 Each of the colleges has its own , distinctive architectural style and a resident faculty provost , who is the nominal head of his or her college . An incoming first @-@ year student will take a mandatory " core course " within his or her respective college , with a curriculum and central theme unique to that college . College resident populations vary from about 750 to 1 @,@ 550 students , with roughly half of undergraduates living on campus within their college community or in smaller , intramural campus communities such as the International Living Center , the Trailer Park , and the Village . <unk> , academic majors and general areas of study are not limited by college membership , although colleges host the offices of many academic departments . Graduate students are not affiliated with a residential college , though a large portion of their offices , too , have historically tended to be based in the colleges . The ten colleges are , in order of establishment : 
