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Campus Housing:

C+

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Quick Stats

Undergrads Living on Campus

57 %

Number of Dormitories

5

Number of Campus-Owned Apartments

1

Best Dorms

  • St. Ann's
  • Vickroy

Worst Dorms

  • Towers

College Prowler Take

Students give mixed feedback about the dorm situation. About half of the students either like living in or remain neutral toward the dorms. The other half dislike the facilities. St. Ann’s seems to be the preferred choice of incoming freshmen, as the rooms are larger than St. Martin’s. However, the coed situation is much more strict in St. Ann’s than in St. Martin’s. Assumption is a quiet dorm and liked by the students who live there.

The on-campus living experience declines for those who choose to remain on campus after their first year. Upperclassmen want to abandon the smaller dorm rooms for more spacious apartments near the campus. Towers is the least-liked dormitory among all of the students, and nearly everyone living on campus spends at least a year or two there. If a student has the option, both Assumption and Vickroy present much better living spaces. On the plus, all dorms are non-smoking.

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Anonymous says:

After a year in an apartment, I’d...

After a year in an apartment, I’d have to say that I never want to go back to living in the dorms. Rooms are pretty small, although I’d have to say the other colleges I visited before deciding on going to Duquesne didn’t have much better.

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Anonymous says:

I’ve seen worse, and I’ve seen...

I’ve seen worse, and I’ve seen better. Go with St. Ann’s as a freshman. Rules are easy to bypass in any of the dorms; just don’t get caught.

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Anonymous says:

Towers sucks.

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Anonymous says:

The dorms aren’t bad. St. Ann’s is...

The dorms aren’t bad. St. Ann’s is the nicest dorm for freshmen (try to avoid St. Martin’s—very loud, small rooms). Vickroy is made up of suites for upperclassmen—very nice!

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Anonymous says:

Towers is bad, Vickroy is good....

Towers is bad, Vickroy is good. But, overall, dorms are dorms no matter where you go. I’d say go with St. Ann’s as a freshman.

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What You Get

  • Bed
  • Cable TV and phone jacks
  • Closet
  • Desk
  • Dresser
  • Internet connection

Room Types

  • Apartments
  • Doubles
  • Prime - Sudents share a semi-private bathroom facility with no more than five others.
  • Singles
  • Standard - Students share a large central bathroom facility (most freshmen will reside in a standard room).

Also Available

  • Honors College and athlete housing in Assumption, Greek housing in Towers

Available for Rent

minifridge, microwave, carpet

Cleaning Service

Yes (dorm public areas, including bathrooms)

Dormitories

Assumption Hall
Floors: 3 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 300
Bathrooms: Common
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Computer labs, study areas, laundry

Duquesne Towers
Floors: 17
Number of Occupants: 1,200
Bathrooms: Common
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Cafeteria, mail services, computer lab, laundry, health services, pool, multipurpose room

St. Ann’s
Floors: 5 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 525
Bathrooms: Common
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Rec room, study areas, laundry

St. Martin’s
Floors: 13
Number of Occupants: 550
Bathrooms: Common
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Computer lab, laundry, study areas, rec room, fitness room

Vickroy Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 280
Bathrooms: In room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Prime double
Laundry, computer lab, shared bathroom between four people

Campus-Owned Apartments

Brottier Hall
Floors: 20
Number of Units: 750
Bathrooms: 1 bathroom per room in apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments
Option of furnished or unfurnished apartments, kitchen stove, microwave, dishwasher

Did You Know?

Towers Living and Learning Center is among the largest dorms in the nation!

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