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College Foundations 1601-1900

No colleges were founded in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period in which the University population slowly declined. And in the 19th Century, with the exception of Downing College there were no new colleges until 1869.

Towards the end of the 19th century however there were a number of philanthropic foundations that opened up the University to a broader section of society: women, and students that could not afford to attend the traditional colleges.

The only exception to this pattern was St Edmund's House, which arrived in Cambridge marking an increased, if reluctant, tolerance of Roman Catholicism.

1800 Downing College.
1869 Non-Collegiate Students' Board. Later to become Fitzwilliam College.
1869 Benslow House. Later to move to Cambridge, and become Girton College.
1871 Newnham College.
1873 Girton College.
1876 Cavendish College. No longer exists.
1882 Selwyn Hostel. Later to become Selwyn College.
1885 Hughes Hall.
1894 Homerton College.
1896 St Edmund's House.

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1800	Downing College.
1869	Non-Collegiate Students' Board. Later to become Fitzwilliam College.
1869	Benslow House. Later to move to Cambridge, and become Girton College.
1871	Newnham College.
1873	Girton College.
1876	Cavendish College. No longer exists.
1882	Selwyn Hostel. Later to become Selwyn College.
1885	Hughes Hall.
1894	Homerton College.
1896	St Edmund's House.