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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 3,706
Average Housing Costs $7,077
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 86%
Number of Dormitories 43
Best Dorms
  • Fahey-McLane
  • Hitchcock
Worst Dorms
  • Choates
  • River Cluster

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Of Dartmouth’s residential clusters, the Choates and the River are uniformly regarded as the least desirable. That being said, first-year students who find themselves in these unfortunate locations often report that the bonding experience of single-class housing makes up for the cramped, somewhat dingy quarters. According to its residents, the Choates’ major redeeming factor is its proximity to Frat Row—certainly, a mixed blessing in the eyes of many parents. East Wheelock offers what are arguably the most refined living conditions on campus, though its residents have garnered a reputation for their curmudgeonly ways and early bedtimes. The Hitchcock & Fahey-McLane cluster of dorms offers an enticing combination of features including a prime location straddling Tuck Mall near the center of campus and gorgeous, well-built interior spaces complete with world-class amenities. Dartmouth is improving and refurbishing old residence halls and constructing new ones all the time.

Dartmouth’s sense of community is strengthened by the fact that almost all of its students live on campus in dorms or Greek houses. Considering the spaciousness of most dorm rooms and the sheer variety of living arrangements available to first-year and upperclass students alike, this is hardly surprising. While only first-year students and sophomores are guaranteed housing by the College, most upperclass students manage to secure comfortable living spaces for themselves, since they get first dibs during room draw, Dartmouth’s housing lottery system.

 

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Campus Housing at Dartmouth College

romani

'13

Studio Arts

4.6
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Lots of Options

The housing is great on campus. There are lots of comfortable options (though in recent years, more freshman have had to live in one room doubles or two room triples than in the past). There is also tons of affinity housing which offers a closer community than the traditional dorm setting.

Jan 07, 2012

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Campus Housing at Dartmouth College

kksk8er12

'15

Political Science and Government

3.5
B

In a 2- Room Triple

A bit crowded and small - only 2 closets for 3 students - they did ad a wardrobe which takes up a lot of the small space.. obviously a 2 room double which now houses 3 students

Nov 16, 2011

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wushubeast

'14

Economics

3.1
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Lucky to Get a Single

if you get a single, you're in good shape. otherwise, it sucks

Oct 14, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate campus housing on the following subjects

Facts

Room Types
  • Singles
  • Three-room quads
  • Two- and three-room doubles
  • Two- and three-room triples
Bed Types Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Bookshelf
  • Cable TV and phone jacks
  • Chair
  • Closet
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection
Also Available Affinity housing: French and Italian (in East Wheelock), Asian Studies Center, Shabazz Center for Intellectual Inquiry (home of Afro-American Society), Chinese Language House, Hillel Apartments, Kade German Center, Russian Program, Sustainability Living Center, Gender Neutral Housing, Interfaith Learning and Living Center, Foley Cooperative, International House, La Casa, Latin American/Latino/Caribbean House, Native American House, smoke-free dorm arrangements, substance-free dorm arrangements.

Cleaning Service

Yes, a cleaning service is provided in public areas, but cleaning of seperate rooms is available only in East Wheelock.

Did You Know?

All Dartmouth students receive free cable and free long-distance calls.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Choates and North Cluster: Bissell
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 76
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Singles and doubles combined into eight-person suites
Special Features: Adjoining lounges, social dorm.

Choates and North Cluster: Brown
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 77
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Singles and doubles combined into eight-person suites
Special Features: Adjoining lounges, social dorm.

Choates and North Cluster: Cohen
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 77
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Singles and doubles combined into eight-person suites
Special Features: Lounges.

Choates and North Cluster: Little
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 75
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Singles and doubles combined into eight-person suites
Special Features: Social dorm.

Choates and North Cluster: North
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 19
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Quiet dorm.

East Wheelock Cluster: Andres
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 82
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Suite-style, with students in singles or doubles sharing living area and full bath
Special Features: Brace Commons, residential community, smoke-free.

East Wheelock Cluster: McCulloch
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 76
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Suite-style, with students in singles or doubles sharing living area and full bath
Special Features: Brace Commons, smoke-free.

East Wheelock Cluster: Morton
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 67
Bathrooms: Private (full-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Suite-style, with students in singles or doubles sharing living area and full bath
Special Features: Brace Commons, smoke-free.

East Wheelock Cluster: Zimmerman
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 84
Bathrooms: Private (full-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Suite-style, with students in singles or doubles
Special Features: Brace Commons, smoke-free.

Fayers Cluster: Mid-Fayerweather
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 107
Bathrooms: Communal (by floor) and private (half-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly two-room triples
Special Features: Half-baths in most rooms.

Fayers Cluster: North Fayerweather
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 56
Bathrooms: Communal (by floor) and private (half-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly two-room triples
Special Features: Half-baths in many rooms.

