<Tr> <Td> King's College (Columbia University) </Td> <Td> Province of New York </Td> <Td> 1754 </Td> <Td> 1754 </Td> <Td> 1754 (1758) </Td> <Td> Church of England with a commitment to "religious liberty ." </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> College of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) </Td> <Td> Province of Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 1755 (college) </Td> <Td> 1755 </Td> <Td> 1755 (1757) </Td> <Td> Church of England but officially nonsectarian </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> College of Rhode Island (Brown University) </Td> <Td> Colony of Rhode Island </Td> <Td> 1764 </Td> <Td> 1764 </Td> <Td> 1765 </Td> <Td> Baptist (no religious requirement for admissions) </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Queen's College (Rutgers University) </Td> <Td> Province of New Jersey </Td> <Td> 1766 </Td> <Td> 1766 </Td> <Td> 1771 (1774) </Td> <Td> Dutch Reformed </Td> <Td> No </Td> </Tr>

Colonial colleges were originally founded with what purpose in mind