The warden of New College, Oxford, is the college's principal. The officeholder is responsible for the college's academic leadership, chairing its governing body, and representing it in the outside world.

• 1379–1389: Nicholas Wykeham^[1]
• 1389–1396: Thomas Cranley^[1]
• 1396–1403: Richard Malford^[1]
• 1403–1429: John Bowke^[1] or Bouke^[2]
• 1429–1435: William Estcourt^[1]
• 1435–1454: Nicholas Ossulbury^[1]
• 1454–1475: Thomas Chaundler^[1][3]
• 1475–1494: Walter Hyll^[1]
• 1494–1520: William Porter^[1]
• 1520–1521: John Rede^[1]
• 1521–1526: John Young^[1]
• 1526–1542: John London^[1][4]
• 1542–1551: Henry Cole^[1][5]
  • In 1547, Thomas Harding was named Warden by King Edward VI^[6]
• 1551–1553: Ralph Skinner^[1]
• 1553–1573: Thomas Whyte, or White^[1][7]
  • In 1556, John Harpsfield was elected Warden but did not assume the office.^[8]
• 1573–1599: Martin Culpepper^[1]
• 1599–1613: George Ryves^[1]
• 1613–1617: Arthur Lake^[1][9]
• 1617–1647: Robert Pinck^[1][10]
• 1647–1648: Henry Stringer^[1]
• 1649–1658: George Marshall (intruded by the Parliamentary Commissioners)^[1]
• 1658–1675: Michael Woodward^[1]
• 1675–1679: John Nicholas^[1]
• 1679–1701: Henry Beeston^[1]
• 1701–1703: Richard Traffles^[1]
• 1703–1712: Thomas Brathwait^[1]
• 1712–1720: John Cobb^[1]
• 1720–1724: John Dobson^[1]
• 1725–1730: Henry Bigg^[1]
• 1730–1740: John Coxed^[1]
• 1740–1764: John Purnell^[1]
• 1764–1768: Thomas Hayward^[1]
• 1768–1794: John Oglander^[1]
• 1794–1822: Samuel Gauntlett^[1]
• 1822–1840: Philip Nicholas Shuttleworth^[1][11]
• 1840–1860: Rev. David Williams^[1][12]
• 1860–1903: James Edwards Sewell^[1][13]
• 1903–1924: William Archibald Spooner^[1][14]
• 1925–1940: Herbert Fisher^[1][15]
• 1944–1958: Alic Halford Smith^[1][16][17]
• 1958–1976: Sir William Hayter^[18]
• 1976–1985: Arthur Hafford Cooke^[19]
• 1985–1996: Harvey McGregor QC^[20][21]
• 1996–2009: Alan Ryan^[22]
• 2009–2016: Sir Curtis Price^[23]
• 2016–present: Miles Young^[24]