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Campus Housing

Quick Stats

On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 6,209
Average Housing Costs $4,135
Undergrads Living On Campus 29%
Number of Dormitories 21
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 1
Best Dorms
  • Blanding Towers
  • Donovan Hall
  • Kirwan Towers
  • The Low Rises
Worst Dorms
  • Boyd Hall
  • Haggin Hall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

An integral part of college life for any student is the journey of self-discovery. The best way to learn about your own personal limitations as a human is to live in a dormitory at Kentucky. You will learn what true compromise is and maybe even come out of it all with a few good friends. Most students live in the dorms for at least one year and hate it the entire time because the rooms are old and small. Ask them a few years later, and they will tell you they had the time of their life.

Each section of campus dorms has its own stigma. The south campus dorms are supposedly where the noisy people live and provide quick trips to the south campus fraternity houses. North campus has a reputation for being the serious side where the honor students live. They are also closer to classes, so maybe that really is where the smart people choose to live. Wherever you choose to live, enjoy the inevitable fun that happens when hundreds of young people live in a building together without any adult supervision. (Mattresses work great on stairs.)

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Kentucky Student ReviewsWhat's This?

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Campus Housing at University of Kentucky

phy2011

Psychology '15

1.9
C-

Campus Housing

The housing of most of the dorm is very small. I lived in an all girl dorm and had a little more room than most people, but the other dorms were not anything to brag about. You had room for the basics, nothing extra, and all the building were extremely old. The cleaning staff spent more time on their cell phones having personal conversations than actually cleaning the bathrooms. Me and my roommate never left food out and we constantly took our trash out, but we had a cockroach incident twice the entire year. The guest rules are also ridiculous. We are in college and they treat us like middle school students. Majority of the dorms you can only have guest until midnight during the week and they can only stay the night Friday 12pm-Sunday 12am. The RAs constantly love writing people up for exhibiting what they call "drunken behavior" which leaves people feeling as if it is better to stay out all night than return to the dorms and get in trouble. FixIt, which is who you call for any maintenance issues responds in a timely manner most of the time, but they are not always helpful.

May 17, 2012

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Campus Housing at University of Kentucky

adba228

Finance '15

3.8
B+

Dorm Life Sucks

dorm life sucks, its strict as hell, but I still love it here

Apr 04, 2012

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Campus Housing at University of Kentucky

jasniski493

Architecture '15

4.2
A-

Living in a Non-Traditional Dorm

As a freshman, I thought I would get stuck in a really crappy dorm with no air conditioning and really small rooms. However, I got put in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House. The fraternity was kicked off campus after having been found hazing and the house was being used for additional housing. This house is the nicest place to live in on campus and has the biggest rooms on campus. It has a great location, being close to north campus and all the off campus restaurants as well as the library. Although the house won't be available for regular housing next year, there are still other dorms that are great too. North, Smith, and Baldwin halls are pretty nice and have decent size rooms, plus the rooms are set up suite style so you only share a bathroom with your roommate and 2 other people. Kirwin and Blanding towers is where most freshman will end up but are pretty close to the football stadium.

Apr 01, 2012

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User rating for University of Kentucky - Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 28 user reviews.

Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Room Types
  • Apartments
  • Doubles
  • Suites
Bed Types Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Cable TV
  • Closet
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet access
  • Shades or blinds
Also Available Living-learning communities

Cleaning Service

Yes, in dormitories, and campus-owned housing, but only in public areas.

Did You Know?
  • Haggin Hall is referred to as "the Dungeon" by students.
  • Donovan Hall is known as "the Virgin Vault."
  • Patterson Hall celebrated its 103rd birthday in 2006.
  • UK is building new dorms on both north and south campus. It is also building several parking structures to accommodate for the recent influx of students.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Baldwin Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 174
Bathrooms: Shared by suites
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Rooms equipped with sinks and interchangeable furniture. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Blanding I
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 167
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Laundry, TV room, kitchen, air conditioned, fully carpeted, recreational room. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Blanding II
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 167
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Laundry, TV room, kitchen, air conditioned, fully carpeted rooms, rec room. One floor in Blanding II is dedicated to students wishing to be a part of and live within the Interfaith Community by seeking spirituality and understanding of all religions. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Blanding III
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 164
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Air conditioned, carpeted, recreational room, study room, TV room, kitchen, laundry. Blanding III offers a living and learning community to UK students. This program allows students to tutor and mentor in engineering. This building also offers a Women in Engineering Wing exclusively for female engineering students. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Blanding IV
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 167
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Air conditioned, rooms are carpeted, kitchen, laundry, recreational room, study room, TV room. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Blanding Tower
Floors: 23
Number of Occupants: 610
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Recreational room, TV room, kitchen, laundry, air conditioned, fully carpeted. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Blazer Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 186
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Blazer Hall includes a courtyard restaurant and convenience store on the first floor, fully furnished dorm rooms with bunkable beds and air-conditioning. North neighborhood.

