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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 1,743
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 94%
Freshmen Living On Campus 100%
Number of Dormitories 25
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 1
Best Freshman Dorms
  • Averill
  • Johnson
Best Upperclassman Dorms
  • Alfond Apartments
  • AMS
Best Dorms
  • AMS
  • Averill
  • Johnson
  • Mary Low
Worst Dorms
  • Frat row
  • Heights
  • Hillside

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Dorms are pretty hit-or-miss but no building stands out as really great or really awful. There aren’t really any phenomenal rooms, but nothing’s too abysmal, either. The dorms are renovated on a 20-year rotating schedule, so no building is more than 20 years old, and something is always being updated. Colby provides students with the bare basics, and they are adequate, but it’s often the other people living in the dorms that make them special and unique. Many claim that one of the best things about Colby’s housing system is that everyone lives together. All buildings are coed by room, rather than by floor, and there is no freshman housing, so freshmen, seniors, guys, girls, international students, and Mainers all live together. On the negative side, the housing lottery can be a pain for sophomores, but most students come out satisfied.

The dorms are not five-star hotel quality, but each dorm is cleaned daily by a custodian and all are kept very clean. Ever-optimistic Colby students can find something great to say about any dorm on campus, while still acknowledging the inconveniences. People in Mary Low might say they’d never give up their nice bathrooms and live on frat row, while the frat row residents would never move to a big dorm and give up the sense of community and fun the row has to offer. Chem-free is a surprisingly popular living option and carries no stigma whatsoever.

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Campus Housing at Colby College

mfergie9

Environmental Studies '14

3.8
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It's a Mix

Some dorms have been renovated and most are close to academic buildings, but they are some ugly older ones far away from the heart of campus.

Feb 29, 2012

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grodip

Computer Science '15

4.6
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Campus

Colby's campus is a great size, because it is not too big but it also is not to small at the same time. Every building is decently within walking distance. Also the atmosphere on campus is very friendly and open to visitors.

Jan 04, 2012

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almmn21

Anthropology and Archaeology '14

4.6
A

Frat Row Is AWESOME!

Even though some of the dorms are old, they are working on renovating them all. Frat row dorms are close to the library, classes, and the athletic center; there is no better place to live on campus.

Nov 08, 2010

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User rating for Colby College - Campus Housing is 4.6 out of 5 based on 31 user reviews.

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Facts

Types of Housing Offered
  • Apartments for single students
  • Coed dorms
  • Theme housing
  • Wellness housing
Room Types
  • Doubles
  • Doubles
  • One or two-room triples
  • Quads
  • Quads
  • Singles
  • Singles
  • Suites (five or six people)
  • Triples (one and two room)
  • Two-room doubles
  • Two-room doubles
Bed Types
  • Lofts
  • Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Cable TV and phone jacks
  • Closet
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection
Also Available There is theme and specialty housing options available, including Green House, Arts and Music House, quiet housing, and chem-free housing.

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DormitoriesWhat's This?

Anthony (the ‘A’ part of AMS)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, six-person suites
Special Features: Connected to Mitchell and Schupf; laundry facilities, lounges

Averill (The Quad)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, one-, two- and three-room triples, quads
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge with study rooms and a kitchen

Coburn
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads
Special Features: Connected to Mary Low; laundry facilities, lounge with fireplace

Dana
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, five-person suites
Special Features: Dana dining hall, laundry facilities, lounge

Drummond (Roberts Row)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge with fireplace

East Quad (The Quad)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, one- and two-room doubles, two-room triples
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge, overlooks Johnson Pond

Foss
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, two-room triples, quads, six-person suites
Special Features: Connected to Woodman; Foss dining hall, laundry facilities, lounge

Goddard-Hodgkins (Roberts Row)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, one suite
Special Features: Recently renovated

Grossman (Roberts Row)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, one suite
Special Features: Art and Music Dialogue house, close to the athletic center

Heights
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, one- and two-room doubles, quads
Special Features: Huge lounge used for popular and well-attended dances, laundry facilities, smaller lounges on each floor

Johnson (The Quad)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, suites
Special Features: Lounge, study room

Leonard (Hillside Complex)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, one- and two-room triples
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounges

Marriner (Hillside Complex)
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge

Mary Low
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, one- and two-room doubles, one- and two-room triples, quads, suites
Special Features: Connected to Coburn; houses the campus coffeehouse, the Annex (a six-person suite on the first floor), and the Co-op (a collection of rooms on the first floor that share a kitchen); laundry facilities, lounge with a piano

Mitchell (the 'M' part of AMS)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads
Special Features: Connected to Anthony and Schupf; laundry facilities, lounges

Perkins-Wilson (Roberts Row)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, one suite
Special Features: Recently renovated

Pierce (Roberts Row)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, one suite
Special Features: Lounge with ping-pong table and TV, recently renovated

Piper (Roberts Row)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, suites
Special Features: View of Johnson Pond

Schupf (the 'S' part of AMS)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, five- and six-person suites
Special Features: Connected to Anthony and Mitchell; laundry facilities, lounges

Sturevant (Hillside Complex)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, one suite
Special Features: Located between Taylor and Leonard

Taylor (Hillside Complex)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: One lounge on every floor

Treworgy
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, one six-person suite
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge with fireplace

West Quad (The Quad)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, one- and two-room doubles, two-room triples
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge

Williams (Hillside Complex)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, one suite
Special Features: Common room with ping-pong, laundry facilities, lounge; occasionally referred to as "Wild Bill's"

Woodman
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, one- and two-room doubles, two-room triples
Special Features: Connected to Foss, which is home to Foss dining hall; laundry facilities, lounge with a TV and a kitchen

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Alfond Residence Complex (The ARC)
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 100–249
Bathrooms: Shared by apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Seniors
Room Types: Four-, five-, and six-person units
Special Features: Private bathrooms and kitchenettes.

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