Tripos Subjects
- 1748
- Mathematics
- 1824
- Classics
- 1851
- Moral Sciences (became Philosophy in 1970)
- Natural Sciences
- 1858
- Law (became Law and History in 1870)
- 1870
- Law and History (previously Law from 1858, split in 1875)
- 1874
- Theology (became Theological and Religious Studies in 1970)
- 1875
- Law (previously Law and History from 1870)
- History (previously Law and History from 1870)
- 1878
- Semitic Languages (became Oriental Languages in 1895)
- 1879
- Indian Languages (ceased after 1892)
- 1886
- Medieval and Modern Languages (became Modern and Medieval Languages 1917)
- 1894
- Mechanical Sciences (became Engineering in 1970)
- 1895
- Oriental Languages (previously Semitic Languages from 1878, became Oriental Studies in 1958)
- 1905
- Economics
- 1917
- Modern and Medieval Languages (previously Medieval and Modern Languages from 1886)
- 1919
- English
- 1920
- Geography
- 1921
- Anthropology (became Archaeology and Anthropology 1928)
- 1928
- Archaeology and Anthropology (formerly Anthropology from 1921)
- 1948
- Music
- 1950
- Chemical Engineering
- 1958
- Oriental Studies (previously Oriental Languages from 1895)
- Anglo-Saxon (previously part of Archaeology and Anthropology, became Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic in 1971)
- 1961
- Architecture and Fine Arts (split in 1971)
- 1963
- Electrical Sciences (previously part of Mechanical Sciences, became Electrical and Information Sciences in 1987)
- 1964
- Agriculture (ceased after 1971)
- 1965
- Land Economy
- 1969
- Medical Sciences (became Medical and Veterinary Sciences 1992)
- 1970
- Philosophy (previously Moral Sciences from 1851)
- Engineering (previously Mechanical Sciences from 1894)
- 1971
- Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (previously Anglo-Saxon from 1958)
- Architecture (previously Architecture and Fine Arts from 1961)
- History of Art (previously Architecture and Fine Art from 1961)
- Social and Political Sciences
- 1971
- Computer Science
- Theological and Religious Studies (previously Theology from 1874)
- 1980
- Education
- Production Engineering (became Manufacturing Engineering in 1989)
- 1987
- Electrical and Information Sciences (previously Electrical Sciences from 1963)
- Management Studies
- 1989
- Manufacturing Engineering (previously Production Engineering from 1980)
- 1992
- Medical and Veterinary Sciences (previously Medical Sciences from 1969)
This list taken with permission from A Concise History of the University of Cambridge by Elisabeth Leedham-Green, © Cambridge University Press. List originally compiled by John Easterling.