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B+
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Quick Stats

On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 1,768
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 99%
Number of Dormitories 23
Best Dorms
  • Freeman
  • Jane Addams
  • River Ridge Apartments
Worst Dorms
  • Lazrus
  • Marshall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Connecticut College is a residential campus, with approximately 99 percent of its students living on campus. As such, there is a wide variety of living options. Dorms are located all over campus, and where you’ll live depends a great deal on what area suits you best. North Campus features a community of six dorms, Central is at the heart of the campus, next to the library and student center, and South is right by College Green, Conn’s most heavily-trafficked and widely-used open space. In addition, there is lots of specialty housing at Conn. From substance-free housing in Blackstone to the apartment-style setup of River Ridge, you’re sure to find an arrangement that feels like home.

Dorms at Conn feel like little communities. Each has its own entirely student-run House Council, which manages day-to-day affairs and plans the dorm’s social events. The head of the House Council, the Housefellow, serves as a liaison between staff and students. If you’ve got a problem with something (or someone) in your room, chances are your Housefellow can point you in the right direction. The rooms can get cramped freshman year, but usually more than half the sophomore class gets singles. Juniors are virtually guaranteed their own rooms. Students leave their doors open, so it’s still easy to be sociable. The buildings are older, and while they are aesthetically pleasing on the outside, many could stand some renovations inside, especially in the community bathrooms. All of the bathrooms are coed, which some initially find strange. In any case, students are quick to make themselves at home and develop dorm pride.

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Campus Housing at Connecticut College

miatortilla2012

International Relations and National Security Studies '16

3.5
B

Housing

They built new dorms recently which is nice and they try hard to put you with a good roommate.

Apr 27, 2012

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Campus Housing at Connecticut College

celiacw

'11

4.2
A-

Alternative Housing on Campus

Conn College has multiple options for alternative housing and theme housing on campus. I lived in Earth House, the environmentally friendly living house on campus for two years and found a family and a niche on campus. The experience of living with other like-minded, motivated students is greatly enriching to your own inspiration and productivity. The only downside is that there are limited opportunities for specialty housing and the application process is substancial enough that its a real bummer if you get rejected.

May 28, 2010

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Campus Housing at Connecticut College

ConEA

Biological Sciences '12

Most of the dorms around campus...

Most of the dorms around campus are really nice. Knowlton has the biggest rooms on campus. For some reason most people like the more traditional dorms and avoid going for North Campus.

Mar 15, 2009

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User rating for Connecticut College - Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 17 user reviews.

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Facts

Room Types
  • Doubles
  • Quads
  • Singles
  • Triples
Bed Types
  • Bunkable beds
  • Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Bookshelf (in some rooms)
  • Cable TV and phone jacks
  • Closet or wardrobe
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection
  • Free campus and local phone calls
  • Window coverings
Also Available Special housing is available in Unity House, the campus multicultural center. Living in this housing requires a separate application.

Available for Rent

Nothing. Connecticut College used to partner with a MicroFridge rental company before it went under.

Cleaning Service

Public areas and bathrooms are cleaned once a day. Bathrooms are typically not cleaned on weekends, meaning that if you live in a party dorm, you could end up sidestepping vomit and beer cans on your way to brush your teeth. Students in co-ops and apartment-style living arrangements do not have access to the cleaning services.

Did You Know?
  • Due to a recent change in Connecticut legislation, all of Conn's dorms are smoke-free.
  • Knowlton House served as an apartment for male visitors back when Connecticut College was an all-female school.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

360 Mohegan Apartments
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Double, triple, quad
Special Features: Each apartment comes up with a theme and gives presentations on it to the campus throughout the year.

Abbey House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Co-op living with shared kitchen, lounge, recreation room, living room, laundry facilities, and dining room.

Blackstone House
Floors: 3 + basement
Number of Occupants: 62
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple, quad
Special Features: Common room, substance-free environment and substance-free lifestyle living, laundry facilities

Branford House
Floors: 3 + basement
Number of Occupants: 81
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple, quad
Special Features: Common room, all-male first floor, laundry facilities

Burdick House
Floors: 2 + basement
Number of Occupants: 57
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple
Special Features: Connected to Smith, common room, laundry facilities, shared dining hall with Smith, martial arts/dance studio, architectural studio/classroom space, quiet housing

Earth House/North Cottage
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 7
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Students pledge to help college’s ecological efficiency and act as an environmental model for the campus.

Freeman House
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 97
Bathrooms: Shared by floor and In-room (Fifth Floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple, quad
Special Features: Connected to Jane Adams, common room, Freeman Tower, recreational room, 2 all-female and all-male floors each, vegetarian/vegan dining hall, lounge

Hamilton House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 98
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, triple
Special Features: Connected to Harris/Plex dorms, indoor bike rack, laundry facilities

Harkness House
Floors: 4+ basement
Number of Occupants: 97
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple
Special Features: Common room, deli-style dining hall, terrace, dining room, bike room, all-female fourth floor, laundry facilities

Jane Addams House
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 105
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple, quad
Special Features: Connected to Freeman, common room, lounge, dining hall, all-female fourth floor, laundry facilities

Katharine Blunt
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 115
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple, quad
Special Features: Common room, coffee shop, bike room, all-female fourth floor, laundry facilities

Knowlton House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 48
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple, quad
Special Features: Multicultural dorm—students grouped in groups of students actively learning the same language, high ceilings (first floor), hardwood floors, common room, laundry facilities

Lambdin House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 69
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double
Special Features: Connected to Harris/Plex dorms, Lambdin Apartment, common room and lounge on every floor, game room, air-conditioning, elevator, handicap accessible, laundry facilities

Larrabee House
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 123
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple
Special Features: Common room, all-female fourth floor and basement, indoor bike rack, yearbook office, laundry facilities

Lazrus House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Single
Special Features: Application required for rooms, common room, kitchen, open for year-round residence

Marshall House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 99
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, triple
Special Features: Attached to Harris/Plex dorms, common room, laundry facilities

Morrisson House
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 106
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double
Special Features: Attached to Harris/Plex dorms, common room on every floor, air-conditioning, elevator, handicap accessible, laundry facilities

Park House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 86
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple
Special Features: Attached to Harris/Plex dorms, common room on every floor, air-conditioning, elevator, handicap accessible, laundry facilities

Plant House
Floors: 3 + basement
Number of Occupants: 69
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple, quad
Special Features: Common room, all-female basement, laundry facilities

River Ridge Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 45
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite for five students, (Three-bedroom)
Special Features: Apartment style housing, full kitchen

Smith House
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 69
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple
Special Features: Attached to Burdick, common room, third and fourth floor substance-free, Shared dining hall with Burdick House, laundry facilities

Windham House
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 105
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple, quad
Special Features: Common room, all-female fourth floor, finished basement with lounge, laundry facilities

Wright House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 77
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Single, double, triple
Special Features: Common room on every floor, air-conditioning, elevator, handicap accessible

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