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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
55 %
Best Dorms
- Slowe Hall
- The Bethune Annex
- The Howard Plaza Towers (East and West)
Worst Dorms
- Drew Hall
- Meridian Hall
- The Quad
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
No
College Prowler Take
Because freshmen are encouraged to live on campus during their first year, all of the freshmen-designated dorms are located less than five minutes away from the heart of campus. There’s always been a lack of housing for non-honors upperclassmen, but freshmen and grad students are always well taken care of, even though the latter very often opt to live off campus. Overall, the dorms are spacious and well-maintained. The freshman dorms are the closest to the main campus and the classrooms, and they are under the most supervision, followed closely by the upperclassman dorms. There is at least one RA on each floor, and there are strict rules sanctioning coed visitation, cooking, alcohol (underage or otherwise), drugs, pets, and burning incense or candles. Anyone caught violating these rules is subject to expulsion from the dorm, or worse. The graduate student and honors dorms are almost three blocks away from the main campus—presumably to foster a sense of autonomy among the students who live there—and are apartment- style. While most students don’t like having to adjust to the restrictions placed on them, older students agree that adjusting to campus life is essential to enjoying your time at Howard. The most social dorm is undoubtedly Meridian, partly because it’s coed, and partly because it is an upperclassman dorm that freshmen might get into if there are more incoming freshmen than the originally designated rooms. Your preference, or lack thereof, for any of the other dorms would depend on what you’re specifically looking for.
Students Speak Out
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Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
A lot of students try and move off...
A lot of students try and move off campus because dorm life can become a drag after about two years. It’s great those first two years when you have an active social life and you can interact with all the people on your floor, but after that, sometimes you just want to be alone and not have to deal with someone playing music at 3 a.m. |
Anonymous says: |
Something that really bothers me...
Something that really bothers me is the fact that just about all dorms except for graduate and honors dorms have a midnight visitor curfew, which means there are no visitors allowed in the building after this time. So, you can’t have friends come and chill late at night or spend the night, which I think is pretty ridiculous. I mean, we are supposed to be adults, so why are you telling us what time we can have people over as if this is boarding school? |
Anonymous says: |
The dorms on campus are very...
The dorms on campus are very social, with the exception of Bethune Annex. Most freshman dorms are single sex, and most upperclassman dorms are coed. The dorms are generally okay, but Meridian Hill Hall is a dorm to avoid because it can be too social for those that need to study. |
Anonymous says: |
Some of the dorms are kind of old...
Some of the dorms are kind of old looking, and I’ve never been inside them, but I would just avoid them all. There are too many restrictions and a lack of privacy, especially for freshmen. |
Anonymous says: |
Campus housing is decent freshman...
Campus housing is decent freshman year. You might get stuck with no air conditioning, but after that, dorms are reasonable. Having all those people close by is good too, because sometimes you don’t even have to buy the books for a class you’re taking because there’s almost always someone who’s taken it before that can lend you the book. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Bookshelf
- Cable TV and phone jacks
- Closet
- Desk and chair
- Ethernet or broadband Internet connections
- Free local and campus phone calls
- Window coverings
Also Available
- Special housing options for students with disabilities
Cleaning Service
Yes, but only community bathrooms, hallways, and lobbies are cleaned on a regular basis.
Dormitories
Benjamin E. Mays Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 40
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Single regular, single large
Apartment style, with fully-equipped units
Bethune Annex
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 550
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Mostly upperclassmen, some freshmen
Room Types: Single shared bath with air conditioning, double shared bath with air conditioning
State-of-the-art cafeteria, kitchen, laundry room
Carver Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 180
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Mostly upperclassmen, some freshmen
Room Types: Singles with air-conditioning, doubles with air-conditioning
Kitchen, laundry room
Cook Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Athletes, mostly upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles with full bath, singles with shared bath, doubles with full bath, doubles with shared bath
Basement workout room, laundry room
Drew Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 330
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Predominantly freshmen
Room Types: Single regular, single shared bath, single full bath, double regular, triple regular
Laundry room, weight room, ATM, pool table
Harriet Tubman Quadrangle (Baldwin, Crandall, Frazier, Truth, and Wheatley Halls)
Floors: 3 per building
Number of Occupants: 640
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: All freshmen
Room Types: Double regular, triple regular
Laundry room, computer labs, exercise rooms, vending machines
Howard Plaza Towers East
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 890
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Graduate and honors students
Room Types: Efficiency (shared), one bedroom (shared), three bedroom, double studio, triple studio
Apartment style, with fully-equipped units
Howard Plaza Towers West
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 840
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Juniors and seniors
Room Types: Efficiency (shared), one bedroom (shared), three bedroom, double studio, triple studio
Laundry room, mail facilities, underground parking, computer labs
Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 300
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Mostly sophomores and juniors
Room Types: Singles with air conditioning, large singles with air conditioning
Kitchen, laundry room, TV lounge
Meridian Hill Hall
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 650
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen and sophomores
Room Types: Singles
Kitchen, laundry room, computer lab, TV room, convenience store
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