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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 2,174
Average Housing Costs $5,270
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 97%
Number of Dormitories 34
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 4
Best Dorms
  • King
  • Stone
  • The Sunsets
  • Taylor
Worst Dorms
  • Crawford Hall
  • Shorney Hall
  • Smith Hall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Essentially everyone is required to live on campus at Denison. Because of this, a lot of students complain about the lack of available senior apartments. However, requiring everyone to live on campus creates a real sense of community here, which is especially important for freshmen. All first-years are housed in first-year-only halls. This is nice because it immerses students in a social atmosphere immediately, and most students feel that dorm life helps them to adjust to Denison. In fact, most students in first-year dorms develop a strong loyalty to whatever dorm they lived in. Shorney, one of the first-year dorms on West Quad, is well known for being a party dorm, and while students who don’t live there want to avoid it, those who live there swear by it. The campus apartments are available to seniors only, and many seniors fight over them during the lottery at the end of junior year. Other popular places to live are Curtis East for sophomores and Huffman for juniors. Simple advice most students give is this: avoid Shorney and Crawford.

The dorms are well-furnished and spacious enough, the bathrooms are sufficient, and the beds really aren’t that uncomfortable. The most difficult part of the dorm sleeping situation is getting used to the fact that most students loft their beds. Still, the ceilings are high enough that you won’t have to worry too much about hitting your head. Denison has some really unique living opportunities as well. Students at the Homestead, for example, live an environmentally friendly lifestyle in student-built houses with no electricity and grow most of their own food. Other options include the Language and Culture dorm for freshmen and any of the satellite houses. Even though campus housing can be somewhat crowded, it’s also a very integral part of Denison life.

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Campus Housing at Denison University

Ozmosis8

'15

Economics

4.2
A-

Housing Is Adaquate

Since Denison is a residential college, all students live on campus. First year dorms are nice in comparison to other colleges I've visited - Lots of built in storage, furniture in good condition, etc.

Sep 15, 2011

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Campus Housing at Denison University

sm123

'14

Business

3.1
B-

Housing

Freshmen dorms aren't that great, they're tight on space and bathrooms are for everyone on the floor. However, the fact that everyone lives on campus facilitates making friends. Security can also be annoying. Sophomore housing is similar but it's less strict unless you're lucky and get a good lottery number. In that case, you can chose Sawyer, Beaver or Shep which are 6mens or quads with their own bathrooms. Seniors get apartments.

Jun 24, 2011

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Campus Housing at Denison University

denison1

'13

Communications

3.1
B-

You Can't Live Off Campus

Most of the dorms are pretty nice and in good condition. The only downside is not being able to live off campus. Denison has chosen to make class sizes bigger which means more competition when it comes to housing. DU works on a random lottery system so where you live is based on luck. You can only hope that you will get an apartment senior year with a kitchen, if you aren't so lucky, you'll spend your 4 years at Denison in a dorm.

Sep 29, 2010

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate campus housing on the following subjects

Facts

Room Types
  • Apartments
  • Doubles
  • Quads
  • Singles
  • Suites
  • Triples
Bed Types
  • Bunkable beds
  • Lofts
  • Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Basic cable
  • Bed
  • Cable TV and phone jacks
  • Closet or wardrobe
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Internet connection
  • Mirror
  • Towel bar
Also Available All dormitories have laundry facilities in addition to recreational equipment (such as pool tables or Ping-Pong) and a microwave.

Available for Rent

Denison University does not rent appliances.

Cleaning Service

Students are responsible for cleaning their own rooms. In suite and apartment-style housing, the bathrooms must be cleaned by the students. All public areas and public bathrooms are serviced by a janitorial staff from Monday to Friday. There are limited cleaning services provided on weekends.

Did You Know?

The Homestead is a really unique living situation. Homesteaders are allowed to have dogs, grow and cook their own food, and live in environmentally-friendly, student-built housing.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Ash House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 26
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Kitchen

Bancroft Satellite
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 8
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Substance- free

Beaver Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 86
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites, doubles, singles
Special Features: Loft furniture, quiet floors

Beta House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 29
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture, substance-free

Chamberlin House
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 33
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Loft furniture, substance-free

Crawford Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 296
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Break students
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Housing over University breaks

Curtis East
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 105
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Various
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture, quiet floors

Curtis West
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 87
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Break students
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads
Special Features: Loft furniture, third floor substance-free, housing over University breaks, kitchen

East Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 125
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads
Special Features: Loft furniture, substance-free

Elm Lower
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Laundry, rec room, substance-free

Elm Upper
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Gilpatrick
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 10
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Honors students
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Honors dorm

Homestead
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 12
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Triples
Special Features: Alternative living by application

Huffman Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 84
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
Special Features: Substance-free

Kappa Sigma
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 35
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture, substance-free, quiet floors

King Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 44
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Various
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture

Maple Lower
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Maple Upper
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, singles
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Monomoy Satellite
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 6
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No
Residents: All male, seniors
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Substance-free

Morrow House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 36
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture, substance-free, service learning, kitchen

Preston House
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 34
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture

Prospect Satellite A
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 3
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No
Residents: All female, seniors
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Prospect Satellite B
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 3
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No
Residents: All male, seniors
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Rose Satellite
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 5
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No
Residents: All male, seniors
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Sawyer Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 86
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No
Residents: All male, various
Room Types: Doubles, suites
Special Features: Loft furniture

Shannon Satellite
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 3
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No
Residents: All female, seniors
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Shaw Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 101
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads, suites
Special Features: Loft furniture, quiet floor

Shepardson Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Break students
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Housing over University breaks, smoking allowed

Shorney Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture, substance-free

Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 34
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Various
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture

Smith Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 127
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Special Features: Substance-free

Stone Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 59
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Various
Room Types: Doubles, suites
Special Features: Loft furniture

Sunset House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 31
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Loft furniture

Taylor House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 30
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: 3.25 GPA required

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Sunset A
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 52
Bathrooms: Shared by apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Special Features: Substance- free, quiet floors

Sunset B
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 52
Bathrooms: Shared by apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Sunset C
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 52
Bathrooms: Shared by apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

Sunset D
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 52
Bathrooms: Shared by apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Special Features: Laundry, rec room

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