On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes
Campus Housing Capacity
5,988
Average Housing Costs
$7,270
Types of Housing Offered
- Coed dorms
- Fraternity/sorority housing
- Men's dorms
- Theme housing
- Wellness housing
- Women's dorms
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus?
Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus
65%
Freshmen Living On Campus
99%
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments
0
Best Freshman Dorms
- Allison Hall
- Bobb-McCullough Hall
- Elder Residential Community
- Willard Hall
Best Upperclassman Dorms
Kemper Hall
Worst Freshman Dorms
- North Mid-Quads (NMQ)
- Slivka Hall
- South Mid-Quads (SMQ)
Worst Upperclassman Dorms
- Bobb-McCullough Hall
- Foster-Walker Complex
Also Available
- 626 Emerson (Phi Mu Alpha fraternity house)
- 720 Emerson (Sigma Alpha Iota sorority house)
- Northwestern recently opened gender neutral housing. Here, males and females can be roommates. For the time being, the options are very limited and only offered in select areas of "Plex" (Foster-Walker).
Did You Know?
Residents can paint the walls of their sleeping rooms if they sign a room painting agreement, which can be obtained from the Housekeeping Office in the lobby of Foster-Walker.