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Trinity College - Campus Housing

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Undergrads Living on Campus

95 %

Best Dorms

  • Hansen
  • Northam
  • Summit Suites

Number of Dormitories

25

Number of Campus Owned Apartments

1

Worst Dorms

  • Anadama
  • Frobb
  • Little

College Prowler Take

No matter where you live, you’ll do fine with housing at Trinity. Every dorm room comes well-equipped with furniture, a telephone jack, and Internet and cable TV connections. While two of the freshman dorms, Little and Frobb, come across as rather small and unkempt, most other dorms are considered “good” or “bad” based primarily on location. The center of campus, circling the quad, is a prime location, although the dorm rooms are housed in the oldest building on campus. The newest dorms on campus are the Summit dorms, close to the computing center, but not much else. The north side of campus is near Vernon Social Center and the weekend frat parties; it’s inhabited mainly by seniors.

Most students spend all four years on campus. Trinity guarantees ample housing for all its undergrads. If you are unhappy with your lottery number draw, consider signing up for a specialty dorm, like the theme quads in Summit Suites, or you could always join the community service organization, housed in Doonesbury. Because there is plenty of housing, you will almost always be able to find a nice place to lay your head at night.

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Anonymous says:

One of the advantages of Trinity...

One of the advantages of Trinity is that you are guaranteed housing all four years, so you never have to worry, no matter how bad your housing lottery number is.

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Anonymous says:

Summit Suites and Summit Tower are...

Summit Suites and Summit Tower are very nice dorms. They are the newest, with carpeting and wonderful air-conditioning. For freshmen, Jarvis, right along the Long Walk [walkway between the north and south sides of campus], is a nice dorm. The rooms are small and old, but in a great location for classes and for eating and for parties, as it is situated right in the middle of campus. Avoid anything on Crescent Street. Some people choose to live there, because the rooms are large and often come with kitchens and bathrooms, but the area is isolated and unsafe. North Campus dormitory, for freshmen, has small rooms and is also rather isolated from most of campus.

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Anonymous says:

Other housing options for students...

Other housing options for students are the recently-built Summit Suites. The Tutorial College for sophomores is located here, as are the ‘Theme Suites.’ Theme rooms are comprised of four students who have proposed a concept to aid the Trinity community. These rooms receive money from the school to establish their theme. For example, the Women’s Rights room held monthly meetings and volunteered their time to help at different crisis centers, while the Bowling room organized field trips to the local bowling alley.

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Anonymous says:

Seniors commonly live on the north...

Seniors commonly live on the north side of campus, a seven-minute walk from the heart of campus. The best housing for seniors is definitely Hansen, an air-conditioned, fully carpeted dormitory, and Vernon Place, in which only students 21-and-over can reside, because it is the only place on campus where open alcohol containers are allowed.

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Anonymous says:

Sophomores generally congregate in...

Sophomores generally congregate in an area known as the Sophomore Slums. These dorms are like little apartments, with either one or two bedrooms, a common room, a kitchen, and private bathroom. Juniors and some sophomores live in the ‘Concrete Jungle’ that contains Jackson, Wheaton, Smith, and Funston dormitories. These dorms house quads consisting of four single bedrooms and a common room and singles.

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Facts

What You Get

  • Bed
  • Closet
  • Desk and chair
  • Wardrobe

Room Types

  • Doubles
  • Quads
  • Singles
  • Suites
  • Triples

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Cleaning Service

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Dormitories

Anadama
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 105
Bathrooms: Shared by room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Located in Area 1 on Crescent Street, Anadama has its own parking lot. Many rooms also have big windows.

Boardwalk
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Shared by quad
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Quads
Located in Area 4 on the northern section of campus, Boardwalk has its own parking lot. Seniors love living here.

Clemens
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 85
Bathrooms: Shared by room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Located in Area 1 on Crescent Street, Clemons has several large common rooms on each floor.

Cook
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads
Located in Area 3 surrounding the Main Quad, Cook is considered a very social dorm and is located near almost all classroom buildings.

Doonesbury
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 110
Bathrooms: Semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Area 4 on the northern section of campus, Doonesbury is the Community Service dorm (Praxis). The rooms in Doonesbury are spacious and very nice.

Elton
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 110
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads
Located in Area 2 on the southwest corner of campus, Elton has a study lounge on the first floor and is considered a rather quiet dorm.

Fromann-Robb (Frobb)
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Located in Area 1 on Crescent Street, Frobb is one of the more social dorms. The rooms could be bigger, but some are quite comfortable.

Funston
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, quads
Located in Area 2 on the southwest corner of campus, the quads in Funston have four separate bedrooms and a common room. The singles are surprisingly spacious.

Goodwin-Woodward
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 130
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Area 3 surrounding the Main Quad, Goodwin-Woodward is also located near the Cinestudio.

Hansen
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 110
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, quads
Located in Area 4 on the northern section of campus, Hansen has rooms that are fully carpeted, and there’s one giant common lounge per floor. Private parking is also available.

High Rise
Floors: 8
Number of Occupants: 250
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites
Located in Area 4 on the northern section of campus, High Rise has two elevators and a community room with vending machines and a big-screen TV.

Jackson
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 80
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, quads
Located in Area 2 on the southwest corner of campus, Jackson is known as the quiet hall. There are bridges between this dorm, Wheaton, and Smith. Limited parking is available.

Jarvis
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 90
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads
Located in Area 3 surrounding the Main Quad, some of the quads in Jarvis are massive, and it is considered a very social dorm.

Jones
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 110
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Area 2 on the southwest corner of campus, Jones is home to the Guided Studies Program and has a lounge with a big-screen TV, vending machines, and a kitchenette.

Little
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 110
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Located in Area 1 on Crescent Street, Little has a very festive atmosphere. There’s a big-screen HDTV in the common room.

North Campus
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Area 4 on the northern section of campus, North Campus has lounges on every floor to help facilitate interaction among new students.

Northam Towers
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Area 3 surrounding the Main Quad, Northam contains high ceilings and old leaded-glass-style windows.

Ogilby
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 70
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Located in Area 4 on the northern section of campus, Ogilby houses members of St. Anthony’s Hall fraternity.

Park Place
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Quads
Located in Area 4 on the northern section of campus, Park Place has its own private parking lot and is considered a very social dorm.

Smith
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Share by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Triples, quads
Located in Area 2 on the southwest corner of campus, Smith is a Wellness/Substance-Free Hall. There’s a bridge that that connects this dorm to Jackson.

Stowe
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Located in Area 1 on Crescent Street, Stowe contains doubles, each with a kitchen, bathroom, and common room. It also has its own parking area and is considered a very social dorm.

Summit Suites
Floors: 4 floors in each of the three buildings
Number of Occupants: 150
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, quads
Located in Area 2 on the southwest corner of campus, Summit is the campus’ newest complex, containing three separate buildings. Each building has a community kitchen and lounge area. The first three floors are “theme” floors.

Vernon Place
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 150
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, quads
Located in Area 4 on the northern section of campus, Vernon is open only to students 21 and older in singles and four-bedroom quads. Open alcohol containers are permitted on dorm grounds.

Wheaton
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100
Bathrooms: 2 per hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, quads
Located in Area 2 on the southwest corner of campus, Wheaton is connected to Jackson with an indoor walkway that doubles as a student lounge. The Health Center is located on the first floor.

Wiggins
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Quads
Located in Area 1 on Crescent Street, Wiggins has its own parking lot. The quads here are among the most coveted on campus.

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