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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
94 %
Best Dorms
- Andrews
- Bunche House
- Drake
- East
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
4
College Prowler Take
For first-year student, who all live in neighboring dorms on “the hill,” the popular spots are Andrews and Stillman, the two residential halls that offer suite-style living. Two double bedrooms share a common room, so the extra space is a key attraction. Sophomores with good lottery numbers end up with singles doubles or semi-large suites in Drake or Bryan, a dorm complex that offers perks like personal bathrooms, both on the top of the hill and close to the central part of campus. Some unlucky sophomores get stuck in Cutten, which boasts suite style rooms, yet most upperclassmen reminisce over the negative experience of being at the bottom of hill and not being close to classes. The University apartments for upperclassmen are large and community oriented. Many students also opt to live in Greek houses or special interest residences. These special interest houses have access to a large pool of funds that can be used to plan in-house social events for the larger campus. Students agree that freshmen should avoid Gate House, the butt of every campus housing joke. Although it’s difficult to measure whether the shoddy conditions and poor location of Gate House are really as bad as students say, one former resident offers this advice: “If they put you in Gate House, transfer.” The Townhouse Community is rather new, and hence the best housing available for upperclassmen and sophomores who want to participate in interest style housing with friends. Students Speak Out
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ColJC says: Colgate University 2016 Social Sciences  |
Although most colleges offer...
Although most colleges offer standard double rooms for incoming freshmen, Colgate truly has a living situation to suit everyone. For those who want the epitome of a college social experience, Andrews and Stillman offer suite-style living that is always lively. For those who fear guys horsing around in the hallways while they try to walk back from the bathroom in a towel, West Hall offers single sex floors. I lived in East Hall for my first year, which is the healthy living dorm on campus. I would highly recommend it to all incoming freshmen.
Campus Housing: March 15, 2009
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ColDS says: Colgate University 2016 Physical Sciences |
The dorms are all right, nothing...
The dorms are all right, nothing special but not dismal either. If you like it quiet, go for the substance-free dorm. Curtis and Stillman on the other hand are known as the loud party dorms. As far as non-freshman dorms, there are a lot more housing options.
Campus Housing: February 27, 2009
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ColJE says: Colgate University 2013 Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
If you like partying, go with...
If you like partying, go with Curtis, Andrews, or Stillman. Gate House also knows how to party, but they are very small, which is excellent if you like small, close-knit communities. East is substance-free and tends to attract truly genuine, friendly, and slightly nerdy people. East is the quietest dorm, which is a blessing on nights you have to sleep for a test the next morning or if you don't want to be woken up by rowdy neighbors at 3 a.m. on weekends. West is also quieter and has floors segregated by gender.
Campus Housing: February 26, 2009
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ColLD says: Colgate University 2016 History |
First-year dorms are awesome for...
First-year dorms are awesome for the most part, especially the older ones. The freshman dorms are right on top of the hill—right in the thick of the academic buildings and the dining hall. After that, you pretty much have to move down the hill, but it's not that big of a deal. Most of the housing is great, and upperclassmen have choices of townhouses, apartments, their frat or sorority house, and theme housing.
Campus Housing: February 25, 2009
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ColDP says: Colgate University 2014 Other |
Dorms are a mixed bag. Freshman...
Dorms are a mixed bag. Freshman housing in East and West is pretty swank and clean. Sophomore housing on the whole is awful. Upperclassmen can enjoy townhouses and apartments, which vary in quality from complex to complex. I live in Parker and love it, though.
Campus Housing: February 25, 2009
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FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Cable TV jack
- Closet or wardrobe
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Ethernet or broadband Internet connections
- Free cable
- Free on-campus phone calls
- Window coverings
Room Types
- 3- to 6-person apartments
- 3- to 6-person suites
- Doubles
- Greek and theme housing
- Quads
- Singles
- Triples
Available for Rent
Microwaves, minifridges
Also Available
- Broad Street Community – This community consists of individually themed interest houses. It is a cooperative environment where students share domestic responsibilities. Current houses include:, 94 Broad Street, Asia Interest House, Bunche House, La Casa Pan-Latina Americana, Class of 1934 House, Creative Arts House, Cushman House, and the Loj.
Cleaning Service
All shared bathrooms are cleaned regularly. Bathrooms within suites (as in sophomore dormitories) are cleaned weekly.
