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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 1,336
Average Housing Costs $4,700
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 74%
Freshmen Living On Campus 99%
Number of Dormitories 17
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 7
Best Freshman Dorms Mahaffey Hall
Best Upperclassman Dorms Elkinton Hall
Best Dorms
  • Elkington
  • Terrell
Worst Dorms
  • Memorial
  • Pioneer
  • Whitman
Worst Freshman Dorms Potter Hall
Worst Upperclassman Dorms Legacy Apartments

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Each housing option at Linfield has its perks. For example, even the older, traditional brick buildings have been renovated, so the rooms are spacious and updated. Students also like the lounges, with amenities such as TVs and DVD players, pingpong tables, and pianos. Overall, Elkinton and Terrell are the newest and nicest dorms on campus, which are usually occupied by upperclassmen. Generally, on-campus housing is preferred over off-campus housing since many students are involved with campus activities and like the convenience of being close to the action; plus, students also enjoy the sense of camaraderie among all the students living on campus.

The dorms at Linfield range from the East Coast, traditional, brick buildings to the newer, modern halls. All of the older dorms have been either renovated or remodeled. Linfield offers study lounges, laundry facilities, and wireless Internet. All residence halls have card access for outside doors, public call-boxes, lounges with TVs, expanded basic cable, kitchens, and recycling facilities. Room options are singles, doubles, triples, quads, and suites. Some dorms have inside bike storage, pianos in lounges, living/dining areas, and private baths and kitchenettes in the rooms. A number of dorms have window seats available, sinks in rooms, walk-in closets, elevators, built-in bunk beds, and outside patios. Some dorms even have gas fireplaces!

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Campus Housing at Linfield College

hi224

'13

Health Care

3.8
B+

Top Notch Liveability

I have no complaints about dorm life. We have a great hall with all the amenities to make it feel like home. From the fully equipped kitchen, to the living room, to the dorm room itself.

Nov 07, 2011

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Campus Housing at Linfield College

eggshell

'13

Psychology

4.6
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Awesome Housing, Lots of Options

Linfield's on campus housing is amazing! We have something like 17 different options. There are dorms with roughly 20 people to dorms with roughly 90 people. Most dorms are co-ed by floor, meaning there will be a guys floor and a girls floor. There is also 1 all-guys dorm and I think 1, maybe 2, all-girls dorms. There is also a wellness dorm, which is supposedly drug and alcohol free, but they also have longer quiet hours. I lived in Hewitt Hall freshman year and that was a great dorm. One fabulous thing about Linfield is that laundry is free so you don't have to collect quarters and you can do as many loads as you please. I would definitely suggest living in "south campus" because really it's more like central campus and is close to everything from the library, dining hall, sports facilities, post office, Catty Shack, Renshaw where you can print 24 hours a day, and a few academic buildings. North campus is close to mainly academic buildings and O'Riley's cafe. Another great aspect is that Linfield has on campus apartments that are really amazing. The Hewlett Packard apartments were built sometime in the 2000s and are really modern. The only downside is the living room is small, but you can live in the Whites if you want a huge living room. Linfield has everything from singles to doubles to triples to suites to quads to apartments. There are choices galore for housing. And I'd say they are pretty affordable. Some dorms even have walk-in closets or sinks in the rooms.

Aug 06, 2010

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Campus Housing at Linfield College

kkilborn

'11

History

4.6
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Very Convenient

The campus is so small that everything is within a 10 minute walk, but eventually you will even complain that thats too far lol. The best dorms on campus for sophomores are Terrel and Elkington, they are only like 4 or 5 years old and super nice. For freshman I think the best dorm is Mahaffey b/c its the biggest and allows you to meet the most people. As for upper class men...the HP's are the place to live. They are on campus apartments in which there is a living room, a kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a washer and dryer. Living in the HP's is much cheaper and way more convenient than living off campus!

Jul 20, 2010

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Pioneer Hall Pioneer Hall houses offices for student housing and faculty, as well as the student-run radio station and the psychology department laboratory.
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Facts

Types of Housing Offered
  • Apartments for single students
  • Coed dorms
  • Fraternity/sorority housing
  • Men's dorms
  • Special housing for disabled students
  • Wellness housing
  • Women's dorms
What You Get
  • Cable TV
  • Closet
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Internet
  • Local telephone
  • Twin bed
  • Wall shelves

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Anderson Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Built-in bunks available in some rooms

Campbell Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge with TV, expanded basic cable, kitchen and recycling facilities

Elkinton Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge with TV, expanded cable, kitchen and recycling facilities, wireless Internet

Frerichs Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: One of two wellness halls, lounge with TV, expanded basic cable, kitchen and recycling facilities

Grover Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and triples
Special Features: One of three all-female halls, personal sinks available in rooms on the first and second floors, laundry facilities, lounge with TV, expanded basic cable, kitchen and recycling facilities

Hewitt Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50-99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Laundry facilities, lounge with TV, expanded basic cable, kitchen and recycling facilities

Jane Failing Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Sinks available in some rooms, walk-in closets in select rooms, window seats available in third floor rooms, built-in bunk beds in select rooms, study rooms

Larsell Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads, and suites
Special Features: Two lounge spaces for students

Latourette Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Special Features: Standard amenities, walk-in closets, built-in bunk beds

Mahaffey Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Standard amenities, inside bike storage, elevator, handicapped access

Memorial Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Standard amenities, armoires, home of Greek Life and Health and Wellness Promotion Offices on the first floor

Miller Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads, suites
Special Features: Standard amenities

Newby Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads, suites
Special Features: Standard amenities, living/dining areas and kitchenettes

Pioneer Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads, suites
Special Features: Standard amenities, high ceilings, fairly large rooms

Potter Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: One of two wellness halls, standard amenities

Terrell Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples

Whitman Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Standard amenities, window seats (in some rooms), inside bike storage, color accent wall in room

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

1220 Melrose Ave
Floors: 2
Number of Units: <10
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Historic house with five individual furnished bedrooms

The 540 Apartments
Floors: 1
Number of Units: <10
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: All units have furnished bedrooms, an unfurnished living room, a full kitchen, and a backyard space.

The Blaine Street Apartments
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 12
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Special Features: All units have two furnished bedrooms, an unfurnished living room, and a full kitchen.

The College Avenue Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 10–24
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Special Features: All units have furnished bedrooms, an unfurnished living room, and a full kitchen.

Dana Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Units: <10
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
A kitchen table and four chairs are provided, as well as a bed, dresser, closet, desk, and desk chair for each resident.
Special Features: All units have two furnished bedrooms, an unfurnished living area, and a kitchenette.

Hewlett Packard Park Apartments
Floors: 3
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Juniors and seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads
Special Features: Each unit has individual furnished bedrooms, a furnished living room, a full kitchen, and individual laundry machines.

Legacy Apartments
Floors: 1
Number of Units: 10–24
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Street-side units are townhouse-style with a back patio. Double units include a balcony or back patio. A furnished bedroom includes a bed, dresser, closet, desk, and desk chair for each resident.
Special Features: Each unit has furnished bedrooms, an unfurnished living room, a full kitchen, and an outdoor patio space.

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