Other courses include drama, health and exercise, humanities, media, social sciences, sports, theology and management. The university is obviously popular with its 3,000 undergraduates, who gave it good ratings in recent national student surveys. Accommodation First-years who make St Mary's their firm choice are generally guaranteed accommodation. There's a wide range available and prices are between £4,258.26 and £6,922.44 a year. Facilities Good sports facilities - it is the Institute of Sports' leading centre in London. St Mary's was also used as the pre-Olympic Games training camp for the South African team and the Irish Athletics team. Transport Strawberry Hill station is five minutes' walk away. Trains to Waterloo station from Strawberry Hill every 30 minutes. A bus drops you outside the nearest tube, Richmond, from where you can travel into central London on the District line. The M3 and M4 are close by.