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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 9,950
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 24%
Number of Dormitories 35
Best Dorms
  • Lincoln Tower
  • Morrill Tower
  • Park Hall
  • Smith Hall
  • Stradley Hall
Worst Dorms Canfield

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There are three main housing quarters on campus: North, South, and the Towers. North Campus is considered the place for quiet living and for those who don’t seek out a huge social life. South Campus dorms are a bit louder, since they house the majority of the incoming freshman class. Towers are nearly ignored because of their distance from the main campus. Most students agree that all the dorms could use some work—don’t expect to be wowed by your living facilities.

The best advice is to choose an area to live in based on what type of environment you’re most likely to enjoy. It really boils down to what attitude you have and what types of people you want to be around. North and the Towers tend to be less noisy and better places to study, overall. In these dorms, you get two rooms and your own bathroom, as well as air-conditioning. South Campus dorms are known throughout the University for a much more relaxed and outgoing atmosphere. Most South dorms do not have their own bathrooms, and they are generally smaller and uglier than North; you do have fewer people in each room, however. Another important thing to consider is location: most classes are held closer to North Campus, and this can mean a lot when it’s below freezing outside and there’s snow on the ground. All of the dorms are in sore need of updating—everything was built in the ‘50s and ‘60s, and you can tell—with the possible exception of the Towers. A final word of advice: if you have the chance, loft your bed and drop your desk. You’ll see why.

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Campus Housing at Ohio State University

johnpiks

'14

Accounting

4.2
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Dorms

The freshman dorms at Ohio State are nothing to write home about. IF you have air conditioning then there shouldn't be a problem. Avoid the dorms where there is no air, also don't live up North.

Feb 06, 2012

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Campus Housing at Ohio State University

Desie

'15

Communications

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Great Variety

I am only a freshman, but there are countless dorms reserved only for freshmen and most of them are nice and up-to-date. South Campus is currently working on installing AC/Heat for its dorms, but even without it it's never too hot or too cold. South Campus is near High Street (the main street of Columbus) and has the best choices for food. North Campus is really close to central campus and classrooms, and West Campus is the place to be if you want to be near the Recreation and Physical Activity Center, or RPAC.

Feb 04, 2012

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clairbullock

'14

Environmental Studies

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The Thompson Library

The Thompson Library is great- it's huge, very quiet, really conducive to studying. I love to be here. The only drawback is it can get SUPER crowded come exam weeks, so I usually either get here really early, or stay in my apartment to study. Most days, though, it's a really great place to be.

Feb 04, 2012

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Facts

Room Types
  • Doubles
  • Quads
  • Singles
  • Super doubles
Bed Types Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Cable TV and phone jacks
  • Chairs
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection
  • Free campus and local phone calls
  • In-room voicemail
  • Lamp
  • MicroFridge
  • Window coverings
Also Available In terms of living, there are quiet-study and substance-free floors, as well as a whole host of special-interest housing. Some include the Tiernan Project, which has a whole floor of a dorm and is dedicated to community service, ICLC (InterClass Living Center) a freshman mentor program, MIF (Music Interest Floor), CIF (Computer Interest Floor), CLC (Community Living Center) and ILC (International Living Center).

Cleaning Service

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Students are responsible for cleaning their own rooms. Housekeeping staff are responsible for cleaning the public areas (hallways, lounges), public restrooms, and bathrooms shared by clustered rooms. Students with bathroom facilities in their individual rooms or suites are responsible for cleaning their own bathrooms.

Did You Know?

All campus residents get free cable TV.

Ohio State has started its own student-run television station, BUCK-iTV, available on the campus network.

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Archer House (North Campus)
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Private, shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles and 2-person superdouble lofts
Special Features: Newly renovated rooms and common area spaces, kitchen and laundry facilities on ground floor, and wireless internet

Baker Hall East and Baker Hall West (South Campus)
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 328 in East, 402 in West
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and triples
Special Features: Computer lab, Buckeye Express, bike room, Baker Hall East is part of the John Glenn Institute Living-Learning program, and Baker Hall West is part of the Visual and Performing Arts Living-Learning program.

Barrett House (North Campus)
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 181
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads, and super doubles
Special Features: Air-conditioning, cafeteria, laundry facilities, weight/rec room, Tomorrow’s Teachers and Biological Sciences Scholars programs.

Blackburn House (North Campus)
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 174
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads, and super doubles
Special Features: Air-conditioning, bike room, laundry facilities, weight/rec room, home of MUNDO Living-Learning program.

Bradley-Paterson Halls (South Campus)
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 350 in Bradley, 357 in Paterson
Bathrooms: Corridor, with a few exceptions
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, and quads
Special Features: Weight/rec room, connected to Siebert via basement, Honors residence hall, laundry facilities.

Buckeye Village (North Campus)
Number of Occupants: 224 one-bedroom apartments, 172 two-bedroom apartments
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Married students and students with dependent children in their custody
Room Types: One- or two-bedroom apartments
Special Features: Buckeye Village is a community of Ohio State students who have families residing with them during their time at OSU.Two-bedroom apartments are available to families with children and can house up to two adults and four children. Apartments are fully furnished apartments with utilities included.

