St Catherine’s College (often known as St Catz) is the University of Oxford’s youngest undergraduate college, officially founded in 1962, though its origins as a home for unattached students date back to 1868. It is recognized for its modernist architecture, all designed by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen, and is famed for its open, inclusive atmosphere and distinctive use of glass, brick, and concrete arranged around a central quadrangle.
A popular choice it is one of Oxford’s largest undergraduate colleges and was among the first men’s colleges to admit women in 1974.
 
Interesting facts...
When the college opened in 1962, it was still a building site; the tiny first intake of undergraduates acquired the nickname “the Dirty Thirty” because there was no reliable hot water