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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 946
Average Housing Costs $5,550
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 64%
Number of Dormitories 31
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 2
Best Dorms
  • Anna Mann
  • Bragdon Hall
  • Old Dorm Block (ODB)
Worst Dorms The Foster/Scholz Block

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Your enjoyment of living on campus at Reed depends on your willingness to sacrifice space and privacy for the ability to meet a ton of nice people in a cozy, close environment. Although campus rooms generally lack in size, the dorms themselves usually contain almost every amenity that a student could want: a fully-stocked kitchen, large and inviting social rooms, and all those wild and crazy college antics you’ve heard so much about. Actually, the Reed on-campus experience presents a great opportunity to truly get a feel for Reed, as you meet a diverse group of students from all places and background, and share a reasonably-sized space with them. As one student commented, friendships spawn in the dorms, not in classes. Reed offers many dorms to choose from, each varying in size, age, and appeal. However, unless you are extra picky, your freshman dorm generally depends on the luck of the draw; you could end up in the smallest room in the worst dorm or in a great dorm in a room overflowing with space. After freshman year, students either enter a campus-wide housing lottery, or apply to live in a theme dorm or a language house if they desire to remain on campus. Generally, half the people that apply to live on campus for their upperclassmen years receive housing.

However, Reed now has a policy guaranteeing sophomore housing. People who really desire to live on campus generally can find their way into the dorms with little effort. In terms of individual dorms, most people either prefer the newest dorms or the oldest dorms, with Old Dorm Block, Bragdon, and Steele being the most popular living locations. At times, dorms can be conducive to studying, but your best bet would still be the library.

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Campus Housing at Reed College

tbrandow

'14

Religious Studies

4.6
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Dorms Are Great

The dorms on campus have a lot of character. Some are, I admit, rather homely (The Asylum Block--not its official name--and cross canyon dorms specifically), but almost all are spacious, unique, and harbor wonderful communities. Theme dorms are housed in specific areas (res life usually puts them in the ugliest dorms so people can actually choose to live in them) and attract quite the followings and stereotypes from people outside of them. We also keep getting new dorms, and the newest are both larger and nicer than the old ones, though Anna Mann and ODB will always be the most beautiful. Even the crappiest dorms have lounges and, generally, full or partial kitchens on every floor.

May 27, 2011

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Campus Housing at Reed College

Cneumann

'13

Psychology Studies

4.6
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Dorms

Living on campus is great, especially because the campus itself is so small. Every dorm is close to something good.

The best dorm is probably Anna Mann, or one of the language houses, because they're cottage-style and feel more like a house than a dorm.

ODB is great because it's 100 years old with a ton of history, but it can be drafty and spooky, especially at night.

The cross-canyon dorms are good because they're rich in community, but the rooms are a little small.

Naito/Sullivan are great because they're new, with lots of huge windows, but the rooms there are also a bit small.

FSM are considered the worst dorms, but are still good. They're mostly considered unfavorable because of room size and the state of the hallways, which are kind of "asylum-style."

Oct 24, 2010

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Campus Housing at Reed College

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The dorms are great; I haven’t...

The dorms are great; I haven’t heard of anyone who dislikes their dorm. I’m in substance-free, in Steele east, and I love my dormies. The community here is welcoming, open, and accepting. The building itself is great. My room has an eastern exposure with a large sloped window that lets in light and warmth in the morning. All freshmen live in split doubles, with people having to go through their roommate’s room to get to the hall, but all upperclassmen that live on campus have singles.

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Room Types
  • Divided doubles
  • Divided triples
  • Open (undevided) Doubles
  • Singles
Bed Types Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection
  • Overhead light
  • Phone jack
  • Shelves
  • Window coverings
Also Available Theme dorm options, substance-free dorms, quiet dorms, cat dorms

Cleaning Service

Yes, Reed dorms do have cleaners who come every day. They clean the kitchens, hallways, social rooms, and bathrooms; they avoid the dorm bedrooms.

Did You Know?