Fayers Cluster: South Fayerweather
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 63
Bathrooms: Private (half-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly two-room triples
Special Features: Half-baths in most rooms.

Gold Coast Cluster: Gile
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 112
Bathrooms: Communal and private (half-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two- and three-room doubles, three-room triples
Special Features: Half-baths in some rooms.

Gold Coast Cluster: Lord
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 78
Bathrooms: Communal and private (half-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two- and three-room doubles, three-room triples
Special Features: Half-baths in some rooms.

Gold Coast Cluster: Streeter
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 67
Bathrooms: Communal and private (half-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two- and three-room doubles, three-room triples
Special Features: Half-baths in some rooms.

Mass Row and Hitchcock Cluster: Hitchcock
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 86
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles
Special Features: Recently renovated.

Mass Row and Hitchcock Cluster: Mid Massachusetts
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 111
Bathrooms: Private (full-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Doubles, two-room triples
Special Features: Private bath and shower.

Mass Row and Hitchcock Cluster: North Massachusetts
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 68
Bathrooms: Private (full-baths) and communal (by floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, doubles, two-room triples
Special Features: Carpeted, laundry, private bath and shower.

Mass Row and Hitchcock Cluster: South Massachusetts
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 68
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, doubles, two-room triples
Special Features: Most rooms are carpeted.

McLaughlin Cluster: Berry
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 43
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles, suites
Special Features: Each floor has a kitchen, living rooms, lounges.

McLaughlin Cluster: Bilder
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 61
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles, suites
Special Features: Each floor has a kitchen, living rooms, lounges.

McLaughlin Cluster: Byrne II
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 49
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles, suites
Special Features: Each floor has a kitchen, living rooms, lounges.

McLaughlin Cluster: Goldstein
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 39
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles, suites
Special Features: Each floor has a kitchen, living rooms, lounges.

McLaughlin Cluster: Rauner
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 75
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles, suites
Special Features: Each floor has a kitchen, living rooms, lounges.

McLaughlin Cluster: Thomas
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 75
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles, suites
Special Features: Each floor has a kitchen, living rooms, lounges.

Rip-Wood-Smith Cluster: Ripley
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 45
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly singles, some one- and two-room doubles
Special Features: Smoke-free

Rip-Wood-Smith Cluster: Smith
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 47
Bathrooms: Communal (by floor) and Private (half-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly singles, some one- and two-room doubles
Special Features: Smoke-free

Rip-Wood-Smith Cluster: Woodward
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 47
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly singles, some one- and two-room doubles
Special Features: Smoke-free

River Cluster: Channing Cox
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 68
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Apartment-style (kitchen, bath, four single bedrooms)
Special Features: Favorite for seniors.

River Cluster: French
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 98
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Singles, two- and three-room doubles
Special Features: Lounge, study rooms, substance-free.

River Cluster: Hinman
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 101
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Singles, two- and three-room doubles
Special Features: Lounge, snack prep areas, study rooms.

River Cluster: Judge
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 87
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Singles, two- and three-room doubles
Special Features: Lounge, snack prep areas, study rooms.

River Cluster: Maxwell
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 68
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Apartment-style (kitchen, bath, four single bedrooms)
Special Features: Favorite for seniors.

Russell Sage Cluster: Butterfield
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 55
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, doubles, two-room triples
Special Features: Substance-free.

Russell Sage Cluster: Fahey
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 62
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles, suites
Special Features: Commons room, kitchens on each floor, living room, lounges.

Russell Sage Cluster: McLane
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 99
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, two-room doubles, suites
Special Features: Commons room, kitchens on each floor, living room, lounges.

Russell Sage Cluster: Russell Sage
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 119
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Two-room triples
Special Features: Laundry rooms, substance-free.

Topliff, New Hampshire and the Lodge Cluster: Brewster
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: International house, library on second floor.

Topliff, New Hampshire and the Lodge Cluster: New Hampshire
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Singles, one- and two-room doubles
Special Features: Spacious lounges, remodeled.

Topliff, New Hampshire and the Lodge Cluster: The Lodge
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 72
Bathrooms: Private (full-baths)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Private baths.

Topliff, New Hampshire and the Lodge Cluster: Topliff
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 174
Bathrooms: Communal by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly singles
Special Features: Many rooms are carpeted.

Wheeler and Richardson Cluster: Richardson
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 63
Bathrooms: Private (half-baths) and communal (by floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly two-room doubles and triples
Special Features: Adjoined lounges, some rooms carpeted.

Wheeler and Richardson Cluster: Wheeler
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 106
Bathrooms: Private (half-baths) and communal (by floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students, upperclass students
Room Types: Mostly doubles
Special Features: Half-baths in many rooms.

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