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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 2,936
Average Housing Costs $6,142
Undergrads Living On Campus 8%
Number of Dormitories 15
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 1
Best Dorms Heather Hall
Worst Dorms Bougainvillea Hall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

One of the most exciting aspects about living on campus is the apartment-style housing of the dorms. All rooms have a large bathroom, two large bedrooms, kitchen, TV room, and dining area. These spacious dorms make it easier to have roommates since you aren’t cramped. A word of caution: get to know your roommates in the beginning and lay groundwork, because it can save you trouble in the long run working out nasty arguments. Dorm keys are cards, which makes them easy to lose. (Tip: Hole punch it and put it on your key chain.)

The CSUN dorms have a very relaxed atmosphere. Most days are quiet, but many students agree that the dorms lack that social buzz that carries throughout many other university dorms. However, one advantage of this atmosphere is that it makes the dorms a more study-friendly environment. Freshmen tend to be the minority since many returning students live in the dorms. As a freshman, you can live in the only all-freshman building in the dorms, Pinon. This can be one of the craziest buildings, but students get to know each other really well, really fast. Otherwise, try to get into a Living Learning Community that suits your major. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee of living in the dorms after freshman year since there is a lottery system that chooses the students that can return. Returning students have a good chance of being picked, and most want to live in the dorms again because of the convenient walk to campus, access to free wireless Internet, and the facilities and beautiful environment.

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Campus Housing at California State University - Northridge

Britteni08

'12

Social Sciences

3.5
B

CSUN..!!

I have never lived in the dorm but i have lived across the street and they are really strict. You can not get into the dorm without a pass after 6.. I think! We still found ways to sneak in. Besides it being strict I still had fun. I think staying in a dorm should be a freshman requirement. O... Yeah and it is expensive! It cost more than the tuition but the they are like apartments..!

Jan 14, 2012

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Campus Housing at California State University - Northridge

serjdaniel

'11

Law and Legal Studies

4.6
A

Student Life Is Great

the students at CSUN are very welcoming and the campus is very diverse so it is very easy to feel welcome to the student body at CSUN

Jan 04, 2012

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genericusername92

'14

Broadcast Journalism

1.5
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CSUN Dorms

The best option would be not living in the dorms, the kitchen is very outdated and the furniture is quite uncomfortable. I don't quite understand the "not smoking on the balcony" policy since most of the students are 18+. Being randomly living with 3 other strangers is stressful and can affect academic performance. Out of living in dorms, I prefer an apartment because Housing is way to expensive for what it's worth.

Jan 04, 2012

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Room Types
  • Apartments
  • Apartment-style suites
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Bookshelf
  • Cabinets
  • Cable TV jack
  • Carpet
  • Central heating and air conditioning
  • Chairs or a loveseat
  • Couch
  • Dining room set with four chairs
  • Dresser
  • Internet connection
  • Lamp stand
  • Pantry
  • private bathrooms with double-sink area
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove and oven
  • Window coverings
Also Available Living and learning communities are groups of people with a common interest. The themes are Engineering and Computer Science, International and Cultural Experience (ICE), The Lighthouse (Deaf community), First-Year Experience, Music, and Cinema Television Arts. Some of these require applications, and others require that you are in a certain major.

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DormitoriesWhat's This?

Bayberry Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Bougainvillea Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes, by room
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Burdock Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 160
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Carageen Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 160
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Chanterelle Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Heather Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 165
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Lupin Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 160
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Pacific Willow Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Pinon Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 160
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Rose Crown Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 150
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Saguara Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Southernwood Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 160
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Torrey Pine Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 160
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Valley Oak Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Woodruff Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Two double bedroom apartments
Special Features: Laundry, study room

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

The Village Apartments
Floors: Buidings: 10
Number of Units: 140
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes, by room
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen, full-time students that are married or living in a domestic partnership
Room Types: 56 one- and 48 two-bedroom apartments
Special Features: Recreational room, laundry facilities, mailboxes, outdoor pool, playground, nearby bus routes

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Major: English/Liberal Studies

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