Gettysburg College - Campus Housing - Campus Housing

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On-Campus Housing Available?		Yes
Campus Housing Capacity		2,478
Average Housing Costs		$5,260
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus?		Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus		94%
Number of Dormitories		12
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments		5
Best Dorms		Apple Apartments Hanson Ice House Complex Quarry
Worst Dorms		East Quad Musselman Hall West Quad

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Since Gettysburg is a residential college, living on campus is required for first-years, and strongly recommended for everyone else. The administration really had to make an effort to provide decent and varied housing for both first-year and upperclass students and, for the most part, they succeeded. There are numerous freshman dorms that are neither tremendously modern nor unconsciably dire. Upperclass housing has a number of different living options available. Single rooms are not hard to find, but it is also possible to live with as many as five other people in a suite if you so choose. The furniture provided in suite and apartment housing is basic and minimalist, and students will probably want to bring along their own furniture (computer chairs) to compliment what is provided.

The school’s recent assimilation of local motels into its housing system has been a general success. Due to increasingly large incoming classes, traditional housing has been overloaded, resulting in the need to takeover nearby motels, which have been converted into student housing—usually suite-based double rooms. While farther off campus than most other housing, they are livable and provide a bit of a change from the dorm-building life that can permeate the early years of Gettysburg students.

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GettysburgGal

Political Science and Government '13

D-

Small...

The absolute dearth of singles on campus makes life difficult. Sometimes, people just don't play well with others, and would prefer a single. Don't get your hopes up, not until senior year will you be able to find a single, and even then you'd better hope you're in the top 100 for room selection (and that's based off your academics).

Freshmen dorms are SMALL SMALL SMALL.

Apr 18, 2012

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tcat1119

Spanish Language and Literature '14

A

Dorm Life

The dorms for first-years are your typical college dorm, small with mildly old furniture but I loved the dorm experience. Living with other people at Gettysburg is one of the best experiences I have had and with all of the ways Gettysburg College works to make you get to know those people you will make friends so easily

Oct 14, 2011

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darrco01

Economics and Econometrics '14

B-

Social Scene

Very Fraternity oriented campus. If you are not a member of a fraternity it can be boring at times. Virtually all campus parties are located at frat houses.

Jan 24, 2011

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User rating for Gettysburg College - Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 14 user reviews.

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Room Types		Apartments Doubles Suites Townhouses Triples
Bed Types		Twin extra-long
What You Get		Bed Bookshelf Cable TV jack Closet or wardrobe Desk and chair Dresser Ethernet and Internet connections Free campus and local phone calls Window coverings
Also Available		Students can petition to live with other students of a similar interest in theme housing. For the 2007 academic year, the themes include Respecting Individual Student Expectations (RISE), which is a substance-free program, Honors Housing, which is for students with a 3.5 or higher GPA, and the Writing House.

Available for Rent

Nothing. A minifridge, with microwave, is standard in all rooms without kitchens.

Cleaning Service

Not in private areas. Community bathrooms are cleaned by staff approximately once a week. Community and private apartment bathrooms are not cleaned.

Did You Know?

Campus cable TV is thought to consist of some of the most eclectic channels available, including such puzzling choices as the NASA channel, at least two different Japanese channels, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Czech channels, as well more conventional selections including BBC America and ESPN Classic. Students continue to clamor for HBO.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Colonial Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 59
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-person suites
Special Features: Laundry facilities off common area, controlled heating and air-conditioning, meal plan requirement

Hanson Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 148
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles and triples
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilities, building is air conditioned, meal plan requirement

Huber Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles and triples
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement

Lahm Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 22
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: One- or two-person suites
Special Features: Basement laundry facilities, controlled heating and air-conditioning, meal plan requirement

Musselman Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Community, separate for males and females
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement

Patrick Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen, some upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement

Paul Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 114
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement

Paxton Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 62
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-person suites
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilites, controlled heating and air-conditioning, meal plan requirement

Rice Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 112
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement

Smyser Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 38
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-person suites
Special Features: Lobby laundry facilities, controlled heating and air-conditioning, meal plan requirement

Stevens Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 41
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement

Stine Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 112
Bathrooms: Community, separate for male and female
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: First-floor laundry facilities, meal plan requirement

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Apple Hall
Floors: 3 plus Apple Lofts
Number of Units: 210
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Aparment shared by four to six students
Special Features: Full kitchen in each apartment, basement laundry facilities, building is air conditioned, no meal plan requirement

College Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 68
Bathrooms: 1.5 per townhouse
Coed: Yes, by townhouse
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-story townhouse shared by four students
Special Features: Living room and full kitchen in each townhouse, air-conditioning, no meal plan requirement

Eagles Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 18
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Second-floor laundry facilities, no meal plan requirement

Ice House Complex
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 101
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes, by apartment
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartment shared by four to six students
Special Features: Full kitchen in apartment, controlled heating and air-conditioning, no meal plan requirement

Quarry Suites (Corkran, Haaland, Hazlett, and West Halls)
Floors: 2 in Corkran and West; 3 in Haaland and Hazlett
Number of Units: 209
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes, by apartment
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartment shared by five or six students, singles and doubles
Special Features: Laundry facilities and common kitchen in each building, controlled heating and air-conditioning in each apartment, meal plan requirement

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