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Quick Stats

On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 2,175
Average Housing Costs $7,744
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 70%
Number of Dormitories 19
Best Dorms
  • Millennium North
  • Millennium South
  • Regan Hall
  • Ryan Hall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

There is nothing special about housing at CUA. Until you're a junior or senior and get a good lottery number, the residence halls range from horrible to just OK. Many are small and uninviting, while the common areas look dated and out-of-whack. Unfortunately, TV and movies paint a picture of dorm life in such a way that it is hard to exceed or even meet those expectations.

While the dorms are nothing to get excited about, the whole “college experience” is an adequate distraction from how horrible and tiny the rooms really are. Students will get used to it and make it their own with posters, magazine cutouts, and air fresheners. Eventually, they will catch themselves calling their dorm rooms “home.” And as you progress in your academic career at Catholic, the residence halls get a little better—if you are lucky enough to find a room. So while the University generally gives students little to work with, students nevertheless work with it to their advantage. Bottom line: CUA students make sweet lemonade out of the bitter lemons they are dealt with, so prospective students will follow suit.

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Campus Housing at Catholic University of America

Mila2392

Political Science and Government '15

2.7
C+

Dorms Get Better as You Get Older

The at freshman dorms at CUA are older and many have rodent problems; however, the upperclassmen dorms are a lot better .

Jan 07, 2012

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traearango

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering '14

5.0
A+

Opus Is Like Hotel Living

Opus hall is a great environment to have for housing. You have more than one roommate and it is as if you are living in an apartment. Since the building is rather new, it is great to live in.

Jan 02, 2012

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Campus Housing at Catholic University of America

97jackson

Economics '13

3.8
B+

Quality Good, Quantity Bad

Housing at CUA is generally pretty nice (the notoriously disgusting South Side freshman dorms were torn down this year). There are lots of living arrangements to choose from, ranging traditional doubles to apartment-style suites with kitchens. Prices are about average for DC schools, though (as is the case with most schools) living off campus is probably cheaper if a bit inconvenient. If you are a freshman, try VERY hard to live in Regan (it's the Honors dorm, but non-Honors students can also live there). For upperclassmen, the best options are Gibbons and Opus. Avoid Caldwell at all costs.

Now, on to quantity: for reasons that are still being puzzled over, the school decided to let in its largest freshman class in history the same year that it tore down two freshman dorms. While there are plans in place to build several massive new residence halls, these are years down the road. Freshman and sophomores are, for now at least, guaranteed housing; as for upperclassmen, make sure you have a Plan B. And a Plan C.

Oct 15, 2010

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User rating for Catholic University of America - Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 10 user reviews.

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What You Get
  • Cable TV connection
  • Closet/wardrobe
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection (per person)
  • Private phone line (per person)
  • Twin extra-long bed

Cleaning Service

A custodial staff cleans common areas and bathrooms Monday through Friday.

Did You Know? Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus, but juniors and seniors are not guaranteed on-campus housing. During the spring semester, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are given a lottery number, and those with lower numbers have priority in choosing where to live.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Caldwell Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
Special Features: Caldwell Hall is primarily used as an academic building, home of the School of Theology and Religious Studies and Campus Ministry, among other things.

Centennial Village (Camalier, Englehard, Magner, McDonald, Quinn, Reardon, Unanue, and Walton halls)
Floors: 3 in each building
Number of Occupants: 500–749
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Mixed; 4 buildings are coed (single-gender floors), 4 are single-gender
Residents: Freshmen and sophomores
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Unanue is reserved for freshmen in the Freshmen Residential College Program, where students come together for roundtable discussions, programs, and meetings for the sake of fellowship, community service, and extracurricular involvement. McDonald houses students in the Upper-Class Residential College Program, which is an extension of the freshmen program. All buildings have lounges for students to congregate in.

Flather Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes, floors are single-gender
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: On each floor there is a lounge with a small kitchen facility and television set for students to use.

Gibbons Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes, floors are single-gender
Residents: Sophomores and juniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, suites
Special Features: Students have access to a lounge with a full kitchen and congregating space.

Opus Hall
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes, floors are single-gender
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles)
Special Features: Each floor has a lounge, dining, and kitchen facilities, with elevator access; wireless Internet access; laundry, study room, additional lounge, and contemplative space are located on the ground floor.

Regan Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes, wings are single-gender
Residents: University Honors Program
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: The first floor has a large lounge with a billiards table, which may be replaced over time, and a computer lab for students to use. In addition, students have access to a larger lounge with a full kitchen and television set.

Ryan Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes, floors are single-gender
Residents: Sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Each floor has a small lounge with space for students to study, either by themselves or in groups. In addition, students have access to a larger lounge with a full kitchen and television set.

Seton Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: The Elizabeth Ann Seton Wing is an addition to Caldwell Hall. It is known as Seton Hall when referencing its residential function.

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Curley Court
Floors: 1
Number of Units: 25–49
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes; single-gender by unit
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-bedroom trailers (doubles)
Special Features: Laundry facilities in a centrally located unit; wireless Internet access.

Millennium North and South
Floors: 4
Number of Units: 50–99
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes; floors are single-gender
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles), apartments (3-, 4-, and 5-person occupancy in singles and doubles)
Special Features: Each building has lounge, laundry, and kitchen facilities, with elevator access to each floor; wireless Internet access; Millennium South also offers a computer lab.

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