30 universities with residential colleges in the US in 2010, examples include: Harvard University – Established in the 1930s, Harvard's house system has 12 residential houses for "upperclass" (second year and above) students, with a 13th non-residential house for students living off campus and postgraduate students. Students are assigned to colleges at the end of their first year. Yale University – Also established in the 1930s, Yale's residential college system has 14 colleges which follow the traditional British system of students joining a college when they join the university and remaining a member of that college. Rice University – Established in 1957 with four colleges, Rice's residential college system now has 11 colleges. Students join a college when they enter the university and retain their membership throughout their time as an undergraduate, with around 75% living in college. University of California, Santa Cruz – Beginning in 1965 with the founding of Cowell College, the UC Santa Cruz residential college system has the most established collegiate system on the West Coast. All undergraduate students, whether they live on campus or not, are affiliated with one of 10 residential colleges. University of Notre Dame – Established in the 1960s, the Notre Dame residential college system features 32 halls in which all students are placed freshman year and remain for a minimum of 6 semesters. Students rarely switch halls, each of has its own spirit, coat of arms and colors, traditions, mascot, sport teams, events, dances and reputation. Princeton University – Established in the 1980s, Princeton's residential college system has six colleges, three of which house students from all years and the other three only first and second year students. Most students in the third year and above do not live in college accommodation, but retain their links to a college. Dartmouth College – Established in 2016, Dartmouth's house system has six houses that undergraduates are members of throughout their time at the university. Many state university systems consist of campuses that are legally part of a single corporation (e.g., the Regents of the University of California is the corporation that owns and operates the entire University of California system), but are operationally independent. Examples of such institutions include the University of California, the State University of New York, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas System, and the University System of Maryland. Like UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego, also has