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Quick Stats

On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 2,892
Average Housing Costs $5,688
Undergrads Living On Campus 15%
Number of Dormitories 7
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 3
Best Dorms
  • Chapultepec
  • Cuicacalli Suites
  • University Towers
Worst Dorms
  • Tenochca
  • Zura

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

On-campus housing at San Diego State is an area that needs great improvement. While there are other options available for those who do not want to live in the traditional dormitories, those that do end up living in dorms such as Zura and Tenochca are genuinely displeased. Zura Hall is regarded as the worst living option, followed by Tenochca and University Towers. Dormitories at other schools are in much better condition, and the ones currently offered by the Office of Housing Administration are extremely outdated. Currently, there are no plans to renovate the dormitories anytime soon, but hopefully the administration is noticing what other schools are offering and they will soon change their mind. In the meantime, Cuicacalli Suites offer a much more pleasant experience if you are lucky enough to get in and wealthy enough to fork over the extra cash.

Compared to other schools, San Diego State is far behind in the quality of its standard dormitories. The school needs to update its dorms or it risks losing students to other apartment complexes and housing facilities. Even though the quality of these traditional residence halls lags behind, it is still the place you want to be if you’re looking to meet lots of new people your first year at school. Living in the dorms is quite an experience, and I think that everyone should do it for a year regardless of the quality of the facilities. Cuicacalli Suites and Piedra Del Sol Apartments offer a much nicer environment, though meeting new people is not as easy as in the traditional residence halls. Overall, the school has a lot of options, and one of them is sure to appeal to you. But even with a variety of living options, campus housing is in need of major improvement.

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Campus Housing at San Diego State University

aztec4life

'15

Business Administration and Management

5.0
A+

I love living in Cuicacalli Suites

Cuic suite living is the best! You share with 7 other people. I have my own single room and it's great. I have privacy when I want it or I can stick my head out and see who else is home. There's 2 bathrooms for 8 people and it's nice to only share a bathroom with 4 other girls. In the traditional dorms you have to share with the whole floor. There's even a pool to relax at after class. I became best friends with 2 of my suite mates the first weekend of school and I'm good friends with 2 others. I always have someone to go eat with or take the Trolley to Target. The other 3 girls I never even see. I actually wonder why they didn't request to live on a study only floor since they are not social at all. It's important you come to some kind of agreement re: having visitors and over night guests. And it's really convenient since the Dining Hall is in Cuic.

Jan 03, 2012

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RachelReyes

'15

Biology

4.6
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Description of Housing

I have only passed through and housing looks nice.

Jan 02, 2012

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Cokey8122

'15

Nursing

4.6
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It Is Fun

I feel like I have met a lot of new people and gotten a good college experience from living on campus. I would recommend it.

Jan 02, 2012

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Room Types
  • Apartments
  • Doubles
  • Mini-suites
  • Super-singles (single room with two closets and a couch, desk, dresser, bed, and table)
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Cable TV
  • Chair
  • Desk
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection
  • Hanging closet
  • Local phone calls and voicemail
  • MicroFridge
Also Available Substance-free living options, special-interest housing

Cleaning Service

Janitors clean public living areas and bathrooms daily

Did You Know?

Each of the residencies on campus carries a name with an ancient Aztec meaning. Chapultepec means “the hill of the grasshopper.” Cuicacalli means “the house of song.” The Maya and Olmeca halls of the LLC refer to the respective ancient civilizations. Tenochca is synonymous with the Aztec people. Villa Alvarado represents one of the Aztec’s “golden cities.” Piedra Del Sol literally means “house of the sun.” The true meaning of Zura is mysterious with interpretations ranging from a pigeon to a dove.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Chapultepec Hall
Floors: 11
Number of Occupants: 540
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, super-singles
Special Features: Study lounge, recreation room, TV lounge, community kitchen, laundry facility, recently updated furniture, access to Cuicacalli Suites swimming pool

Cuicacalli Suites
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 686
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: In-house dining facility, convenience store, Aztec Grill, swimming pool, sand volleyball court, extended quiet study, substance-free floors, Honors house

Maya Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Freshmen Living and Learning community, laundry room, study room, recreation room, TV lounge, 24-hour computer lab, community kitchen

Olmeca Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Freshmen Living and Learning community, laundry room, study room, recreation room, TV lounge, community kitchen

Tenochca Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 380
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, super-singles
Special Features: Central TV lounge, community kitchen, laundry facility

University Towers
Floors: 9
Number of Occupants: 560
Bathrooms: Semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Mini-suites
Special Features: In-house dining facility, swimming pool, private parking

Zura Hall
Floors: 9
Number of Occupants: 585
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclssmen
Room Types: Single, double
Special Features: Multi-purpose room, central lounge, meeting room, community kitchen, laundry facility, and one TV lounge per floor

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Piedra Del Sol Apartments
Floors: 4
Number of Units: 66 units
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments (2-, 3-, and 4-person)
Special Features: Special Features:Entertainment center with a big screen TV, surround sound stereo and a billiards table, gas barbeque grills and a picnic area in the center courtyard, technology center, hot tub, laundry

University Towers
Floors: 9
Number of Units: 560
Bathrooms: Semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Mini-suites
Special Features: In-house dining facility, swimming pool, private parking

Villa Alvarado Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 90 units
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen, transfer students
Room Types: Apartments with two double bedrooms
Special Features: Faculty-in-residence, 10 MB Ethernet connection, local telephone, voicemail and cable services at no additional cost

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