Freshman rooms are usually either divided doubles or divided triples. Rarely do freshmen have to live in the same room with another student. After freshman year, Reed students living on campus are guaranteed a single. Additionally, there is a special housing lottery for seniors who want to live on campus in a selection of some of the best rooms on campus.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Anna Mann
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 30
Bathrooms: Community (one or two per floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, divided doubles
Special Features: Communal kitchen with stove, microwave, and refrigerator, social rooms with a television, spacious laundry facilities

Bragdon Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 62
Bathrooms: Six total (one on the first floor, three on the second floor, two on the third floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen and sophomores
Room Types: Singles, divided doubles
Special Features: Communal kitchens with a stove, microwave, and refrigerator, social rooms with couches, a big-screen television, bay windows that overlook Reed Lake and the canyon, laundry room, storage room, indoor bike storage area

Canyon, Farm & Garden Houses
Number of Occupants: 8 in Canyon House, 7 in Farm House, 10 in Garden house
Coed: Yes
Room Types: All singles except for two doubles in Farm House
Special Features: common spaces, kitchens,dining rooms, laundry facilities & storage rooms. Theme dorms

The Cross Canyon Residence Halls (Chittick, McKinley, Woodbridge, Griffin)
Floors: 3 each
Number of Occupants: 25-27 each
Bathrooms: Community (two per floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, divided and undivided doubles, divided triples
Special Features: Full kitchens, large social rooms each with a large television, theme dorms or quiet dorms available. Theme dorms (Cross Canyon 'Theme Park')

The Foster/Scholz Block (Foster, Scholz, Macnaughton)
Floors: 3 each
Number of Occupants: 45 in Foster, 43 in Scholz, 70 in MacNaughton
Bathrooms: Community (one per floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, divided doubles, doubles
Special Features: Social rooms, a fully-stocked kitchen, laundry, Theme dorm

The Grove: Bidwell, Aspen, Sequoia & Sitka
Floors: 3 each
Number of Occupants: 29 in Bidwell, 29 in Aspen, 31 in Sequoia, 36 in Sitka
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles and doubles, one triple in Sitka
Special Features: First floor living and dining areas and kitchens, tv rooms with cable channels and dvd players, study rooms, a laundry room, plus outdoor "spill-out" terraces for socializing. These buildings were designed with sustainibility in mind and are LEED certified.

Naito and Sullivan Halls
Floors: 3 each
Number of Occupants: 74 in Naito, 83 in Sullivan
Bathrooms: Community (four per floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, divided doubles
Special Features: Social rooms with fully-stocked kitchens, occasional theme dorms in certain dorms, substance-free dorm in Sullivan

Old Dorm Block (Abington, Doyle, Eastport, Kerr, Ladd, Quincy, Westport, Winch)
Floors: 3 each
Number of Occupants: 118
Bathrooms: Community (two per floor)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, divided doubles
Special Features: kitchenettes, a reservable lounge with pool table, a laundry room, and storage space

Woodstock Language Houses (Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish)
Floors: 2 each
Number of Occupants: 7–8 in each house except 17 in Spanish House
Bathrooms: Two per house
Coed: Yes
Residents: Students who demonstrate second-year language proficiency
Room Types: Single
Special Features: Students are encouraged to speak primarily in language of the house and are aided by live-in language scholars and native-speaking students. The houses have bookshelves filled with educational materials and TVs with cable programming from the cultures.

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Birchwood Apartments
Number of Units: 24 townhouse style two bedroom apts, 6 single level two bedroom apts, & 8 one bedroom apts
Bathrooms: private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: singles
option to be on or off a board plan, remains open to students during winter and summer breaks
Special Features: Fully-furnished apartments with full kitchens, baths, living room

Reed College Apartments (RCAs)
Floors: 3 each
Number of Units: 13 one-beroom apts, 14 single level two bedroom apts & 8 townhouse style two bedroom apts
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
option to be on or off a board plan, remains open to students during winter and summer breaks
Special Features: Fully-furnished apartments with full kitchens, baths, living rooms

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