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Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
87 %
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
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Grinnell uses a room draw system in which your chances of getting the room you want are based on an ingenious mix of seniority and luck. Every spring, each student is assigned a number. Each class lines up in turn outside of the concert hall in Harris to pick rooms. The juniors with the lowest numbers pick first, then the highest juniors, then the lowest sophomores, all the way down to the highest numbers of the freshman class. If you selected a roommate, the lowest number is used. Since incoming freshmen are not around to pick a room or dorm, the College selects their rooms for them. While some first-years end up randomly scattered across campus, a good majority end up in Norris. To be frank, Norris closely resembles a prison camp and is at the very northern tip of campus where students have to take a commercial jet in order to get to anywhere on campus. However, Norris is, in all actuality, a great place for first-years to end up since there is nothing that can cement friendships faster than shoving 60 nervous and bewildered 18-year-olds into the same building. Students Speak Out
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Most of these comments are based...
Most of these comments are based on the year of the quoted individual, and I think that's important to keep in mind. A lot of times, big groups of friends will try to live near each other, which can influence the character of the dorm that year. East Campus is great, contrary to what some may say. It is not sterile at all. In fact, more parties were held on my floor my freshman year than on any other floor on campus, and there was quite a bit of socializing and partying throughout my East Campus dorm. Norris is great for its rooms and proximity to the gym, Harris, and parking, though it is far from the academic buildings and has small hallways. It does have a huge lounge and a computer lab so there's plenty to make up for that. Plus, it's air-conditioned, and you can control your heat in the winter. Generally, jocks live on North Campus or the more northern East Campus dorms, and hippies usually live on South Campus. Other than those two groups, there is usually a huge amount of mixing, and everyone else lives all over campus.
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The dorms here are very clean and...
The dorms here are very clean and not at all crowded. I would personally suggest avoiding South Campus if you do not like smoke. Also, East Campus is new, so it is always a fine choice to live there. |
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The dorms, altogether, are quite...
The dorms, altogether, are quite nice. North and South Campuses date back to the early 1900s and have quite a bit of character, whereas East Campus is new, which provides its own set of advantages. The only dorms I would suggest staying away from are Cleveland and Norris, mostly because of the great amount of smoke within each. |
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Norris is an older dorm with lots...
Norris is an older dorm with lots of character, which makes it my favorite, but many people prefer the newer dorms in East Campus because they have bigger rooms. East dorms feel too hygienic for me, though. North and South Campuses have great rooms, but you have to know the character of the dorms. Norris is full of cracked-out first-years; Cowles has lots of ‘Dungeon and Dragons’ type of people; Dibble, Clark, and Younker all have lots of jocks; and Smith students are conservative about everything. In South Campus, Loose students have, well, loose attitudes about everything, Cleveland is constantly smoky from the lounge, which always has a couple people smoking pot in it. Finally, Main is more slanted toward the drug users and intellectuals. |
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The dorms are very nice, the rooms...
The dorms are very nice, the rooms are spacious, and the lounges are great, too. There aren’t any dorms to avoid, and there isn’t a specific senior dorm or a freshman dorm. All classes get mixed together, which is great for the first-years because they can talk to juniors and seniors about which classes to take and which professors are the best. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Bookshelf
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Ethernet connection
- Free campus and local phone calls
- Phone
- Window coverings
Room Types
- Doubles
- Quads
- Singles
- Triples
Available for Rent
Minifridges, lofts
Also Available
- Chinese House: 1227 Park Street (3 doubles, 3 singles)
- French House: 1130 East Street (3 doubles, 4 singles)
- German House: 1221 Park Street (2 doubles, 3 singles)
- Russian House: 1217 Park Street (2 doubles, 4 singles)
- Spanish House: 1316 Park Street (4 doubles, 4 singles)
- Special Interest Housing:
- Two other houses rotate themes each year.
Cleaning Service
In public areas and bathroom
Dormitories
Clark Hall – North Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 52
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Kitchen, lounges.
Cleveland Hall – South Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 53
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Big-screen TV, computer lab, kitchen, lounges.
Cowles Hall – North Campus
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 45
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads
Kitchen, located right above Cowles dining hall, lounges.
Dibble Hall – North Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 40
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Active social dorm with kitchen, laundry, lounges.
East Hall – East Campus
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 71
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Air-conditioning, elevator, kitchen, laundry, lounges.
Gates Hall – North Campus
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 36
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Considered an icon of Grinnell. Has kitchen and four lounges.
Haines Hall – South Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 66
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads
Kitchen, lounges.
Hall B – East Campus
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 69
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Air-conditioning, computer lab, elevator, kitchen, laundry, lounges.
James Hall – South Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 58
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Kitchen, lounges.
Langan Hall – North Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 52
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Air-conditioning, kitchen, lounges, piano.
Lazier Hall – East Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 50
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Air-conditioning, elevator, kitchens, laundry, lounges, piano.
Loose Hall – South Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 96
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Computer lab, kitchens, laundry, lounges, piano.
Main Hall – South Campus
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 51
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Bob’s Underground, elevator, Gardiner Lounge, kitchen, laundry, lounges, piano, Quad Dining Hall.
Norris Hall – North Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 97
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Air-conditioning, computer lab, kitchen, lounges, piano.
Rawson Hall – North Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 32
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Kitchen, lounges.
Read Hall – South Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 51
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads
Computer lab, kitchens, lounges.
Rose Hall – East Campus
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 69
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Air-conditioning, elevator, kitchen, laundry, lounges.
Smith Hall – North Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 52
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Kitchen, lounges.
Younker Hall – North Campus
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 113
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Computer lab, kitchens, laundry, lounges, piano.
Did You Know?North and South Campuses are connected by a series of underground maintenance tunnels that student’s aren’t permitted to use.
In doubles, it’s usually possible to bunk the beds
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