Universities of the Commonwealth (Cromwell the Great)

The Commonwealth as eight universities. There are three universities in England, four in Scotland and one in Ireland. The english and irish universities follow the federated colleges system. Seminaries or divinity colleges, some associated to a university, provide the training and preparation for the ordination of clergy or for other ministry. The universities are the following:

English universities
University of Oxford, founded 1116, Royal Charter 1248. It has 18 constituent colleges and 2 private halls. Colleges: :
 * 1) All Souls College (1438)
 * 2) Balliol College (1263)
 * 3) Brasenose College (1509)
 * 4) Christ Church (1546)
 * 5) Corpus Christi College (1517)
 * 6) Exeter College	(1314)
 * 7) Jesus College (1571)
 * 8) Lincoln College (1427)
 * 9) Magdalen College (1458)
 * 10) Merton College (1264)
 * 11) New College (1379)
 * 12) Oriel College (1326)
 * 13) Pembroke College (1624)
 * 14) The Queen's College (1341)
 * 15) St John's College (1555)
 * 16) Trinity College (1555)
 * 17) University College (1249)
 * 18) Wadham College	(1610)

Private Halls: :
 * 1) Hart Hall (1282)
 * 2) St. Edmund Hall (1226)

University of Cambridge, founded 1209 Royal Charter 1231, It as 16 constituent colleges Colleges: :
 * 1) Christ's (1505)
 * 2) Clare (1326)
 * 3) Corpus Christi (1352)
 * 4) Emmanuel (1584)
 * 5) Gonville and Caius (1348)
 * 6) Jesus (1496)
 * 7) King's (1441)
 * 8) Magdalene (1428)
 * 9) Pembroke (1347)
 * 10) Peterhouse (1284)
 * 11) Queens' (1448)
 * 12) St Catharine's (1473)
 * 13) St John's (1511)
 * 14) Sidney Sussex (1596)
 * 15) Trinity College (1546)
 * 16) Trinity Hall (1350)

University of Durham founded 1656, the Commonwealth Charter of 1665 gave it powers to grant its own degrees. It as four constituent colleges and free school for boys. From its foundation as a laity institution of Presbyterian and Independent traits it had no restrictions on student enrolment, save adherence to general Christian principles. The endowment of the university and colleges mainly comes from the gentry and merchants of Northumbria and Northumberland. Its students mainly come from Northern England. For its many of it sponsors the establishment would become an institution teaching and promoting the the new science. Unexpectedly it became also a major center for the training of preacher and divinity studies for Northern England. Colleges: :
 * 1) New College (1656)
 * 2) Bacon College (1667)
 * 3) Hartlib College
 * 4) Vane College

Free School for Boys of New College of Durham (1656)

Scottish universities

 * University of St Andrews, founded in 1410, Royal Charter 1413.
 * University of Glasgow founded in 1451
 * University of Aberdeen founded in 1495
 * University of Edinburgh founded in 1583

Ireland
University of Dublin, founded by Royal Charter 1592. It as three constituent colleges.

Colleges :
 * 1) Trinity College (1592)
 * 2) Luftus College (1660)
 * 3) Regina College (...)

Other important establishments or colleges
Of importances is Gresham College (1597) of London that hosts, with its seven professorial chairs, free public lectures and promotes experimental science.

The colonies and dominions had the following institution granting higher grades:
 * Harvard College (1636), administered by the President and Fellows of Harvard College (1650), associated with Congregationalist Puritans

The visitors of the universities are assigned the duties of reforming and regulating them. They can revise and reform statutes and the compliance to the toleration.