All shared bathrooms are cleaned regularly. Bathrooms within suites (as in sophomore dormitories) are cleaned weekly. University Apartment bathrooms are not cleaned.
Dormitories
Andrews Hall
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 126
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year
Room Types: three-, four-, and five-person suites
TV/VCR, foosball table and ping-pong table in recreational lounge, kitchenette. Inside Scoop: Andrews is considered the party dorm.
Bryan Comple (Four Wings: Cobb, Crawshaw, Parke, and Russel)
Floors: 3 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 54 in each complex
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Some first-years, mostly upperclassmen
Room Types: Single and double occupancy within suites
Fireside lounges, TV/VCR, pool table, foosball, ping-pong. Crawshaw houses the Harlem Renaissance Center (HRC), a community for students interested in African/African American history and culture. Bryan Complex is also home to The Edge dining hall. Inside Scoop: Despite a somewhat removed location, Bryan’s suite-style living and in-house dining hall makes it one of the best residential options for sophomores
Curtis Hall
Floors: 5 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 288
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Doubles; 5 four-person suites and 1 six-person suite are reserved for upperclassmen
Computer lab, kitchenette, elevator. Basement houses the Sexual Crisis Resource Center and the Satellite Health Clinic. Inside Scoop: Curtis doubles are the smallest rooms on campus.
Cutten Complex (Four Wings: Brigham, Read, Shephardson, and Whitnall)
Floors: 3 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 53 in each building
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Single and double occupancy within suites
Cutten Dining Hall, Read House is a healthy living community. Inside Scoop: Cutten’s proximity to athletic facilities makes it an ideal choice for athletes.
Drake Hall
Floors: 6 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 189
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores
Room Types: Doubles, triples, 9 four-person suites, 3 five-person suites (with in-room bathrooms)
Music practice room, kitchenette, elevator. Inside Scoop: Drake’s two “sky suites” are the most sought after dorm rooms on campus. Each sky suite contains a large common room, bathroom, and lofted bedrooms.
East Hall
Floors: 5 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 112
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, two four-person suites
Substance-free, Houses the Center for Women’s Studies and the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) on the first floor. Inside Scoop: Fifth floor residents have the benefit of roomy suites, but the nearest bathrooms are on the fourth floor.
Gate House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 113
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year
Room Types: Doubles
Air conditioning, computer lab, TV/VCR, pool, ping-pong and foosball tables in recreation lounge. Inside Scoop: Gate House is the biggest residential joke on campus. The temporary dorm allegedly arrived on the back of a truck when Colgate had an unexpected surge in admissions acceptances.
Stillman Hall (Three Wings: East, Center, and West)
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year
Room Types: Singles, doubles, four-person suites
Recreation lounge, TV/VCR, microwave, pool, ping-pong, foosball tables. Inside Scoop: All three wings of Stillman are connected through the attic and basement.
West Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 112
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, two four-person suites
Built-in wardrobes for closet space, multimedia classroom doubles as a study lounge by night. Inside Scoop: West is the oldest building on Colgate’s campus. It was built as an engineering project for its students long ago.
Campus Owned Apartments
Newell Apartments (Four buildings; eleven apartments per building)
Floors: 2 plus basement
Number of Units: 135 per building; 540 total
Bathrooms: 1.5 in each apartment
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 37 three-person; 6 four-person
Laundry. Inside Scoop: With so many students in each complex, the Newell apartments are always a social hot spot.
Parker Apartments (45 separate apartments)
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 200 total
Bathrooms: One in each four-person; one and a half in each six-person
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Ten six-person; 35 four-person
Duplex apartments. Inside Scoop: The two-story Parker apartments feel more like townhouses than campus housing.
Town House Community (14 houses, 2 apartments per house, 8 people per apartment)
Number of Units: 224
Bathrooms: One double bathroom in each apartment
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Four doubles in each apartment
New living room, dining room, full kitchen with two refrigerators, microwave, stove
University Court Apartments (Ten buildings; four apartments per building)
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 16 per building; 160 total
Bathrooms: One in each apartment
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 2 double occupancy bedrooms in each apartment
Laundry housed in building #6. Inside Scoop: Learn the lingo—everyone refers to this complex as the Birch Apartments.
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