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Comparable Schools' Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
74 %
Best Dorms
- Cabell
- Jamestown North
- Jamestown South
- Lodges
- Nicholas
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
2
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes - Except for commuters
College Prowler Take
Students say the quality of housing at William & Mary depends heavily on which dorm they end up in. Housing conditions range from austere and tiny to spacious and comfortable. All freshmen are required to live on campus, and some of that housing is less than luxurious, but students often form strong bonds with their freshman hall-mates that overcome the sometimes-dingy conditions. One of the biggest complaints students have is that many dorms are not air conditioned, requiring them to switch on as many fans as they can find and turning their rooms into virtual wind-tunnels to keep cool in August and September. Some rooms are also in small need of renovation, but Residence Life takes on projects every summer to slowly improve housing. Despite complaints, on-campus housing can’t be all that bad—more than 75 percent of W&M students reside on campus, and there’s always a demand for more space. For example, the new Jamestown dorms—the nicest dorms on campus—have replaced the older and much farther away Dillard Complex. While the switch was ideal for students who hated Dillard’s off-campus location, its closure slightly decreased the total number of available places to live on campus, a deficit which the College has not yet addressed.
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Anonymous says:  |
All freshman dorms are pretty much...
All freshman dorms are pretty much created equal, except for Taliaferro and Hunt, which are located apart from other freshman dorms and generally suck. Other than those two, the rest all have their good and bad points. I lived in Botetourt, which is a complex of small dorms (80 people apiece), which I really liked because I knew everyone in the building, while most people only know their hall. Unfortunately, they like to make some of the doubles in that complex triples when they run out of rooms, so some of the rooms are really small. |
eea1509 says: College of William & Mary 2016 Undecided  |
I am a freshman housed in a quad...
I am a freshman housed in a quad in botetourt (said to be the worst housing you can get) but it's really not as bad as I thought it would be. The awesome people and sense of family within the dorms compensates any of te negatives. Plus, it's really easy to get air-conditioning even if you are stuck with a non- air conditioned room!
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Anonymous says:  |
Over the past two years, several...
Over the past two years, several dorms have been renovated and are very, very nice. If you’re a Monroe scholar you live in Monroe Hall, which is fantastic, and if females fill out their form requesting all-female housing, they (hopefully) will live in Barrett, which is even better. Two freshman dorms are air conditioned, Dupont and Yates. |
Anonymous says:  |
I only lived in the dorms for one...
I only lived in the dorms for one year. I lived in Dupont and loved it. Dupont’s one of the two big coed freshman dorms; the other is Yates. I would really recommend it—there’s always a lot going on, with tons of awesome people to meet. I don’t know much about upperclassmen dorms, but a lot of people live on campus all four years, so they can’t be that bad. |
Anonymous says:  |
I’ve been lucky to have really...
I’ve been lucky to have really good housing my three years so far, so I’d say housing is great. However, definitely try and avoid the Botetourt Complex; some die-hards say it’s as good a place as any, but they lie. Monroe is a nice freshman dorm, as well as Barrett for the girls. Yates seems to be a good choice, as well. Upperclassmen housing is all pretty good with a few really good places mixed in. The Lodges, Nicholas, and Cabell are particularly sought-after, too. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Closet or wardrobe
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Sinks and medicine cabinets (some rooms)
- All dorms have common areas for studying and relaxing, and many of the dorms have ping pong tables and TVs. Each dorm also has a “duty office” where you can check out DVDs, gaming systems, cookware, vacuums, and more.
Room Types
- Singles
- Doubles
- Triples
- Quads
- Apartments
- Suites
Available for Rent
Microwaves, minifridges, lofts
Bed Types
- Bunkable beds
- Twin extra-long
Also Available
- Diversity housing, service housing, substance-free halls, and special-interest housing (language houses, fraternity and sorority houses, etc.)
Cleaning Service
Cleaning service provided for hall bathrooms and common areas only.
