Oxford and Cambridge 【11】 from the rest of the universities in Great Britain

Oxford and Cambridge differ from the rest of the universities in Great Britain in many important respects，but resemble each other quite closely．
    Oxford was founded in the 12th century．There are at present thirty-five colleges：three are for women only and the rest take both men and women．There are at present approximately 9，400 students in residence，of whom over a third are women．The city of Oxford is popular with tourists because of the University’s many beautiful medieval buildings．