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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 2,239
Average Housing Costs $7,774
Undergrads Living On Campus 45%
Number of Dormitories 7
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 2
Best Dorms
  • Cabrini Hall
  • Xavier Hall
Worst Dorms
  • Aquinas Hall
  • Serra Hall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

If you are a freshman, and live on campus, you will be living in Boland or Aquinas Hall—drop down on your knees and beg for Boland. Boland Hall houses more than 1,000 freshmen, and half of them are of the opposite sex. This will be the first time that most of the students will be living on their own, which will form special bonds within the confines of the dormitory. Aquinas is a dungeon: dark, damp, and confusing to find your way around. As you progress through the University, you have other choices of residency—Xavier being the biggest, and most sought after, dorm. It is the most appealing because it is the newest dorm with the biggest rooms, and it is located at the center of campus. Xavier is the choice of most of the athletes, who get first crack at picking their residency, which speaks volumes to its popularity. Cabrini is where many Greeks live, Neumann is a middle-of-the-line dormitory, and then there is Serra, which is the Aquinas equivalent of upperclassmen’s dormitories.

If you would prefer to feel like you are living off campus, but still need financial aid to pay for housing, Ora Manor and Turrell Manor are calling your name. Ora Manor sits about half a mile from campus, but has all the great feelings of a real apartment, down to paying for utilities. Turrell Manor is similar, except is directly across the street from campus and demands community service from all its residents. A word of warning if you choose to live in Ora or Turrell Manor: don’t think that because you live there that you will get a parking pass for campus; the administration doesn’t consider you a commuter.

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Campus Housing at Seton Hall University

niquemickz

'15

Psychology

3.1
B-

Noise Vs. Peace

The cost for living on campus is ridiculously high, but the benefit of being so close to your classes is great. If you are a freshman Boland and Aquinas would be where you stay and on Thursday nights is where it gets loud. Other Halls are for upperclassmen and it is much better than the freshmen dorms. We have a lot of floor interactions and meetings, to better get to know your neighbors and there are places where you can hang out late.

Nov 07, 2011

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Campus Housing at Seton Hall University

Gabriella111

'14

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

4.2
A-

Campus Life at Seton Hall University

Campus life is very fun and helps with the availability of library, activities and other groups.

Oct 08, 2011

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adaluisio

'14

Public Relations

2.7
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Many Students Commute -- and It Is No Mystery as to Why.

The freshman dorms are horrible -- but that's to be expected. Once you get through your freshman year, dorms do improve slightly, but there is still not a large variety of where you can live. Upperclassmen have 3 buildings to choose from on campus, and 2 apartments (that are far enough that require you to have a car) off campus.

Aug 08, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Room Types
  • Apartments – Two-bedroom apartments house three people in a single, double; three-bedroom apartments house five people in a single, two doubles.
  • Standard – Students share a large central bathroom facility.
  • Suite-style – Students share a semi-private bathroom and a common living area.
Bed Types
  • Bunkable beds
  • Lofts
  • Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Bookshelf
  • Closet or wardrobe
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet and cable television jack
  • Free campus phone calls
  • Personal AC/heating units
  • Telephone
Also Available Special-interest housing and disability accommodations

Available for Rent

Bed lofts

Minifridge

Safes

Cleaning Service

In public areas. The staff cleans community bathrooms daily.

Did You Know?

All campus residents get free cable with HBO and access to closed-circuit Pirate TV.

All residence halls on campus are air conditioned.

Each residence hall has a front desk staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by a staff member. Between 8 a.m. and midnight, desk assistants, who are trained student monitors, also staff the front desks.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Aquinas Hall
Floors: 2, plus a basement
Number of Occupants: 279
Bathrooms: In-suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Two-room suites with hall and bathroom
Special Features: Recreation area, study lounge, laundry.

Boland Hall North
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 365
Bathrooms: Two rooms share
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard
Special Features: Recreation area, study lounge, laundry, health services, chapel, television lounge, pool tables.

Boland Hall South
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 244
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard, triple occupancy on corners
Special Features: Recreation area, study lounge, health services.

Cabrini Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 231
Bathrooms: In-suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two or three rooms in a suite with a hall and bathroom
Special Features: Recreation area, laundry.

Neumann Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 145
Bathrooms: In-suite
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two- or three-room suites with a hall and bathroom
Special Features: Recreation area, television room, study lounge.

Serra Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 147
Bathrooms: In-suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two- or three-room suites with a hall and bathroom
Special Features: Recreation area, study lounge.

Xavier Hall
Floors: 3 floors and a 7-floor tower
Number of Occupants: 516
Bathrooms: In-room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two rooms with a conjoined bathroom
Special Features: Recreation area, study lounge, laundry.

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Ora Manor Apartments
Floors: 5
Number of Units: 100
Bathrooms: In apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments
Special Features: Residents have a full kitchen, wall-to-wall carpeting, some apartments have balconies, all have sofas, and kitchen table/chairs. Three-bedroom apartments have 1 ½ baths.

Turrell Manor
Floors: 4
Number of Units: 85
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Includes community service and application-based housing
Special Features: Residents have a full kitchen, wall-to-wall carpeting, sofas, and kitchen table/chairs.

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