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Quick Stats

On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 7,144
Average Housing Costs $5,862
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 65%
Number of Dormitories 13
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 5
Best Dorms Building 28, Building 30, Gleason
Worst Dorms
  • Ellingson
  • Helen Fish Hall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Many students choose to live on campus all four years at RIT. A good majority of these students feel that living on campus is convenient, mainly because of the proximity to classes and school facilities, and because they don’t have to worry about paying rent every month. Also, utilities, including Ethernet, local phone bill, and cable, are included in the rent that students do pay. However, it is true that Residence Life is usually not very helpful, and students have to be persistent in order to get answers from them. As for the dorms at RIT, they are all in good condition. Each dorm was recently renovated, and all dorms undergo thorough inspection each summer to ensure that each facility stays up to par. You will be charged for any damage done to your room at the end of the year, so it is important to record the condition of your room when you move in. Be sure to jot down (or take pictures of) any problems or deficiencies that you may notice.

On-campus apartments can be a great, affordable living option for students, but they are hard to come by. The best way to go about getting an on-campus apartment is to check the housing Web site. There are always lists of people who are looking for roommates, sometimes due to co-op. Apartment living is a bit more relaxed than dorm life, and students generally feel a bit more on their own. There are no RAs watching over you, and it is easier to get away with having a drink now and then. Parties are tolerated by administration in all RIT apartments—to a certain extent, of course. There are rules that students are expected to follow: no charging fellow students a fee to drink, parties are to be kept small (usually under 20 students), and (here’s the big one) no underage drinking. For the most part, you won’t have a problem with Campus Safety as long as you keep the party fairly quiet after midnight. Also, it is important not to let your guests congregate outside; drunken college students normally have a tough time keeping quiet.

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Campus Housing at Rochester Institute of Technology

MellK

'15

Graphic Design

4.6
A

RIT Dorms

Dorms are an interesting culture. I'd say culture because there's nothing else like it in the world. People staying up and yelling and playing loud music till 2:30 or 3 in the morning is completely normal. Also normal is spontaneous nudity. It happens. The nice thing is that all your friends are right there with you and if you want to go visit them at midnight and watch a movie, hey, why not? Nobody's there to say you can't. Yes, there are quiet hours here, and it's nice when people respect them, but that doesn't always happen. The Special Interest houses (especially Art House!!!) are really nice too!

As a reminder: There will probably be people who don't shower and don't clean up after themselves and live like pigs. It's a fact of life. I dealt with a few.

And if you happen to want to switch dorms like I did, the process is remarkably easy. It takes a few weeks but it's not too bad.

Jan 11, 2012

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Campus Housing at Rochester Institute of Technology

carlyschriever15

'15

Clinical Laboratory Technician

N/A

Housing Operations

I think housing operations is doing good. Whenever the people who lives dorm need to fix, the staff fix right away. These cost is little expensive but in good conditions to live.

Jan 03, 2012

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Campus Housing at Rochester Institute of Technology

KeilaC

'13

Marketing

3.1
B-

Dorms Are for Freshmen

Most of the people living in the dorms are freshmen. Riverknoll is SUPER cheap, but kinda run-down. UC is most expensive, but fully-furnished.

Oct 29, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate campus housing on the following subjects

Facts

Room Types
  • Doubles
  • Quads
  • Singles
  • Triples
Bed Types
  • Bunkable beds
  • Lofts
  • Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Closet
  • Desk
  • Desk drawer set
  • Dresser
Also Available Theme or “lifestyle” floors, such as alcohol- and substance- free, intensified study, over-21, nonsmoking, and Greek housing are all available by request through Residence Life.

Available for Rent

AC units

Cleaning Service

Cleaning service is provided for the floor and common areas, but not individual rooms or apartments.

Did You Know?

One feature RIT is very proud of is its special-interest housing. Special-interest houses such as Photo House, Art House, Computer Science House, and House of General Science allow students to live on a floor with a group of students with similar interests. It is not required that a student be academically involved with the major in question; if he or she is interested in computer science, art, or is just friends with those who are, then they are eligible to live on one of the lifestyle floors.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Building 28
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 138
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: No, men only
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Independent all-male floor, Kappa Delta Rho House, Phi Delta Theta House, Delta Sigma Phi House, Phi Sigma Kappa House

Building 30
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 138
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Large lounge area, males and females are on single-sex floors

Building 32
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 64
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Zeta Tau Alpha House, Sigma Sigma Sigma House, some floors are for males only

Carlton Gibson Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 292
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Intensified study floors, nonsmoking, some floors for males only

Eugene Colby Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 215
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Art House, Unity House, International House, House of General Science, some floors for females only

Frances Baker Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 138
Bathrooms: Shared by the floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Alcohol/substance-free and Honors housing, nonsmoking

Helen Fish Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 357
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Alcohol- and substance-free floors, Wellness floors, some floors for men only

Kate Gleason Hall
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 331
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Smoke-free building

Mark Ellingson Hall
Floors: 12
Number of Occupants: 600
Bathrooms: Shared by floor or suite
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles, single-sex suites, triples
Special Features: Intensified study floors, nonsmoking

Nathaniel Rochester Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 331
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Engineering House, Computer Science House, Photo House

Peter Peterson Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 102
Bathrooms: Shared by floor or suite
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Single, double, single-sex suites
Special Features: 21-and-over floor, alcohol- and substance-free floor, some floors males only, nonsmoking

Sol Heumann Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 328
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Some floors for males only, nonsmoking

Tower C
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 23
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Single-sex suites
Special Features: Some floors are for males only

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Colony Manor
Bathrooms: One full, or one and a half
Coed: Yes
Room Types: One-, two-, or four-person apartments
Special Features: All utilities included, computer lab in building, volleyball and basketball courts, two Ethernet jacks

Perkins Green
Bathrooms: One full
Coed: Yes
Room Types: One- or two-bedroom apartments
Special Features: All utilities are included, one or two Ethernet jacks in each apartment, in ideal location near residence halls, academic buildings, Gracies, and the Commons

Raquet Club
Bathrooms: One and a half
Coed: Yes
Room Types: One-bedroom apartments for one or two people
Special Features: All utilities included, one Ethernet, three miles off campus in country-like setting

Riverknoll
Bathrooms: One full
Coed: Yes
Room Types: One bedroom apartment, two- or three-bedroom townhouses for one, three, or four people
Special Features: All utilities included, no Ethernet connections

University Commons
Bathrooms: Two full
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Four-bedroom apartment for four people
Special Features: All utilities included, one Ethernet jack per bedroom and one in living room, furnished individual leases

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