Colleges of Durham University Colleges of Durham University The Colleges of Durham University are residential colleges which are the primary source of accommodation and support services for undergraduates and postgraduates at Durham University, as well as providing bursaries and scholarships to students. They also provide funding and/or accommodation for some of the research posts in the University. All students at the University are required to be members of one of the colleges. Durham University has 16 colleges, of which University College is the oldest, founded in 1832. The newest college is Josephine Butler, founded in 2006. The last single sex college, St Mary's, became
Colleges of the University of Oxford Antony's, St Cross and Wolfson only admit postgraduate students. All Souls admits only Fellows. Harris Manchester is intended for "mature students" with a minimum age of 21. In 2018 it was announced that a new, non-residential, graduate college of the University would be established using the premises of the Radcliffe Science Library, opening in 2020. Kellogg and St Cross are the only Oxford colleges without a royal charter. They are officially societies of the university rather than independent colleges and both are considered departments of the university for accounting purposes. The Oxford University Act 1854 and the university statute "De