Canfield Hall (South Campus)
Floors: 4 + basement
Number of Occupants: 312
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, and quads
Special Features: Nursing and Allied Medical Professions Living-Learning programs, laundry facilities.

Drackett Tower (North Campus)
Floors: 12
Number of Occupants: 472
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and quads
Special Features: Kitchen and laundry facilities, weight/rec room, air-conditioning.

Fechko House (South Campus)
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 17
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Part of Alumnae Scholarship Housing (ASH), works in collaboration with the Alumnae Housing Scholarship Board, two kitchens, TV lounge, laundry and dining room, study areas.

German House (South Campus)
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 9
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, one double, and one triple
Special Features: Highlights German language and culture, public lounge and kitchen.

Halloran House (North Campus)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 138
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads, and super doubles
Special Features: Mount Leadership Society Living-Learning program, air-conditioning, laundry facilities.

Hanley House (South Campus)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 17
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and one triple
Special Features: Alumnae Scholarship Housing, house manager delegates chores, food manager delegates ordering food for the house, computer and TV lounge, kitchen, dining room, front porch with swing, central heating/air-conditioning, and finished basement.

Haverfield House (North Campus)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 165
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads, and super doubles
Special Features: Air-conditioning, laundry facilities.

Houck House (North Campus)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 163
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads, and super doubles
Special Features: Air-conditioning, kitchen and laundry facilities, Women in Engineering Living-Learning program.

Jones Graduate Tower (North Campus)
Floors: 13
Number of Occupants: 212
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Grad students
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Air-conditioning, wall-to-wall carpeting, private bathrooms, swimming pool, kitchen, laundry facilities.

Lincoln House (West Campus)
Floors: 23
Number of Occupants: 416
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Doubles, quads
Special Features: Air-conditioning, kitchen and laundry facilities, Honors Living-Learning program.

Mack Hall (South Campus)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 417
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, and quads
Special Features: Stadium scholarship, weight/rec room, cafeteria dining hall, and convenience store.

Morrill Tower (West Campus)
Floors: 23
Number of Occupants: 1,117
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Doubles, quads
Special Features: Air-conditioning, kitchen and laundry facilities, African American and substance-free Living-Learning programs.

Morrison Tower (South Campus)
Floors: 10 + basement
Number of Occupants: 464
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and quads
Special Features: Air-conditioning, International House, Spanish Language and Culture Living-Learning program, kitchen, laundry

Neil Avenue (South Campus)
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 186
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: TV lounge, conference room, the MarketPlace is located on the first floor, laundry facilities, study areas, vending machines.

Neilwood Gables (North Campus)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 112
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Range stove, upperclassman Living-Learning program, and laundry facilities.

Norton House (North Campus)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 145
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, quads, and super doubles
Special Features: Food, Agriculture, Pre-Veterinary, and Natural Resources Living-Learning programs, air-conditioning, weight/rec room, and laundry facilities.

Nosker House (North Campus)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 642
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, quads, and super doubles
Special Features: Ford Living-Learning program, air-conditioning, laundry and kitchen facilities.

Park Hall (South Campus)
Floors: 11
Number of Occupants: 381
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and triples
Special Features: First-year residence hall, laundry and kitchen facilities.

Pennsylvania Place (South Campus)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Shared by suites
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Lounge, public kitchen, central air-conditioning.

Pomerene House (South Campus)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 18
Bathrooms: 4
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and one triple
Special Features: Part of Alumnae Scholarship Housing (ASH), house manager delegates chores, food manager delegates ordering food for the house, finished basement, computer/TV lounge, kitchen, dining room, central heating/air-conditioning.

Scholars East (South Campus)
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 46
Bathrooms: 1 per 4 students
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles (singles for RAs)
Special Features: Two TV lounges, two public kitchens, laundry in building.

Scholars West (South Campus)
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 50
Bathrooms: 1 per 4 students
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles (singles for RAs)
Special Features: Two public kitchens, two TV lounges, laundry in house.

Scott Hall (North Campus)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 113
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, quads, and super doubles
Special Features: Health Sciences Scholars program, computer lab, laundry facilities, and weight/rec room.

Siebert Hall (South Campus)
Floors: 10
Number of Occupants: 303
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and quads
Special Features: Laundry and kitchen facilities, honors Living-Learning program, study rooms.

Smith Hall (South Campus)
Floors: 11
Number of Occupants: 426
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and quads
Special Features: Kitchen and laundry facilities, substance-free Living-Learning program, first-year residence hall.

Steeb Hall (South Campus)
Floors: 11
Number of Occupants: 426
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles and quads
Special Features: First-year residence hall, kitchen and laundry facilities, weight/rec room, Engineering Focus Community.

Stradley Hall (South Campus)
Floors: 11
Number of Occupants: 642
Bathrooms: Corridor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, and quads
Special Features: Kitchen and laundry facilities, weight/rec room, first-year residence hall, Social and Behavioral Sciences Focus Community.

Taylor Tower (North Campus)
Floors: 12
Number of Occupants: 576
Bathrooms: Room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples, and quads
Special Features: Kitchen and laundry facilities, huge lounge area.

Worthington Building (South Campus)
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Shared by suites
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Public lounge, community kitchen, central air-conditioning, laundry in building, study areas.

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