Colleges within universities in the United Kingdom everyday running of the college. The colleges have a role in the admissions of students, although not as large as those at Oxbridge, and normally confined to identifying students that suit the college ethos and atmosphere – departments are responsible for admissions to the university, each college for admissions to that college. Applicants can indicate their college preference through UCAS, as with Oxford and Cambridge. As of 2018/19, there are 16 colleges in Durham City (one, Ustinov, postgraduate only): the 5 Bailey colleges located on the historic peninsula, which are usually thought of as being more traditional; the 10 Hill
Colleges of the University of Otago to take place in their college. While the majority of the residential colleges are owned by the University, they each have their own internal management structures and College Council. Four colleges are privately owned and are governed entirely independently from the University. These are Selwyn College, Knox College, St Margaret's College, and Salmond College. A number of intercollegiate competitions are held, though often between pairs or subsets of the colleges. According to the university's prospectus, all colleges other than Toroa College have some inter-collegiate activities. Regular competitions include: An intercollegiate rowing competition was held in May 2010 which Unicol are