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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
75 %
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
2
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes - There is a two-year living requirement students at SU must fulfill. After freshman year students may opt to live off campus, just as long as they fulfill the requirement. However, finding a dorm after living off campus can be quite difficult.
College Prowler Take
All dorms have their perks, and most have their downfalls. The students in Day and Flint Halls live on Mount Olympus, literally and figuratively, but you must field more than 150 stairs to get to the top. Brewster and Boland dorms are the farthest away from campus. That fact allows them to get away with being one of the nicest renovated dorms on campus. Sadler and Lawrinson halls are at the bottom corner of campus where nothing social ever happens, except if you want to meet up at the Carrier Dome that is an arm’s reach from the other dormitories. The dorms that students have no major qualms include: Kimmel, Marion, Shaw, Booth, Dellplain, Haven, Watson, and Ernie Davis Halls. With the exception of Shaw, Ernie Davis, Kimmel, and Marion, all these dorms primarily house upperclassmen. They are also located closer to the main campus, as well as Marshall Street, Comstock and Walnut avenues—prime party locations. If you end up in an open or split double, cross your fingers for the split. This way, if you and your roommate clash in any way, you have some separation between you. This split double design is not offered at many universities, and it is a welcome addition to SU. Students Speak Out
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SU has a dorm room style known as...
SU has a dorm room style known as a split double, which doesn’t seem to be common among other universities as far as I know. It’s a dorm room with a partition in the middle giving each roommate their own private space. The suites in Haven and Booth are some of the best suites on North Campus. All the dorms at SU have wall-to-wall carpeting. The dorms that students try to stay away from are Brewster/Boland because they seem to have the worst location on campus. For the most part, however, all of the dorm rooms at SU are clean and have a lot of space. |
Anonymous says: |
When I was a freshman, the Mount...
When I was a freshman, the Mount seemed like the most fun. It might have been a hike to get there, but there was always something going on. Aside from the sometimes-bigger rooms at Lawrinson, Sadler, and Brewster/Boland, they really aren’t worth the eight-to fifteen-minute walk to main campus, especially in blizzards. Watson has the biggest, nicest rooms, but people are cliquey there. |
Anonymous says: |
Overall, the dorms are awesome....
Overall, the dorms are awesome. Location is the problem. Brewster/Boland is really far away from everything, and Flint and Day (on the Mount) require walking up and down over a hundred steps to get to campus. |
Anonymous says: |
Stay away from the Brewster and...
Stay away from the Brewster and Boland dorms. Kimmel is the best dorm to live in. |
Anonymous says: |
Dorms are good, but you definitely...
Dorms are good, but you definitely should get a split double. Avoid the Mount and Brewster/Boland. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Cable TV jack
- Desk
- Ethernet connection
Room Types
- Open doubles
- Quads
- Singles
- Split doubles
- Triples
- Two-, three-, four-, and six-person suites
Cleaning Service
Yes, maintenance staff cleans every day. Also, you can submit a maintenance/repair request to FIXit, the housing maintenance staff, at (315) 443-4948.
Dormitories
Boland Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 321
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, suites
Garage, fitness center, laundry room, food court, study lounges, computer cluster, game room, branch of SU bookstore
Booth Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 261
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly underclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, suites
Garage, laundry room, lounges and kitchenettes on every floor
Brewster Hall
Floors: 12
Number of Occupants: 476
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, suites
Garage, fitness center, laundry room, food court, study lounges, computer cluster, game room, branch of SU bookstore
Brockway Hall
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 27
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Fitness center, laundry room, food court, study lounges, computer cluster, game room, branch of SU bookstore
Butterfield House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 36
Bathrooms: Shared by singles or private
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Located near center of campus, laundry room
Day Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 612
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Branch of SU bookstore, snack bar, computer cluster, laundry room, study lounge, option to live in the International Living-Learning Community (ILLC) on the 4th floor.
DellPlain Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 445
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly underclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads, suites
Snack bar, laundry room, TV lounges with microwaves on each floor
Ernie Davis Hall
Floors: 9
Number of Occupants: 250
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
The newest housing option on campus, Ernie Davis Hall has lounges and laundry facilities on each floor. Rooms are air conditioned, and laundry facilities are on every floor.
Flint Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 537
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Branch of SU bookstore, snack bar, computer cluster, laundry room, study lounge
Haven Hall
Floors: 11
Number of Occupants: 373
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly underclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
Conference room, meeting room, study lounge, pool table, laundry room, adjoining dining center, TV lounges with microwaves on each floor
Kimmel Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 121
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly underclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Fitness center, laundry room, computer cluster, TV lounge
Lawrinson Hall
Floors: 18
Number of Occupants: 565
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Branch of SU bookstore, computer cluster, laundry room, storage room and TV lounge with microwaves on each floor
Marion Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 153
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly underclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Fitness center, laundry room, computer cluster, TV lounge, kitchenette
Oren Lyons Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 40
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Housing option for international and domestic students with a laundry room, partial kitchen, lounges, art room, and computer cluster
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Sadler Hall
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 489
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
TV lounge with microwave, game room, snack bar, laundry room, study lounges, dining center
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Shaw Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 451
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Classrooms, art room, snack bar, computer cluster, laundry room, TV lounge, dining center, multipurpose room
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Skyhalls I, II, and III
Floors: 3 per building
Number of Occupants: 351
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly underclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Lounge, kitchen, and laundry room on each floor
Walnut Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 46
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
TV lounge, meeting room, study lounge, kitchen, dining room
Washington Arms
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 62
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, suites
TV lounge, laundry room, study lounge, rec room, kitchenettes on each floor
Watson Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 446
Bathrooms: Communal; some shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
Study room, campus grocery, snack bar, theater complex, laundry room, 24-hour study room, game room (with pool and Ping-Pong tables)
Campus Owned Apartments
Skytop Apartments
Number of Units: 1,715
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-bedroom townhouses and three-bedroom apartments
Ski lodge, multipurpose center, student center, ice skating pavilion
Slocum Heights Apartments
Floors: 35 two-story buildings
Number of Units: 250
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: One- and two-bedroom apartments
Specialty apartment-style housing
Did You Know?The oldest dorm is Shaw Hall, which was built in 1952. Many of the dorms have been renovated, most recently Brewster and Boland, which were built in 1968, and Ernie Davis Hall.
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