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Campus Housing

Quick Stats

On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 6,215
Average Housing Costs $7,036
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 65%
Number of Dormitories 5
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 2

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The most important part of having a pleasant dorm experience at Binghamton is finding the community that best suits you. Having one or more roommates you do not get along with will only aggravate you and make your life in college more difficult. Student descriptions of the different communities may indeed be stereotypes, but they have been established for many years now and are probably the best guide for picking the community that matches your personality.

It is true that the newer dorms like Mohawk and Mountainview are nicer, but they are also much more popular. Overcrowding is a major problem at Binghamton, and the more popular dorms tend to fill up very quickly. If you choose a place to live based on what you believe is the best community, rather than trying to get into the most modern dorm, you are much more likely to be happy with your arrangement.

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Campus Housing at SUNY Binghamton University

lynch1464

Biology '13

3.5
B

From an Upperclassman Off-Campus

The first two years, I lived on campus. I lived in a suite with 5 other people, which consisted of three doubles, a common room, and a shower/bathroom. I lived in CIW (College in the Woods) which I was led to believe was the most social dorm. However, the floor that I lived on rarely if ever interacted with each other, and I wound up becoming great friends with my suitemates. If you want the best dorms, move into Newing, or the new Dickinson (when it is finally built). Mountainview is nice, but isolated, and Hinman is little Tokyo. Regardless of what you believe, the community stereotypes vary wildly, and just because you choose the "least social" community doesnt mean that it will be, much like how the "most social" community can be a ghost town (depending on the floor). Housing process is alright, and cost is what it is for a state school.

Bottom line: It's a toss up. Some people love dorm living, they love the social atmosphere, they love the convenience of waking up and going to class, and coming back to nap for a half hour (which, I do have to say, is what I miss the most). Go in there with an open mind, and try your hardest to be social and step out of your comfort zone. Just because a friend lives in a different community doesn't mean it's not worth it to walk there, and campus is much smaller once you have this mindset.

Overall, I liked dorm living. But at the end of the day, I want to drink and smoke and do what I want and not worry about getting written up/arrested, and the best place to do that is off-campus. If you don't have a social floor, it can suck, and I advise to reach out and meet new people.

Apr 18, 2012

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Rosex08

Health Care '15

3.8
B+

Every place is Different

There are five communities which are Newing, Mountainview, Dickinson, Himan & College in the Woods. Newing is the newest building, newly renovated, and very expensive. Mountainview (all suite), new, beautiful view, expensive butttt all the way up the hill which is a challenge walking up in the rain, wind, and snow. CIW is fun, social, cost less and thats mostly where pot heads go. Himan is for mostly international students, close to the academic buildings, known as the anti-social community. Dickinson is the cheapest and the best! It's going to be torn down soon though.

Mar 02, 2012

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Widkid85

Rhetoric and Composition '14

4.2
A-

Communities Are Diverse

Despite what a lot of people say Dickinson is a great community because it's the most social and feels like it's own part of campus. Newing is also very social, but has a lot of frat activity. As for the suite style communities, Mountainview is very sheltered from the rest of the rest of campus and Hinman, even though it is perfectly located and has an open area can be pretty stinky.

Jan 18, 2012

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User rating for SUNY Binghamton University - Campus Housing is 4.6 out of 5 based on 37 user reviews.

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Facts

Room Types
  • Apartments
  • Doubles
  • Quads
  • Singles
  • Suites
  • Triples
Bed Types Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Central air-conditioning (some buildings)
  • Closet
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Floor lamps
  • Window coverings
Also Available Binghamton offers students the chance to participate in Learning Communities, specialized courses taken with other members of your residential college and led by a Faculty Master who is a faculty member with an office in your residential college. The courses include first-year experience seminars, as well as language, literature, and science courses. Visit the Living/Learning Web site at discovery.binghamton.edu/learningcommunities/.

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College in the Woods (Residence Halls: Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca)
Number of Occupants: 1,350
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples, and quads, five- and six-person suites
Special Features: Basketball and volleyball courts, Nite Owl Café, library, close to the Union, great social environment, chem-free floors available, newly-remodeled grounds, buildings are old besides Mohawk, small rooms, parking can be difficult.Mohawk is a new building with central air and nice facilities.

Dickinson Community (Residence Halls: Champlain, Digman, Johnson, O’Connor, Rafuse, Whitney)
Number of Occupants: 900
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Basketball and volleyball courts, study lounge, rec lounge, kitchenette, laundry, grills, co-rec field, close to the gym and academic buildings, small number of students per floor, old buildings, small rooms, very quiet.

Hinman College (Residence Halls: Clearview, Cleveland, Hughes, Lehman, Roosevelt, Smith)
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Three-person suites with three singles
Special Features: Basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts, Nite Owl Café, Ethernet hookups in each room, piano room, laundry, TV lounges, study lounge, pool table, close to lecture halls, close to nature preserve, nice common building, newly redone dining hall, far from other communities, parking can be difficult, can get very quiet.

Mountainview College (Residence Halls: Hunter, Marcy, Cascade, Windham)
Number of Occupants: 1,100
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, four- and six-person suites
Special Features: Study/TV lounges, kitchenette, laundry, volleyball and basketball courts, co-rec field.

Newing College (Residence Halls: Bingham, Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Endicott)
Number of Occupants: 1,100
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Special Features: Basketball courts, Night Owl Café, Discovery Center, free gym, music room, close to the gym and resident parking lots, lively social environment, small rooms, far from academic buildings, some say environment can get too lively.

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Hillside Community
Number of Units: 700
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: apartments have singles and doubles
Hillside includes the following residence halls: Adirondack, Belmont, Catskill, Darien, Evangola, Filmore, Glimmerglass, Hempstead, Jones, Keuka, Lakeside, Minnewaska, Nyack, Palisades, Rockland, Saratoga
Special Features: Bus service to main campus, special parking lot, nice views, comfort and privacy of apartment living close to campus, cold walk to class in winter, buses run infrequently late at night, bedrooms are small, very quiet community. Apartments include living room, full kitchen, and bathrooms, large, modern apartments, fully furnished, use of campus cable and Ethernet.

Susquehanna Community (Residence Halls: Brandywine, Choconut, Glenwood, Nanticoke)
Number of Units: 400
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen, and student families
Room Types: Four-person apartments with four singles, three-person apartments with a double and a single
Special Features: Bus service to main campus, special parking lot, common lounge with television and snack bar, 24-hour quiet community, closer to campus than Hillside, large apartments with large bedrooms, fully furnished, use of campus cable and Ethernet included, small parking lot, even quieter than Hillside. Apartments come with storage rooms, kitchens, and living rooms.

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