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University of Connecticut - Campus HousingCollege Prowler3.08
Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
68 %
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
No - But they are guaranteed housing
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments
4
Best Dorms
- Hilltop Suites and Apartments
College Prowler Take
Northwest or Towers are the best communities for freshmen on campus. Some students complain that Northwest is like another year of high school, but you can’t beat it for making friends because everyone’s new. The Towers dorms are a bit far, but they have a beautiful dining hall and buses that run frequently to most parts of campus. Alumni, South, and McMahon are popular choices for sophomores and upperclassmen who stay on campus, as well as the beautiful Hilltop Suites and Apartments. The dorms are another facet of campus that has benefited from the massive amounts of state funding, so most of them are pristine. The furniture ranges from dorm to dorm. In some, such as Northwest, the furniture is nice and can be arranged in many different ways. In Towers, the options are more limited, and students complain that only a few room arrangements work. Upperclassmen are rewarded with bigger rooms and better facilities, and students really have something to look forward to in moving into the Hilltop Suites, South, or snagging one of the coveted on-campus apartments. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
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Anonymous says:  |
I would not like to live in North,...
I would not like to live in North, West, or Buckley. I would live in South, Alumni, McMahon, or any Hilltop dorms. |
Anonymous says: |
I lived in North last year. It...
I lived in North last year. It wasn’t too bad—kind of loud and crazy at times, but you get used to it. It’s definitely not the place to go if you’re looking for quiet. This coming year, I’m living in East; it’s a little quieter and a little farther away from everything else. West is right in the middle of everything, but it’s pretty junky. |
Anonymous says: |
North has a good location, but the...
North has a good location, but the dorm rooms are pretty run-down. If you’re a freshman, I’d definitely try getting into Northwest, or South if you’re an upperclassman. |
sotired23 says: University of Connecticut 2012 History |
Housing is way too expensive now
D+
Because they raised the cost of tuition by 5 or 6 percent, the housing I originally wanted (single room) is now $1,000+ more expensive, and as a result I can't afford it. I wish they would lower the housing rates. I think more students would be more inclined to live on campus as a result.
Campus Housing: March 16, 2010
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johnnie4889 says: University of Connecticut 2011 Business |
Freshman Year Can Be Rough..
B+
UConn is really working to upgrade and update its housing stock. Freshmen and sophomores tend to get stuck in cramped rooms in older buildings. As a junior or senior, there are great suite-style and apartment-style complexes that are worth the wait.
Campus Housing: February 18, 2010
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Cleaning Service
Yes, but not for apartment-style living. Housekeeping services keep the dorms consistently clean, and janitors and grounds crews handle the rest of campus.
Dormitories
Alumni Quad
Floors: 4 six-floor buildings—Belden, Brock, Eddy, and Watson
Number of Occupants: 952
Bathrooms: 2 single-sex bathrooms per floor (1 to 22 students)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly sophomores and juniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Alumni has a dining hall, laundry rooms, bike storage, TV rooms, and study lounges in every building; Belden and Brock each have a game room, and Watson and Brock have a kitchenette on the main floor of each building.
Buckley
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 451
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Doubles
Buckley offers honors floors for freshmen and sophomores, bike storage, a café, game room, laundry room, and dining hall (shared with Shippee).
Charter Oak Suites
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 699
Bathrooms: Six students to one bathroom
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Suites made of triples
Charter Oak has three lounges and two study halls on each floor, a large TV and game room, elevator, mail room, laundry room, a small kitchen, vending machines, as well as basketball and volleyball courts.
East
Floors: 5 buildings with varying floors—Grange, Hicks, Holcomb, Sprague, and Whitney
Number of Occupants: 559
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes, except for Holcomb (all women) and Sprague (all men)
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Holcomb has a study lounge with a living room, fireplace, and grand piano, and each building has it’s own lounge, laundry room, game room, and computer lab.
Graduate Residences
Floors: 3 buildings divided into 16 halls of varying floors
Number of Occupants: 439
Bathrooms: 10 students to one bathroom
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen, graduate students
Room Types: Singles
The Graduate Residences are in the center of campus, in close proximity to the library and the Graduate Center.
Hilltop Halls
Floors: 2 eight-floor high-rise buildings—Ellsworth and Hale
Number of Occupants: 584
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen and sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Hilltop Halls overlook the entire campus and have game rooms, laundry rooms, TV room, basketball court, and volleyball court. Hilltop also has a study room on each floor, and shares a dining hall with Hilltop Suites.