Donovan Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 338
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Central neighborhood;all rooms are carpeted, and the entire hall is air conditioned. The dorm also includes a fitness center open to all students on campus.

Haggin Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 556
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Central neighborhood;next door to the underground fitness center in Donovan Hall, also near the K-Lair Grill and OVID’s Café. The hall is fully air conditioned and carpeted.

Holmes Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 304
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: This dorm is fully carpeted and includes moveable furniture in every room, as well as a sink in each room. The first floor is home to a laundry facility and study area. North neighborhood.

Ingels Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 171
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Home to the New Economy Incubator community for technological innovators and entrepreneurs, as well as the Women in Engineering community. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Jewell Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 108
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, women only
Residents: L.L.C. Journalism in the 21st century
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Jewell is the smallest dorm on campus, dedicated to creating friendships cross-culturally. It has a large study room on the third floor and formal lounge on the ground floor. Furniture in the bedrooms are moveable, and each room has a sink. North neighborhood.

Keeneland Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 306
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Keeneland Hall is home to the Fine Arts, Civic Engagement and Service communities. The Civic Engagement and Service communities are offered to first-year students interested in community service and leadership. The Fine Arts community is open to students who share a common interest in music and theater, as well as having a major in a related field. These students have access to rehearsal rooms, speakers and performers from the community, and discounts on local acts. North neighborhood.

Kirwan I
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 167
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: No, men only
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Air conditioned, fully carpeted, recreational room, TV room, laundry. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Kirwan II
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 165
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Air conditioned, fully carpeted, fitness room, kitchen in basement, 24/7 visiting hours (regardless of gender), laundry. Kirwan II is the Wellness Hall, which offers special programs to the health-conscious. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Kirwan III
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 167
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Air conditioned, fully carpeted, kitchen in basement, laundry. Students living in the Kirwan III complex are predominantly science focused. They organize study groups, tutoring, and are required certain science (mainly chemistry) courses. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Kirwan IV
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 167
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Gym in basement, TV room, study room, laundry, kitchen. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Kirwan Tower
Floors: 23
Number of Occupants: 610
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Recreational room, TV room, kitchen, laundry, air conditioned, fully carpeted. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

North Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 144
Bathrooms: Shared by suites
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: New North Hall is home to the Arts Community, which provides speakers and performers from the community and holds cabaret and open-mic nights in the common area. Practice rooms and studio spaces are available. North neighborhood.

Patterson Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 136
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Home to the Honors Program learning community, along with Boyd Hall. The oldest dorm on campus, Patterson Hall has been newly renovated to include air-conditioning and all new furniture. North neighborhood.

Smith Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 174
Bathrooms: Shared by suites
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes, international students
Room Types: Suites
Special Features: Smith Hall is the Global Village living-learning community which helps to build cross-cultural friendships and understanding. South Neighborhood Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Greg Page Stadium View Apartments
Floors: 2 each
Number of Units: 27
Bathrooms: Shared by apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: All classes
Room Types: Two-bedroom apartments
Special Features: These stadium-view apartments are offered to undergraduates, allowing four same-sex students to live in one apartment complete with a living room, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. The apartments come complete with furnishings that include a sofa, lounge chair, two end tables, one dining table, four chairs, two twin beds in each bedroom, as well as two desks with chairs, a nightstand, mirror, and two chests. The apartments have wall-to-wall carpeting, a modem, 60 basic cable channels, a standard refrigerator, and blinds on the windows. The Plus-Account laundry facilities are located in a communal area in the complex.

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