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Comparable Schools' Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
20 %
Best Dorms
- Arizona-Sonora
- Colonia de la Paz
- Posada San Pedro
- Pueblo de la Cienega
- Villa del Puente
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
1
Worst Dorms
- Babcock Inn
- Hopi Lodge
- Navajo-Pinal
- Pima Lodge & Pima House
- Yuma
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
No
College Prowler Take
Everybody has their likes and dislikes about the dorms. Make sure you take a virtual tour before you decide on which dorm will suit you best. Take into consideration more than just price, since placement on campus, date of completion, and layout are important, too. All of the dorms that I’ve been in are small. I think Maricopa Hall might escape that tag, but dorm life is still dorm life. I was lucky nough to avoid the “bad roommate stigma” throughout college—when I hear crazy stories about insane roommates, I laugh really loud and hold my belly. Security is pretty tight at dorm halls—even I’ve never been able to sneak inside. Febreeze would be an ideal chemical solution to keep handy. For some reason, things start to smell inside residence halls. I think it begins in a room and then creeps out into the hallways like those green vapors in old cartoons. The rank odor of mildew and dirty underwear wafting through the maze-like halls makes me feel claustrophobic and unclean, so I try to steer clear of the dorms now. Some people like the closeness and the smells, though. Most dorm people I’ve met have funny stories to tell and have a lot of friends, both of which they amassed by living in the dorms. If I can say one good thing about the dorms on this campus, it’s that it helps people meet other people. For those looking for a somewhat cramped college experience, a UA dorm is ideal.
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UAKD says: University of Arizona 2013 English Language and Literature  |
Some dorms are good, and some...
Some dorms are good, and some suck. The good ones are La Paz, Posada de San Pedro, and most of the new ones on Highland. Arizona/Sonora is nice; it is huge like Coronado, another mediocre dorm. The supposedly haunted one is Hopi because someone was killed there. Kaibab is the one I lived in, and it looks like a priso,n but with the right decorating it is kind of cozy. There are many other dorms, but I haven't seen them all.
Campus Housing: March 03, 2009
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UAJN says: University of Arizona 2013 Engineering  |
Most of the dorms are nice....
Most of the dorms are nice. Babcock Inn and the other apartment dorms are shady, though.
Campus Housing: February 25, 2009
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Coronado is pretty much all...
Coronado is pretty much all freshmen, and it’s pretty social—it’s loud. I didn’t have a hard time studying, but others have. I liked living in it because it was all first-year students. The other dorm that’s popular is Colonia De La Paz. La Paz is really nice! It’s new and pretty spacious, and it’s in a great location. However, it’s not all freshmen, and the bathrooms are community-style. |
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I like my dorm, Manzanita Mohave....
I like my dorm, Manzanita Mohave. La Paz is nice, and I think that Graham Greenly is nice. Maricopa is nice. They are all pretty nice, actually, with the exception of Babcock Inn. It’s okay, though. It depends on personal preference. Check out Arizona’s Web site, it has pictures of everything. |
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Avoid at all costs Coronado,...
Avoid at all costs Coronado, a.k.a. ‘Scoronado.’ Most of the dorms aren’t bad. It’s an experience you should go through to get the full college experience. And it’s where you’ll make your first good friends. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Cable TV
- Closet
- Computer port
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Local telephone service
- Minifridge
- Trash can
Room Types
- Singles
- Doubles
- Triples
- Suites
Available for Rent
You can take pots and pans from the front desk of most dorms, they don’t charge you unless you break it. They also have basketballs, volleyballs and other sporting equipment, as well as VHS tapes and DVDs that you can enjoy in the privacy of your own dorm. Just make sure you bring your CatCard and keys.
Cleaning Service
There are custodial workers who clean the bathrooms and hallways, but in your bedroom, you are responsible for making your bed, taking out the trash, and doing all the chores your mother or father once did for you.