Dormitories
Monroe Hall Floors: 4 Number of Occupants: 148 Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen Room Types: Doubles, triples Kitchens, laundry rooms, wireless access, smoke-free building
Old Dominion Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 123 Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: Yes Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Singles, doubles Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building
Lodges Floors: 1 per building Number of Occupants: 49 Bathrooms: 2 per lodge Coed: No Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Doubles, triples Air conditioned, kitchens; each of the seven lodges houses seven students, considered to be most coveted housing on campus
Jefferson Hall Floors: 3 and basement Number of Occupants: 188 Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Singles, doubles Air conditioned kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building
Landrum Hall Floors: 3 and basement Number of Occupants: 221 Bathrooms: Suite-style Coed: No, women only Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples Kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building
Taliaferro Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 51 Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen Room Types: Doubles Kitchens, laundry, lounges
Yates Hall Floors: 3 and basement Number of Occupants: 266 Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen Room Types: Doubles Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building
Sorority Court Floors: 2 or 3 floor house Bathrooms: Shared by suite Coed: No, women only Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Doubles, triples Kitchens, laundry, lounges; all but one restricted to sorority members
Randolph Complex (Cabell, Giles, Harrison, Nicholas, Page, and Preston Halls) Floors: 3 per building Number of Occupants: 338 Bathrooms: Shared by hall or apartment Coed: Yes Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads, some apartment-style rooms Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges; several buildings are language houses, where residents apply to live with other students with an interest in a designated foreign language (German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, and Russian)
Reves Center Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 53 Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: Yes Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges; reserved for international students and those interested in international affairs who apply
Bryan Complex (Bryan, Camm, Dawson, Madison, and Stith Halls) Floors: 3 per building Number of Occupants: 381 Bathrooms: Shared by hall, or suite-style Coed: Yes Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Doubles, triples Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges, smoke-free building.
Chandler Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 149 Bathrooms: Shared by suite Coed: Yes Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Doubles, triples Kitchens, laundry, lounges
Brown Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 74 Bathrooms: Shared by hall, suite, and some private Coed: No, women only Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads Kitchens, laundry, lounges
Barrett Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 176 Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: No, women only Residents: Freshmen Room Types: Doubles, triples Kitchens, laundry rooms, in-room sinks, computer lab
Botetourt Complex (Fauqier, Gooch, Spotswood, and Nicholson Halls) Floors: 3 per building Number of Occupants: 92 per building Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen Room Types: Doubles, triples Kitchens, laundry, air-conditioning
Jamestown North Floors: 4 Number of Occupants: 204 Bathrooms: Shared and private Coed: Yes Residents: Upperclassmen Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites, clusters Kitchens and lounges on every floor, laundry, room-controlled heating and air conditioning, sound-proof practice rooms, wireless access
Jamestown South Floors: 4 Number of Occupants: 182 Bathrooms: Shared or private Coed: Yes Residents: Upperclassmen Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites, clusters Reading rooms, game room, work room, duty office, laundry room, lounges and kitchens on each floor, Community Scholars House
Hunt Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 65 Bathrooms: Shared by hall, suite, and some private Coed: Yes Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Doubles, triples Kitchens, laundry, air-conditioned lounges, smoke-free building
Dupont Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 278 Bathrooms: Shared by suite Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen Room Types: Doubles Kitchens, laundry, air conditioning, “the pit” fireplace
Fraternity Complex Floors: 3 plus basement Number of Occupants: 428 Bathrooms: Shared by hall Coed: No Residents: Upperclassmen Room Types: Doubles Kitchens, laundry, lounges, located in the center of fraternity life
Campus Owned Apartments
Ludwell Apartments Floors: 3 per building Number of Units: 354 Bathrooms: Private by unit Coed: Yes Residents: Upperclassmen Room Types: Doubles, triples Air conditioning, full kitchens and living rooms
Randolph Complex (Cabell, Giles, Harrison, Nicholas, Page, and Preston Halls) Floors: 3 per building Number of Units: 338 Bathrooms: Shared by hall or apartment Coed: Yes Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads, some apartment-style rooms Air conditioning, kitchens, laundry, lounges; several buildings are language houses, where residents apply to live with other students with an interest in a designated foreign language (German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, and Russian)
Did You Know?All freshmen are required to live on campus, and many form a strong bond with their freshman hallmates. The dorms are divided into upperclassmen and freshman housing. All dorms are smoke-free.
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