Situated around the main campus are a number of student dormitories, called colleges as in Britain, built in the style of mediaeval cloisters, with neat lawns, courtyards, chapels, and libraries of their own. The faculty members and staff reside there too, living and eating with the students in one big family.
這種脫胎於最早在英國由教會捐建的學院，建築如中世紀修院，碧草如茵，有中庭、教堂、圖書館… …，自成格局，而院長、院士、行政人員兼備，與學生共食共宿，像個大家庭。