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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
19 %
Best Dorms
- Broward Hall
- Gilchrist Hall
- Reynolds Hall
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
2
Worst Dorms
- Dorman Hall
- Salley Hall
- Smith Hall
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
No
College Prowler Take
On-campus housing can be hit-or-miss. A small percentage of students love living on campus where they have all the amenities of home and are close to their classes. Florida State is working hard to renovate the older dormitories and bring them all up to par with the newer facilities, so the new and renovated dorms are very nice, and most are suite-style. The biggest downfall is that many are home to groups that you need to be a part of to live there, and the anyone living in the East campus dorms must purchase a meal plan. As far as suggestions go, your best bet is to visit campus and see the dorms for yourself. It doesn’t hurt to ask around. Some of the dorms are fairly quiet and are better suited for the heavy studier, while others tend to house the late-night revelers. If nothing else, dorm living is a great way to meet people and make friends. Just remember, don’t expect it to be as nice as living at home. FSU has been refurbishing the dormitories over the last few years, with favorable results. The upgrades include high-speed Internet access and modern conveniences, such as suite-style bathrooms and working elevators. The older dorms are livable, but they’re not the kind of places you’re going to write home about. They’ve seen better days, but they aren’t project tenaments, by any means. Relying on word-of-mouth is an excellent way to avoid the less-luxurious dorms. If you have no other choice but to stay in a dorm, consider it a learning experience. Students Speak Out
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FSUMH says: Florida State University 2010 Communication and Journalism  |
FSU is known, and regularly ranked...
FSU is known, and regularly ranked in the top 10 by the Princeton Review, as having prison-like dorms. Smith is the worst. The higher you are in the building, the fewer roaches you'll have. Be prepared to spend as little time as you can in your room. The honors dorms are the nicest, as well as the all-girls dorms. But really, it's mostly crappy.
Campus Housing: February 22, 2009
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yamigarutako says: Florida State University 2014 Physical Sciences |
The biggest doubles are in the...
The biggest doubles are in the brand new dorms—Wildwood and DeGraff—neither of which you have to purchase a meal plan for, plus DeGraff is practically off campus because it's on the other side of Tennessee Street. The only downside is that they are all doubles only. The renovated dorms are all really nice, except for the fact that you have to buy a meal plan. Plus, a lot of them have special requirements, like Cawthon is for music majors and women in the WIMSE program, Jennie Murphree is all girls, Reynolds is the wellness living hall, which means no smokers, drinkers, or drug users, Bryan is for freshmen only, and Landis is for honors kids, leaving only Gilchrist and Broward for the average student. All of the renovated dorms are suite-style and have singles, doubles, triples, and quads. Then you have the community-style halls where you have to walk down the hall to use the restroom or shower, but on the plus side, you're more likely to socialize with your neighbors and you don't have to buy a meal plan. Deviney and Dorman are pretty nice—they have a little more space, better furniture—and Kellum and Smith are awful. You can't even move your bed, and you have no closet to speak of. There's also Salley, which is suite-style. The suites have a separate study area that you share with your suitemates, but the bedrooms are so ridiculously small that you can basically only have your beds bunked, and you have to share the dresser and the closet. If you've gotten through one year on campus and decide to do it again you can live in McCollum or Ragans, which are apartment-style and pretty nice. If you get a normal apartment in McCollum, you have to share the bedroom with someone, but it's a two-story apartment with a full-sized kitchen. They also have single "efficiencies" but good luck getting one! Ragans is really nice, but the bedroom is TINY!
Campus Housing: October 18, 2008
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Anonymous says: |
Some are nice, and some are pretty...
Some are nice, and some are pretty crappy. I lived in Salley, one of the most social places to live, and it was just renovated, so it’s really clean. If you can get into Broward, it’s the nicest dorm on campus. |
Anonymous says: |
The dorms are cool. From first...
The dorms are cool. From first choice to last, I would put Murphree, the all-girls dorm where I lived, Reynolds, Bryan, Salley, and Cawthon—though I think this one is restricted to music majors since it was renovated. Smith and Kellum tie for worst—they call these ‘the zoo.’ Both are coed and, from what I hear, they’re a lot of fun, but they’re not the nicest in quality. |
Anonymous says: |
The quality totally depends—dorms...
The quality totally depends—dorms like Dorman and Smith are nasty, while Salley and Murphree are nice. The other underclassmen dorms are pretty standard. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Closet
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Ethernet connection
- Free local phone calls
- Security-card access
- Small refrigerator
Room Types
- Apartments
- Doubles
- Quads
- Singles
- Suites
- Triples
Cleaning Service
A custodial staff is assigned to each residence hall. Having a private bath is convenient, but only community and public baths are cleaned. The staff also washes elevators, community floors, empties trash, vacuums community areas, and cleans walls and water fountains on a regular basis.
Dormitories
Broward Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 135
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles)
Community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sink, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan required.
Bryan Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 131
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles, triples)
Community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan required. Home to Bryan Hall Learning Community for freshmen.
Cawthon Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 297
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles, triples)
Community kitchens, computer lab, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, patio, piano, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan required. Home to Music Living-Learning Center and Women in Math, Science, and Engineering Learning Community.
DeGraff Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 700
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan optional. Home to Social Sciene and Public Affairs Learning Community.
Deviney Hall
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 243
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Community kitchens, ice machine, laundry facilities, limited visitation, moveable furniture, patio, rec room, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan optional.
Dorman Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 276
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Community kitchens, ice machine, laundry facilities, limited visitation, moveable furniture, patio, rec room, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan optional.
Gilchrist Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 229
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles, triples)
Community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan required.
Jennie Murphree Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 326
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles, triples, quads)
Community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, limited visitation, moveable furniture, rec room, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan required.
Kellum Hall
Floors: 10
Number of Occupants: 538
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Built-in furniture, community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, limited visitation, rec room, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan optional.
Landis Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 402
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Honors Community
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles, triples, quads)
Community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan required.
Reynolds Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 243
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles, triples)
Community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan required. Home to Wellness Lifestyle Program and Pre-Health Professions Learning Community.
Salley Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 570
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Community kitchens, ice machine, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan not required.
Smith Hall
Floors: 9
Number of Occupants: 553
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Built-in furniture, community kitchens, computer lab, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, limited visitation, rec room, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan optional.
Wildwood Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 700
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Community kitchens, ice machine, in-room sinks, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room, self-regulated visitation, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan optional. Home to Nursing and Social Justice learning communities.
Campus Owned Apartments
McCollum Hall
Floors: 6
Number of Units: 199 students
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Efficiencies (singles), two-bedroom apartments (doubles)
Air conditioning, ice machine, laundry facilities, living/dining rooms and full kitchen in each unit, rec room, self-regulated visitation, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan optional.
Ragans Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Units: 140
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Four-bedroom apartments (singles)
Ice machine, laundry facilities, living room and full kitchen in each unit, rec room, self-regulated visitation, TV lounge, vending machines; meal plan optional.
Utilities included in rent.
Did You Know?Many of the dormitories are said to be "haunted," and Cawthon Hall has a haunted house for students to walk through on Halloween night. Suites offer semi-private baths. There are two kinds of apartments offered. Efficiency apartments are one-bedroom apartments, and townhouse apartments have four bedrooms. Computer connections are offered in every dormitory. Television rooms, kitchens, recreational rooms, and laundry rooms can be found in every residence hall, as well.
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