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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
95 %
Best Dorms
- Merion
- Pembroke West and East
- Rhoads North and South
- Rockefeller
College Prowler Take
For better or worse, everyone from rambunctious freshmen to thesis-writing seniors lives in one of Bryn Mawr’s dorms. Occasionally, this creates abrasive situations, but far more often, this amalgamation leads to an atmosphere of beneficial social mingling and a strong, united community. Freshmen who do not specify a preference for a single room or a language hall could wind up in any dorm, with none of the results being too disastrous. Rock is the most spectacular dorm visually. Its location, beauty, spacious rooms, and reputation for being a fun place to live make Pembroke a favorite among upperclassmen and freshmen alike. Erdman’s cave-like architecture emphasizes concrete and empty spaces, but this dorm does provide the most extensive food selection and single rooms for everyone. As upperclassmen, students are assigned a random number for room draw. The many singles in dorms like Rock, Rhoads, and the Pembrokes fill up fast, though dorm preferences tend to depend on the class. The rest of the singles follow for the lower-numbered students. Some students aim for a dorm with window seats and lovely architecture, while others want the dorm with the best parties on campus. Regardless of their final choice, almost every student who wants a single can get one, and everyone winds up in a living arrangement that makes them feel at home. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
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The dorms are beautiful! If you...
The dorms are beautiful! If you have ever wanted to live in a palace, go to Bryn Mawr! There are no cinderblock, cookie-cutter rooms at BMC. Every room is unique and has its own history. |
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Denbigh is by far the worst dorm,...
Denbigh is by far the worst dorm, but then again, even the worst dorm at Bryn Mawr is probably better than what is considered ‘the best’ at most other campuses. |
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Every dorm has a small band of...
Every dorm has a small band of students loyal to it, and they all have their own pros and cons. Even Erdman, the ugliest building on campus, has the biggest dining hall. Brecon, the farthest from campus, is a beautiful building with a great sense of community. |
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Since some of the dorms are older,...
Since some of the dorms are older, there tend to be bugs. Overall, the dorms are clean. Some of the rooms Bryn Mawr tries to pass off as freshman quads, though, should really not house more than three people max. |
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Erdman and Haffner, the two most...
Erdman and Haffner, the two most modern buildings, are ugly. However, Erdman has a sort of mathematical beauty to it that grows on you after a while, and if you live in Haffner, you can have the pride of living in the only dorm in existence with what looks like half a brick quidditch field on its roof! |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Bookshelf
- Closet
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Fireplace (some rooms)
- Lamp
- Mirror
- Window seat (some rooms)
Room Types
- Doubles
- Quads
- Singles
- Suites
- Triples
Available for Rent
There is nothing available for rent on campus.
Bed Types
- Cots available
- Twin extra-long
Cleaning Service
Yes, in public areas.
Dormitories
Batten House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 13
Bathrooms: Two shared by the house
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Kitchen, living room, breakfast nook, terrace, laundry, basement
Brecon Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 82
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Game room (air-hockey and pool tables), living room, tea pantries, Kosher kitchen, laundry
Denbigh Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 109
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen doubles and triples, upperclass singles, doubles, and triples
Back smoker, living room, tea pantries, laundry, language lab in basement
Erdman Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 153
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen singles, upperclass singles, and suites
Living room, the Pit, back smoker, tea pantries, laundry, Women’s Center Library, dining hall
Haffner Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 78
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Living room, courtyard, foreign language hall, audio-visual resource room, library, dining hall
Merion Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 97
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen singles, doubles, and quads, upperclass singles and doubles
TV room, living room, back smoker, tea pantries, laundry
Pembroke East
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 131
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen singles, doubles, triples, and quads, upperclass singles, doubles, and suites
TV room, living room, tea pantries, laundry, dance studio, attic study room
Pembroke West
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 107
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen singles, doubles, triples, and quads, upperclass singles, doubles, and suites
TV room, living room, tea pantries, laundry rooms, dance studio
Perry House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 7
Bathrooms: Bathrooms centrally located; double has a private bathroom
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles and one double
TV room, kitchen, dining room, living room, laundry
Radnor Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 71
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen doubles and one quad, upperclass singles and one double
Storage, large entry room, living room, TV rooms/study lounges
Rhoads North
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 106
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen doubles and triples, upperclass singles, doubles, and triples
Two TV rooms, living rooms, laundry, tea pantries
Rhoads South
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 71
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen doubles and triples, upperclass singles, doubles, and triples
Two TV rooms, living rooms, laundry, tea pantries
Rockefeller Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 158
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Residents: Freshmen and Upperclassmen
Room Types: Freshmen singles and doubles, upperclass singles, doubles, one triple, and one suite
TV room, extra-wide stair cases, living rooms, laundry, tea pantries
Did You Know?Two dorms are said to be haunted. Merion has a friendly ghost named Lilian, who has been known to turn off a TV and be sighted in the room she inhabited as a student. Some students claim to have seen a male ghost wearing a military uniform in the halls of Pembroke West. Pembroke West is also famous for being the college home of Katharine Hepburn when she attended Bryn Mawr in the late ‘20s. Her room is on the first floor. Architecturally set apart from more traditional castle-like dorms, Louis Khan designed Erdman Hall to resemble a modern Scottish castle. Students’ level of appreciation varies, but the building has won international awards for its design. On Dorm Dress-up Day during Hell Week, the freshmen in each dorm dress up to match their dorm’s theme. Rhoads residence dress like rodents, Erdman residents dress as nerds, Merion residents are ghosts, and Breconits are Catholic school girls, as Brecon used to be part of a Catholic school.
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