Hilltop Suites
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 455
Bathrooms: Shared between suitemates
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Triples, singles, and a few doubles, all connected by suites
Hilltop Suites overlook the entire campus and have study rooms on every floor, as well as a game room, volleyball court, and computer lab.
McMahon
Floors: 2 seven-floor buildings—North, South
Number of Occupants: 605
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Doubles, triples
McMahon has a substance-floor, bike storage, a café, piano, study lounge, TV lounge, laundry room, game room, computer lab, and offers fitness classes, such as spinning and aerobics, as well as its own dining hall.
North
Floors: 11 five-floor buildings, all connected
Number of Occupants: 1,431
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen and sophomores
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
North is an alcohol-free community with numerous study areas, lounges, a multipurpose room, game rooms, laundry rooms, bike storage, basketball courts, tennis courts, and a large field where students hang out.
Northwest Quad
Floors: 6 four-story buildings—Batterson, Goodyear, Hanks, Rogers, Russell, and Terry
Number of Occupants: 1,016
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Exclusively freshmen, computer lab, game room, study lounges, smoke-free, substance-free.
Shippee Hall
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 295
Bathrooms: Some private baths in Shippee section C, though they cost more
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Double
Shippee Hall houses a ballroom, “the Shippee Pitt” (a large basement multipurpose room), game room, computer lab, study rooms, and a laundry room.
South
Floors: 3 six-floor buildings—South A, B, and C
Number of Occupants: 710
Bathrooms: Four students to one bathroom
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Double suites
South features semi-private bathrooms, air-conditioning, seminar space, best dining hall on campus, honors housing, vast study areas, computer lab, game room, and two sand volleyball courts
Towers
Floors: 6 buildings of varying floors, considered 16 different small living units
Number of Occupants: 936
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Towers is substance free, and has bike storage, lounges, study areas, a dining hall, a computer lab, a volleyball court, two basketball courts, multiple laundry rooms, and a game room with a TV.
West
Floors: 4 four-floor buildings—Chandler/Lancaster, Hollister A/B, Alsop A/ B, and Shakespeare/Troy
Number of Occupants: 503
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Chandler/Lancaster is freshmen only
Room Types: Doubles
The West Quad shares a sand vollyball court, and the Shakespeare/Troy building has a game room shared by all four buildings. Each individual building has a laundry room and air conditioned study lounges.
Campus-Owned Apartments
Charter Oak Apartments
Number of Units: 502 total occupants
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Room Types: 2, 3, and 4-person single-sex apartments.
Full kitchen (dishwasher included), living room, laundry room, dining area, and bathroom. Apartments are furnished and air conditioned.
Hilltop Apartments
Floors: 13 three-story buildings
Number of Units: 964 total occupants
Bathrooms: 2, 3, or 4 students to 1 bathroom
Coed: Yes
Room Types: 2-, 3-, and 4-person single-sex apartments, and double and single efficiencies
Apartments have a full kitchen, living room, laundry room, dining area and bathroom.
Mansfield Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 272 total occupants
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Apartments are shared by four or five students
Located right off-campus, Mansfield has laundry facilities and a game room, but no phone or cable services provided by the school. Apartments will be supplied with an internet service. Each apartment will be issued one cable modem. To connect more than one computer, a router will be needed.
Northwood Apartments
Number of Units: 198 total occupants
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Students who are married or have children
Room Types: 2 bedroom apartments
Northwood Apartments provide heat, electricity, basic cable, maintenance services, and trash and snow removal, and offer a laundry room, mail area, and playground. Apartments are unfurnished, except for a refrigerator and electric stove.
Did You Know?Due to an extreme shortage in housing, which sparked a massive amount of controversy in the Spring of 2004, upperclassmen are subjected to a lottery. In the past, the school offered $500 each to any students willing to triple up, but have since lowered the general cost of many rooms and made them triple upon student move-ins.
If you live in Northwest, you have a four-hour community service requirement you have to complete before November. Since you have to do something, do “Northwest Fall Fest.” It’s a festival held for students, but only students volunteering to run it show up. This results in hours of pool and Ping-Pong tournaments populated by volunteers. Executing the largest sacrilege in community service history, I won $10 in a best of three pool match while I was knocking off my four hours.
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