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Claremont McKenna College - Campus HousingCollege Prowler4.62
Comparable Schools' Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
98 %
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments
1
College Prowler Take
Because a vast majority of students live on campus, dorm quality is a high priority at Claremont. Residence halls are split evenly into four different areas: North, Mid and South Quads, and the Student Apartments. North Quadders live in suites with four double rooms connected around the bathroom. Mid Quad dorms are the most traditional, with singles and doubles arranged along hall ways with big central bathrooms for each floor. South Quad dorms are tall, with 12 residents in singles and doubles on each floor sharing a bathroom and a central lounge. The Student Apartments house mainly seniors in four-person apartments and are located on the far side of campus. North Quad hosts most of the on-campus parties and tends to be a loud place to live—South Quad is relatively quiet, and Mid Quad flip-flops in between. South Quad dorms, one Mid Quad dorm, and the Apartments are the only air-conditioned housing. Dorm rooms are roomy, especially doubles, and adjustable furniture allows students to make space by lofting their beds to different heights. Stark Hall, the substance-free dorm, has by far the biggest and nicest rooms, but residents are obviously subject to a substance-free living agreement.
Freshmen are generally assigned doubles with freshman roommates based on a housing survey upon acceptance. Students can request preferred quads on this sheet as well. Mid Quad is a great place for freshmen to live, because the dorm setup makes it really easy to meet a lot of people quickly, and the atmosphere is rarely too loud or too quiet.
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:
CMCMSe says: Claremont McKenna College 2012 Social Sciences  |
The dorms are all fine. North Quad...
The dorms are all fine. North Quad dorms are my favorite because the door to your room opens up to the outside. But, I prefer living off campus. The campus feels suffocating no matter which dorm you are in.
Campus Housing: March 12, 2009
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CMCBH says: Claremont McKenna College 2012 Social Sciences  |
All of the dorms are nice for...
All of the dorms are nice for their own reason. Wherever you live, you can find something special about it and be really happy about your experience.
Campus Housing: March 11, 2009
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CMCRC says: Claremont McKenna College 2013 Business  |
Dorms are great. Definitely go to...
Dorms are great. Definitely go to North Quad—that's where all the cool people live.
Campus Housing: March 11, 2009
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CMCCH says: Claremont McKenna College 2013 Business  |
The dorms at CMC have very...
The dorms at CMC have very distinct personalities. The North Quad dorms are definitely the most fun. The South Quad dorms are quiet, and the Mid Quad dorms are a little in between.
Campus Housing: March 07, 2009
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CMCDW says: Claremont McKenna College 2010 Biological and Biomedical Sciences  |
North Quad for everyone but...
North Quad for everyone but seniors is ideal. The farther south you go, the more quite and worse the dorms get. Claremont Hall is really nice. Stark is a substance-free dorm, so unless you want to avoid the party scene all together, don't live there. For seniors, there are the senior apartments, which comes with two bathrooms, four rooms, and a communal living space and kitchen. By far the best place to live is the senior apartments.
Campus Housing: March 06, 2009
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FactsWhat You Get
- Desk
- Dresser
- Internet connection
Room Types
- Apartments – 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartments with full kitchen and living room
- Doubles – Dorm rooms with two beds and two occupants
- Quads – A few lounges have been turned into 4-occupant rooms; used mainly for transfers
- Singles – Dorm rooms with one bed and one occupant
- Suites – North Quad dorms are all suite-style with 4 double rooms connected through a private double bathroom
Also Available
- Lawn chairs free of charge
Cleaning Service
Yes, regular bathroom cleanup and individual room cleanup every two weeks
Dormitories
Appleby Floors: 2 Number of Occupants: 71 Bathrooms: 1 per suite Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Suites Conference room lounge with soda machine and mini kitchen, good for doing work during the day, and the conference tables are perfectly sized for Beruit at night. Can be loud since it’s usually only a step or two away from the on-campus parties.
Auen Floors: 7 Number of Occupants: 76 Bathrooms: 7 Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Doubles, singles, and a quad Air conditioned, with lounge on each floor. Live in one of the three tallest buildings in Claremont! Quieter than most dorms.
Beckett Floors: 2 Number of Occupants: 65 Bathrooms: 4 Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Singles and doubles Lounge with air hockey table, coed floors
Benson Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 80 Bathrooms: 3 Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Singles and doubles Ping-Pong and pool tables, main lounge, mini lounge, air-conditioned
Berger Floors: 2 Number of Occupants: 70 Bathrooms: 2 Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Singles and doubles Pool table, big TV in upstairs lounge
Boswell Floors: 2 Number of Occupants: 71 Bathrooms: One per suite Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Suites Nice new lounge setup for group study, has a mini-kitchen. Can be loud since it’s usually only a step or two away from the on-campus parties.
Fawcett Floors: 7 Number of Occupants: 76 Bathrooms: 6 Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Doubles, singles, and a quad Air-conditioned, with lounge on each floor. Live in one of the three tallest buildings in Claremont! Quieter than most dorms. Great views.
Green Floors: 2 Number of Occupants: 71 Bathrooms: One per suite Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen (especially athletes) Room Types: Suites Lounge on each floor. Game room lounge with pool table and sweet couches.
Marks Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 75 Bathrooms: 6 Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Doubles and singles Air-conditioned. Singles have huge bay windows overlooking campus. One of the few dorms with co-ed floors. Big lounge.
Phillips Floors: 2 Number of Occupants: 70 Bathrooms: 2 Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Doubles and singles Lounge on each floor, directly across from the dining hall.
Stark Floors: 7 Number of Occupants: 80 Bathrooms: 14 Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Singles and doubles Substance-free, air-conditioned, computer lab, big screen TV, foosball table and Ping-Pong table in lounge. Rooms are massive.
Wohlford Floors: 2 Number of Occupants: 71 Bathrooms: One per suite Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Suites Lounge on each floor, big screen TV in lounge
Campus-Owned Apartments
Student Apartment Complex Floors: 2–3 per building Number of Units: 144 Bathrooms: Two per apartment Coed: Yes Residents: Upperclassmen Room Types: Four singles per apartment Full kitchen, barbeque areas, volleyball and basketball courts adjacent, student residents not required to be on the meal plan
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