Dormitories
Parker House Floors: 2 Number of Occupants: 50 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: No, women only Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Doubles Built-in dressers and closets, carpeting, living room with fireplace, meeting rooms, tile floors, TV lounge
Pima Lodge & Pima House Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 134 Bathrooms: Private by suite Coed: Yes Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles) Carpeting, elevator, lounges, moveable furniture,
study lounges. Home to Blue Chip Leadership Program. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Navajo-Pinal ("Stadium") Hall Floors: 4 Number of Occupants: 152 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes, single-sex by wing with one men-only floor Room Types: Doubles Built-in furniture, community kitchen, polished concrete floors, rec room with ping pong and pool tables, study lounges, TV lounge; built into the football stadium Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Manzanita-Mohave Floors: 5 Number of Occupants: 368 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Breakfast bar, carpeting, elevators, inner courtyard with barbecue, community kitchen, moveable furniture, pool table, single-sex wings, TV lounges, vending machines. Home to Fine Arts Living-Learning community and MOSAIC Living-Learning wing for first-generation freshmen. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Maricopa Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 107 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: No, women only Room Types: Individual rooms are doubles, but all residents must sleep in "sleeping porches," rooms at the end of each wing with 12-15 bunk beds. Carpeting, community kitchen, living room with grand piano, moveable furniture, in-room sinks, terrace and courtyard, TV lounge, wicker tea room. Individual rooms are equipped with dressers, desks, and chairs, plus one daybed for lounging, but overnight sleeping is not permitted. Listed in the National Register of Historical Places. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Yavapai Hall Floors: 4 Number of Occupants: 208 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Enclosed courtyard with barbecue, living room, moveable furniture, rec room, single-sex wings, study rooms, vinyl tile floor. Home to Honors Residential College. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Yuma Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 184 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, community kitchen, library, moveable furniture, outside courtyard with barbecue, ping pong and pool tables, single-sex wings, in-room sinks, study lounge, sunken living room, TV lounge, vending machines. Home to Honors Residential College. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Villa del Puente Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 300 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, courtyard with fountain, great room with grand piano, community kitchen, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room with pool table, study lounges, TV lounge
Posada San Pedro Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 238 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, central courtyard with fountain, great room with grand piano, community kitchen, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room with pool table, study lounges, TV lounge. Honors Residential College. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Pueblo de la Cienega Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 238 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, central courtyard with fountain, great room with grand piano, community kitchen, laundry facilities, moveable furniture, rec room with pool table, study lounges, TV lounge. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Kaibab-Huachuca Hall Floors: 4 Number of Occupants: 342 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, courtyard with barbecue pit and sundeck, moveable furniture, rec room with pool table, single-sex wings available. Home to O'odham Ki Wing for Native American first-year students. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Cochise Hall Floors: 4 Number of Occupants: 184 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles, suites Carpeting (except lower level), moveable furniture, “lodge-style” entry with high ceilings and large stone fireplace, rec lounge, study lounges; listed in National Register of Historic Places. Home to Cochise Residential College for undecided majors. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Coconino Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 147 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: No, women only Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, elevator, stationary furniture, second floor sun deck looks side yard with barbecue area, sunken living room with pool table Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Babcock Inn Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 189 Bathrooms: Private by suite Coed: Yes Room Types: Singles, doubles Carpeting, moveable furniture, swimming pool Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Apache-Santa Cruz Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 349 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, conference rooms, moveable furniture, study lounge, TV lounge Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Arizona-Sonora Floors: 9 Number of Occupants: 500 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles, triples Carpeting, elevators, moveable furniture, rec lounge with pool table, single-sex floors, study lounge Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Graham-Greenlee Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 324 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, courtyard with grills and picnic tables, moveable furniture, single-sex wings available, study lounges. Home to Health Professions Wing. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Hopi Lodge Floors: 1 Number of Occupants: 119 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, gated courtyards, community kitchen, rec room with pool table, study lounge, TV lounge, vending machines Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Gila Hall Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 184 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Doubles Carpeting, courtyard with large patio and barbecue, community kitchen, living room, moveable furniture, in-room sinks, single-sex wings, study lounge; listed in National Register of Historic Places. Home to WISE Program and Engineering Zone. Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Colonia de la Paz (La Paz) Floors: 3 Number of Occupants: 482 Bathrooms: Shared Coed: Yes Room Types: Singles, doubles Carpeting, computer lab, game room, community kitchens, moveable furniture, multiple courtyards, open hallways and small alcoves, pre-business and pre-education wings, study lounges, sun deck Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Coronado Hall Floors: 9 Number of Occupants: 800 Bathrooms: Private by unit Coed: Yes Room Types: Suites (doubles) Carpeting, elevators, community kitchen, laundry facilities, multipurpose areas, patio areas, single-sex suites, stationary furniture, study lounges, TV lounge, vending machines Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Campus Owned Apartments
Sky View Apartments Floors: 4 Bathrooms: Private by unit Coed: Yes Room Types: One- and two-bedroom apartments (doubles) Carpeting, elevator, full kitchen, furnished living areas, parking, swimming pool and community club house, tile, window blinds Residents: Upperclassmen
Did You Know? Freshmen represent 80 percent of the 5,500 students living in UA’s residence hall system. All residence halls are smoke free.
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