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On-Campus Housing Available?		Yes
Campus Housing Capacity		1,035
Average Housing Costs		$9,020
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus?		Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus		84%
Freshmen Living On Campus		100%
Number of Dormitories		18
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments		6
Best Freshman Dorms		Old Dorms (MacCracken, Dudley Lawrence, Titsworth, Gilbert)
Best Upperclassman Dorms		Andrews Court
Best Dorms		Andrews Court Gilbert MacCracken, Rothschild Suites Titsworth Tweed
Worst Dorms		Garrison Hill House Slonim Taylor Woods
Worst Freshman Dorms		Hill House
Worst Upperclassman Dorms		Hill House New Dorms (Rothschild, Garrison, Taylor)

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At Sarah Lawrence, single rooms are in high demand and roommates are commonly perceived as burdens. When the housing lottery rolls around, some students often join forces and petition for group living on campus, which offers singles, a kitchen, shared bathrooms, and a common room. Many others choose to take their chances solo. Typical upperclassman housing ranges from converted single-family homes along Mead Way to apartments in Rothschild or Hill to seven- or eight-person townhouses in Andrews Court and Slonim Woods. If you’re scouting out singles, check out MacCracken, Gilbert, and Titsworth. First-years are required to have a roommate and mostly wind up in mixed apartments in Hill or the more traditional college-dormy Taylor and Garrison. Smaller numbers of first-years wind up in spacious doubles or triples in the wooden-floored Westlands, Slonim House, Lynd, Tweed, or Andrews House. In general, dorm furniture is adequate, bathrooms are manageable, and the College is quick to respond to problems and repairs.

A place of concurrent scorn and affection is Hill House, a towering apartment structure on the outermost fringe of campus. The College owns the whole building, but some original tenants still remain and aren’t tolerant of noisy students. Students in Hill House enjoy the amenities of a modern apartment complex: kitchens, living rooms, elevators, large laundry facilities, two ground floor lounges, and a small convenience store. Yet, Hill House is a soul-crushing 10-minute walk from class, the murky corridors look like something out of a horror movie, and there’s a major highway right across the street—students either love it or hate it.

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Campus Housing at Sarah Lawrence College

ImmunetoGloom

Psychology & Counseling '14

A+

I live in the Shire, and Hogwarts.

Our housing is the best housing i've ever seen. HUGE rooms for every student, of all kinds of architecture. Great closet space, marble claw-footed bathtubs, old mansions, apartment-styled suites, and much more. You can enjoy any possible configuration of living here, and the campus is gorgeous. We also have maids that clean up public spaces, bathrooms and living rooms that have more than 6 people using them- which rocks.

Apr 16, 2012

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Campus Housing at Sarah Lawrence College

hadams

Early Childhood Education '15

A-

Andrews House

Andrews House and Andrews court are the best places to live on campus. Not many people live off campus. Fear the New Dorms and Hill House.

Nov 16, 2011

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Campus Housing at Sarah Lawrence College

mdennis14

Liberal Arts and Humanities '14

B+

Housing at Sarah Lawrence College

Housing at Sarah Lawrence can be hit or miss. Your first year, you're placed based on your responses on a general survey, but the location itself is fairly random. First-years can end up in one the warm, homey, well-kept houses in the Mead Way neighborhood, or the standard college experience "New Dorms" ("New" being circa-1980...original paint job and all).

In the years following your first, you're assigned a lottery number, with which you bid against your classmates for the best rooms on campus. The lower your number and higher your class status (upper/underclassman), the better your chances are of scoring a lovely room.

May 09, 2011

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User rating for Sarah Lawrence College - Campus Housing is 4.6 out of 5 based on 20 user reviews.

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Types of Housing Offered		Coed dorms Green/sustainable housing options are available. Men's dorms Theme housing Wellness housing Women's dorms
Room Types		doubles Singles triples
What You Get		Bed Closet Desk and chair Dresser Internet connection Phone jack
Also Available		You can apply for theme housing during the housing lottery. Typically, you find students who share a common interest and petition together. Examples of theme houses include the International Cooking House and the Art Collective. If you are conscious of your global footprint, Warren Green is a great option. You and your housemates live and cook together using only locally-grown food. The idea behind Warren Green is all-sustainable housing.

Available for Rent

Storage containers can be rented to hold your stuff between semesters.

Cleaning Service

Common lavatories of cooperative housing are cleaned once a week. In some, garbage is removed and spare toilet paper supplied. For individual rooms in dormitories such as MacCracken, you’re responsible for your own bathroom and garbage.

Did You Know?

What Sarah Lawrence refers to as the "New Dorms," although most recently renovated, are not actually new; in fact, most students prefer to end up in the "Old Dorms," such as MacCracken, Dudley Lawrence, Titsworth, or Gilbert. The cluster of Taylor, Garrison, and Rothschild make up the "New Dorms."
SLC has all-gender suites, rooms, and bathrooms, meaning that guys and girls can live together.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Andrews House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchenette, spiral staircase to second floor

Brebner
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen, small dining area; converted single-family home

Dudley Lawrence
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles, triples)
Special Features: This dorm was named after Sarah Lawrence's son.

Garrison
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen

Gilbert
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles)
Special Features: This is a queit alcohol-free residence.

Kober
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Common area, large community kitchen; Early Childhood Center on first floor

Lynd House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Converted single-family home; short walk to any destination

MacCracken
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Dance studio, faculty offices, meeting room, 24-hour study area

Mansell
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Community kitchen area, small dining area; converted single-family home

Morris
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchen, small dining area; converted single-family home

Perkins
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community ktichen, large common room; converted single-family home

Schmidt
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Common room, community kitchen, small dining area; converted single-family home

Slonim House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Adjacent to Visual Arts Building

Taylor
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Community kitchenette in Taylor B

Titsworth
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, suites
Special Features: Community kitchenette; Barbara Walters is rumored to have lived here when she attended SLC.

Tweed
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Backyard area, community kitchen; converted single-family home

Warren Green
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: <20
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: First sustainable house on campus; features community garden, energy-efficient appliances, solar panels

Westlands
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 20–49
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Triples
Special Features: Main administration building; students reside on the third floor—mostly freshmen.

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Andrews Court
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 10–24
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Units feature a common area and small kitchen.

Curtis
Floors: 2
Number of Units: <10
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Four-bedroom apartments (singles, doubles)
Special Features: Units include common area and kitchen; located next to the Early Childhood Center

Hill House
Floors: 6
Number of Units: 25–49
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Close to the Campbell Sports Center
Special Features: Computer lounge, TV lounge

Morrill
Floors: 2
Number of Units: <10
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Morrill is connected to the president's house.
Special Features: Nine students share two bathrooms and a kitchen.

Rothschild
Floors: 3
Number of Units: <10
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments (singles)
Special Features: Units include air conditioning, kitchen, living room, small dining area; located right next to the Performing Arts Center

Slonim Woods
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 10–24
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Eight-bedroom apartments (singles)
Special Features: Units include common area and small kitchen.

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