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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 2,274
Average Housing Costs $8,090
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 31%
Number of Dormitories 12
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 5
Best Dorms
  • Boaz
  • Mary Hay
  • Peyton
  • Shuttles
Worst Dorms
  • Morrison-McGinnis
  • Perkins
  • Smith

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

It is required by the school that all first-year students live in the dorms. Even though some students choose to complain about their living situations, many will agree that the experience was worthwhile and essential to their introduction to SMU. The central areas in each quad provide a meeting spot and leisure area for the students. Many take advantage of the benches and beautiful landscaping SMU offers right in the middle of each quad. The only downside to living on campus is that some of the residence halls have not been renovated in a while. Peyton, Mary Hay, Shuttles, Perkins, Boaz, and Smith do not provide cable TV. The carpets in those dorms are decrepit, and the physical atmosphere in general has a somewhat retro feel. All of the halls are located in the same quad as a dining hall and require no more than five minutes to walk to class.

The dorms here at SMU function like a cabin at camp. Each student is supplied with the basics. The dorm rooms may not be spacious penthouse digs; however, the overall experience is the real focus. Everything can be enhanced, so think twice before complaining about your living situation. The beds can be bunked, pushed together, or lofted. If you find yourself uncomfortable in your bed, purchase a feather mattress cover. If you are tired of staring at white walls, then decorate them. The residence halls can be a fun experience if you are willing to let them provide everything that they are designed to, such as intramural sports, pizza and movie nights, game show nights, and much more.

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Campus Housing at Southern Methodist University

JLF5492

Business '14

5.0
A+

Fantastic

The campus housing at SMU is great, there are so many dorms you can choose from and there building new ones which are supposed to be the best dorms in TEXAS, STATE OF THE ART AND LEED CERTIFIED! GREAT HOUSING compared to other schools.

May 27, 2012

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Campus Housing at Southern Methodist University

broseph693

Finance '15

5.0
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The Best

Everyone that visits me notes that the dorms are the best they have ever seen. The only possible draw back is the price.

Feb 19, 2012

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Campus Housing at Southern Methodist University

samishobe

Biological Sciences '15

3.1
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Difficult

When living on campus, it is often very difficult to figure out the hours. It seems like a lot of the places close super early and are just open at very strange times. Off campus its easier to get food all the time but that costs money... soooooo as college students its often very annoying how everything seems like its never open

Jan 27, 2012

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User rating for Southern Methodist University - Campus Housing is 4.6 out of 5 based on 27 user reviews.

Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Room Types
  • double
  • Singles
  • triples
Bed Types
  • Bunkable beds
  • Lofts
  • Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Bookshelf
  • Closet
  • Desk
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection
  • Phone with voicemail
Also Available Apartments for married or single students, fraternity/sorority housing, theme housing (diversity, community service, Shared Interest Communities), wellness housing (substance-free)

Available for Rent

Mini-refrigerator

Cleaning Service

Community bathrooms and lounges are cleaned daily. Suite bathrooms are cleaned once a week.

Did You Know?
  • About 2,000 students live in one of the eleven residence halls.
  • Residence Life & Student Housing (RLSH) offers several intramural sports and other activities for residents to participate in.
  • A few dorms feature Learning Enhancement Assistants whose primary job is to monitor first-year students' academic progress and be a connection to the Learning Enhancement Center, which is a free tutoring service.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Boaz Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 197
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Movable furniture, cable TV, elevator, wheelchair-accessible rooms

Cockrell-McIntosh Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 209
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Study/computer room in the suite, movable furniture, cable TV in each room, elevator. Community: Four-class

Mary Hay Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 114
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Art gallery, painting studio, dance performance space, built-in furniture, elevator. Community: Fine arts

McElvaney Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 260
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Each floor has a lounge with computers, area desk on first floor, Mac’s Place and Midnight Express on first floor, cable TV in every room, movable furniture, elevator. Community: First-year

Morrison-McGinnis Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 201
Bathrooms: Shared and private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Lounge on every floor, study/computer rooms in the suite, movable furniture, elevator, cable TV in each room. Community: Four-class

Multicultural House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 14
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Large community kitchen, movable furniture. Community: Unity and diversity

Perkins Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 85
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Kitchens on every floor, movable furniture, laundry facilities on two floors, high ceilings, classes in the residence hall. Community: Hilltop Scholars; first-year

Peyton Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 94
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Largest rooms of all halls, laundry facilities on two floors, elevator, movable furniture. Community: Fine arts

Service House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 28
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: House pool table, ping pong table, large community kitchen, movable furniture. Community: Community service

Shuttles Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 147
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Microwaves available on three floors, hall pool table, built-in furniture, elevator. Community: Four-class

Smith Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 94
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Hall pool table, kitchens on two floors, movable furniture. Community: Wellness Connection

Virginia-Snider Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 257
Bathrooms: Shared and private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Sink in the room (Virginia), study room in the suite, cable TV in each room, movable furniture, two elevators, study lounges, two laundry facilities. Community: Honors

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Daniel House
Floors: Two-story townhouse-style apartments
Number of Units: 39
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen transfer students
Room Types: Three singles per unit
Special Features: Furnished, water and electric included, courtyard area. Community: Transfer and upper classmen

Hawk Hall
Floors: Three
Number of Units: 34
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen families
Room Types: Apartments
Special Features: Kitchenette, furnished, sink in the room. Community: Family-style one-bedroom apartments

Martin Hall
Floors: Three
Number of Units: 42
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Graduate students
Room Types: Apartments
Special Features: Kitchenette, furnished, sink in the room. Community: Single and married graduate student efficiency apartments

Moore Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Units: 120
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, apartments
Special Features: Kitchenette, furnished, cable TV in every apartment, elevator, sink in the room. Community: Upperclass and graduate efficiency apartments

SMU Apartments
Floors: Two
Number of Units: 240 (individual apartments)
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: One-bedroom, two-bedroom, effieciencies
Special Features: The building is owned and run by SMU, but residents pay monthly rent. Community: Upperclassmen

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