Abbot
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 600
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Double
Special Features: Ivy-covered Gothic-style building, with music rooms and a fitness center. There is one all-female quiet floor.
Akers
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 800
Bathrooms: In suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Suite
Special Features: Akers rooms are unique in that they have two bedrooms, a living/studying area, and a bathroom shared by only the occupants of the suite.
Armstrong in Brody Complex
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 400
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, few sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Largest rooms on campus. Fourth floor is an all-female and special interest quiet floor.
Bailey in Brody Complex
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 400
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, few sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Houses the Residential Option for Science and Engineering Students (ROSES). The male and female fourth floors are quiet floors.
Bryan in Brody Complex
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 400
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, few sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Houses an Honors College floor, and entire building has strict quiet hours.
Butterfield in Brody Complex
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 400
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, few sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: All rooms have window air conditioners.
Campbell
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, double
Special Features: There is a quiet floor for both men and women.
Case
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 800
Bathrooms: In room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite
Special Features: Home to the James Madison College interdisciplinary programs. Features an air-conditioned solarium/dining room, a library, and two upscale study lounges on each floor. There is also a fitness center.
Emmons in Brody Complex
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 400
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, some sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: All floors are smoke free.
Holden
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 1100
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite
Special Features: Holden Hall hosts MSU’s own student radio station, Impact 89 FM, as well as the Asian/Pacific Heritage Room, an MSU community police office, and the English Language Tutorial Room. Two floors are non smoking and four floors are coed by suite floors.
Holmes
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 1250
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite
Special Features: Houses an Honors College Living/Learning experience floor.
Hubbard
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 1100
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite
Special Features: It’s the tallest building, both on campus and in the city of East Lansing! Aerobics room, weight room, ping-pong, pool/billiards, televisions, and a music room with pianos on each side.
Landon
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 300
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Single or double
Special Features: Features a unique dining option that allows you to have your food cooked to order at the Creation Stations. Landon is also home to Totally Takeout.
Mason
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 600
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Single or double
Special Features: Hosts the residential option for Arts & Letters, a two-year residential program for freshmen enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.
Mayo
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Single, double
Special Features: Features one quiet floor for men.
McDonel
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 1000
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Much international exposure—especially good for students planning on study abroad.
Owen
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 900
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Houses graduate and professional students
Rather in Brody Complex
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 400
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen, some upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: The entire hall has a no-alcohol policy. Rather is also the most ethnically diverse hall on campus.
Shaw Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 600
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, double, or triple
Special Features: East Shaw is smoke-free. There is a quiet floor for both male and female students.
Snyder/Phillips
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 500
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, double
Special Features: Phillips is a quiet hall and has a Residence Halls Association movie office. Snyder is home to the Psychology Department.
Van Hoosen
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 80
Bathrooms: In apartments
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartment
Special Features: Women need a minimum GPA of 2.2 to live in this apartment complex. Students are placed on waiting list, so apply early.
Williams
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 500
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Single or double
Special Features: The only residence hall on campus where a meal plan is not required, and kitchenettes are supplied on each floor.
Wilson
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 1120
Bathrooms: In room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Wilson Hall is home to the Department of Residence Life and hosts the Multiracial Unity Living Experience (MRULE) program.
Wonders
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 500
Bathrooms: In room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite
Special Features: Has its own dining hall.
Yakeley/Gilchrist
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 500
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, double
Special Features: Dining room services and an Honors College floor. This is a combined house.