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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 2,857
Average Housing Costs $4,186
Undergrads Living On Campus 59%
Freshmen Living On Campus 71%
Number of Dormitories 20
Best Freshman Dorms
  • Harkness Hall
  • Twitchell Hall
Best Upperclassman Dorms
  • Holmes Hall
  • Stone Manor Hall
  • White Hall
Worst Freshman Dorms Kelsey Hall
Worst Upperclassman Dorms McGrew Towers

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

It is a roof over your head and a place to lay your head, but the residence halls are not the most luxurious style of living. Most people stay on campus because it is convenient to get to class, to take a quick nap between classes, or because their parents force them to. Most students are thankful for their experience in the dorms and feel that they wouldn’t have adjusted well to HU without it. The most fun and happiness in a dorm is acquired during the freshman year. After that, the only pride taken in your freshmen dorm is when former upperclassmen residents cheer for the dorm. Every dorm has different hand signs and sayings, like "Twitchell Trendsetters," "Kelsey Queens," "Too Smooth Brothers of Harkness," and so on. However, there is always some problem with the dorms, primarily the female dorms, because males and females differ in living and the conditions.

There are the normal problems with toilet water pressure and leaky faucets, but the rules are what make students flock to off-campus living. The dorm rooms on this campus are old looking, the beds in the rooms are uncomfortable, and the windows are old and may not let in a breeze. On-campus housing is only somewhat decent if you are lucky enough to live in a room by yourself, but you are left with the responsibility to have to pay $500 more a semester for earning privacy. The most respected dormitories on campus are White and Holmes. These residents are happier about their living space than any other on-campus resident.

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Campus Housing at Hampton University

ambermitchell24

Criminology '14

4.2
A-

Mcgrew Towers

Comfortable living space. Restrooms facilities are always mostly clean. Family oriented.

Mar 15, 2012

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Campus Housing at Hampton University

teeeyeaye

Psychology '12

1.5
D+

The Dorms Are Ancient

Other than the 2 newest residence halls (all upperclassmen) they're extremely old. The leak when it rains, they're hot in the summer, and they're cold in the winter. They need to be renivated.

Dec 12, 2011

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Campus Housing at Hampton University

Bajungles

Psychology & Counseling '12

3.5
B

The Beauty in the Beast

What students pay at Hampton University does not compare to the living conditions we are accustomed to. The housing has encountered years of wear and tear with almost no renevations. Buildings with broken tiles, exposed pipes and broken elevators make you wonder if it is a safe location for so many students to congregate in. Paying almost 30,000 a year if not more still results in the a cafe with poor hours and edible but distasteful foods. Many of the social activities at hand end badly due to fights that usually erupt from local citizens of the area that do not attend the school. Although there is a lot of disadvantages I would not trade Hampton for any other college! Hampton university has so much culture, I have many people from all around the world, including all the 50 states a few country's and islands. The people and friends I have made keep Hampton alive and make the disadvantages Of the campus seem minor!

Sep 26, 2011

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User rating for Hampton University - Campus Housing is 2.3 out of 5 based on 35 user reviews.

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Hampton University - Holly TreeHolly Tree
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Holly Tree Dorm facility and also has a restuarant inside.
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Hampton University - Moton HallMoton Hall
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Moton Hall A corner of Moton Hall, one of the three female freshman dorms on campus.
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Hampton University - A Stone Manor RoomA Stone Manor Room
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A Stone Manor Room It's unique, slightly messy, and fairly large. It's a Hampton dorm room in one of the dorms in highest demand: Stone Manor. Once a male dorm but now a refurbished female dorm, it is located in the same building as the school's mail room.
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Facts

Types of Housing Offered
  • Coed dorms
  • Men's dorms
  • Women's dorms
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Cable
  • Closet
  • Desk
  • Dresser
  • Internet connection
  • Telephone
Also Available Almost all halls have community refrigerators and microwaves. They each have study areas for students who do not want to take the walk to the library to study.

Available for Rent

Nothing

Did You Know?
  • Freshmen are on curfew until after homecoming and are not allowed visitation until the spring semester.
  • W.E.B. Dubois Hall is the only coed housing on the campus.
  • A new women's dorm is to be completed by spring 2010. It will house 84 women and feature office spaces.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

CEC
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 75
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study area on each floor.

Davidson Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Study room, large lobby, view of the water, air conditioning.

Harkness Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Study area, air conditioning, TV in the lobby with video games.

Holly Tree
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclass women
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study area, computer lab.

Holmes Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study area, air conditioning, elevator, individual bathrooms on first floor. Need at least a 2.8 GPA to be admitted into this dorm.

James Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study area, air conditioning, TV in lobby with video games.

Kelsey Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study room, television in double-sided lobby.

Kennedy Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshman honor students
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study room. Freshman honors dorm.

Marshall Hall
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclass women
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study area, air conditioning.

McGrew Towers
Floors: 9
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Study area, view of the water, elevator, community bathroom shared with only four rooms per bathroom, air conditioning.

Modulars
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Semi-private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Air conditioning, single bathroom shared among roommates, allowed to have own fridge and microwave.

Moton Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Elevator, air conditioning, large lobby, waterfront view. Only female dorm on the male side of dormitory, right across from the environmental science building.

Pierce Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Study area, air conditioning. Honors dorm.

Stone Manor Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Coed: No, women only
Special Features: Air conditioning.

Thurgood Marshall Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Coed: Mostly women
Special Features: Air conditioning.

Twitchell Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Study room, view of the waterfront, elevator, air conditioning. Most newly-renovated female dorm.

Virginia Cleveland Hall (VC)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Special Features: Study room, TV in the lobby, larger rooms, walk-in closets.

W.E.B. Dubois Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Study area, elevator, conference room, computer lab, kitchen area, air conditioning. 3.0 GPA to be admitted into this dorm.

White Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal, some private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study area, air conditioning, elevator, individual bathrooms on first floor. 2.8 GPA to be admitted into this dorm.

Wilder Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Study area, air conditioning.

Winona Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study area on each floor.

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