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Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
60 %
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
1
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
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UMass has five major clusters of dormitories. Each has buildings that are worth avoiding either because the rooms are too small, or because you won’t be able to get work done. Overall, Central and Orchard Hill have the best dorms, although Southwest has “Z-rooms” that are worth checking out. Living in one of the Southwest towers can be a grueling experience, depending on the floor. One problem with living in either Sylvan or Orchard Hill is the long walk to class. On the other hand, there are bus stops everywhere, which are free, and they come about every five minutes. Northeast is nice because they have a sand volleyball court, and once spring hits, everyone goes outside to socialize.UMass is good about placing students in the buildings they requested. Unfortunately, because UMass enrolls more students than there is room for, freshmen will rarely get a single. Not to mention that when the dorm rooms run out, a handful of students have to stay in the Campus Center Hotel until a spot opens up. Most dorms have TV rooms and a pool table. Living on campus is a good way to make friends at a large school; you are sure to meet some interesting people. Because UMass is such a party school, the bathrooms on the weekends are absolutely disgusting. Everyone you talk to about college will tell you to bring flip-flops. Much of how you perceive living on campus has to do with your roommate, so if you get stuck with someone whose behavior isn’t congruent with your own, change rooms immediately. Students Speak Out
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UMaAS says: University of Massachusetts 2014 Psychology  |
The dorms are fun. Southwest is...
The dorms are fun. Southwest is way too crowded and full of jocks, but the rest of campus is really nice with a fun and social environment. Avoid Sylvan—it's too excluded from everything. The most social and fun is Central!
Campus Housing: February 28, 2009
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Sylvan and Orchard Hill are for...
Sylvan and Orchard Hill are for studying, so live in Southwest or Central if you want to party. |
Anonymous says: |
Sylvan sucks, Northeast is quiet,...
Sylvan sucks, Northeast is quiet, and Orchard Hill is nice and quiet. Central has a bit of a drug culture, but they’re very open-minded and laid-back. Southwest is a big party area with tall towers, and the people there are pretty shallow. I lived in a low-rise in Southwest for two years, and I thought it was pretty fun. I will probably be an RA in Central in a year or so, because Central is pretty cool. |
kbkenned says: University of Massachusetts 2011 Architecture and Planning |
Find the area of campus that fits you
B
Living on campus is very specific to what kind of person you are. If you live in the wrong area of campus, then your school experience will be torturous and not what it potentially could be. If you live in the appropriate area as to who you are, then it will be great. The campus is divided by categories. This may consist of blondes/athletic "bros", Asians, hippies, geeks, etc. For example, I know that central was great for me because I fit in with the people, and everyone was super friendly and very welcoming. I know that when I went to Southwest, it is was intimidating and there are many people who I do not share any interests with. Convenience of housing is fine, but the ease of process is a little rough but not unbearable.
Campus Housing: November 17, 2009
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stacianne says: University of Massachusetts 2011 Communication and Journalism |
Dorms good for making friends
B
It's fun for the first two years. You get to make a lot of friends and be close with everyone.
Campus Housing: November 17, 2009
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FactsWhat You Get
- Bookcase
- Cable TV
- Closet or wardrobe
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Ethernet access
- Local telephone service
- Recycling bin
- Trash can
- Window coverings
Room Types
- Doubles
- Singles
- Triples
- Z-shaped rooms
- Single and double suites
Available for Rent
MicroFridges
Bed Types
- Bunkable beds
- Twin-extra long
Also Available
- Family housing apartments
- Single sex
- Special-interest options
Cleaning Service
Bathrooms and hallways are cleaned almost every day.
Dormitories
Baker Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in the Central Cluster. Hall has 24-hour quiet floor, basement lounge with pool table, floor lounges, kitchen, laundry, TV lounge, vending machines.
Number of Occupants: 334
Brett Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Located in the Central Cluster. Hall is fully accessible for disabled students, has basement lounge with kitchen and TV, government offices, floor lounges, kitchen lounge, laundry, vending machines.
Number of Occupants: 238
Brooks Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Central Cluster. Hall is alcohol-free and has 24-hour quiet floor, floor lounges, kitchen lounges, laundry, recreation room with pool table and TV, vending machines.
Number of Occupants: 155
Brown Hall
Floors: 8
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites with singles, doubles
Located in the Sylvan Cluster. Suites have living room, and hall has main TV lounge, kitchen, recreation room with table games, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 454
Butterfield Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Central Cluster. Home to First-year general education program and Commonwealth College Learning Communities. Hall has community study lounge with fireplace, first-floor kitchen, TV room, band practice room, recreation room with pool table, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 139
Cance Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Located in Southwest-South Cluster. Hall has community lounges, kitchen, TV lounge with pool and foosball table, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 206
Cashin Hall
Floors: 8
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites of singles, doubles
Located in Sylvan Cluster. Suite has a living room, and hall has main TV lounge, kitchen, recreation room with pool table, vending machines, laundry, Sylvan Cultural Center, government offices, wellness floor.
Number of Occupants: 476
Chadbourne Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Central Cluster. Hall has Native American floor, Josephine White Eagle Native American Cultural Center, first-floor TV lounge, floor kitchens, study lounge, recreation room with pool table, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 137
Coolidge Hall
Floors: 18
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, Z-rooms
Located in Southwest-North Cluster. Home to Harambee Program for students of African heritage and first-year general education program. Hall has study lounges, kitchens, classrooms, Club Coolidge recreation floor with TV, arcade, table games, laundry, vending machines.
Number of Occupants: 576
Crabtree Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Northeast Cluster. Home to first-year engineering. Hall has study lounge, TV room, recreation room with pool table, first-floor lounge with fireplace, kitchen lounge, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 150
Crampton Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Southwest-North Cluster. Home to non-traditional student program. Hall has TV lounges, study areas, kitchen and dining area, laundry, vending machines.
Number of Occupants: 200
Dickinson Hall
Floors: 7
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Located in Orchard Hill Cluster. Home to Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center, first-year engineering, Commonwealth College Learning Communities. Hall has study lounges, kitchen, recreation room with pool table and TV, vending machines, laundry, faculty member in residence.
Number of Occupants: 332
Dwight Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Located in Northeast Cluster. Hall has Asian American floor, meeting lounge, TV lounge, kitchen lounge, recreation room with pool table, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 179
Emerson Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, Z-rooms
Located in Southwest-North Cluster. Hall has floor lounges, kitchen and dining area, classroom, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 165
Field Hall
Floors: 7
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Located in Orchard Hill Cluster. Hall has study lounges, kitchen, recreation room with pool table and TV, Sweets N’ More, lounge, vending machines, laundry, student government, faculty member in residence, Wellness floor, Commonwealth College Learning Communities.
Number of Occupants: 332
Gorman Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Central Cluster. Hall has wellness floor, NUANCE multicultural living community, study lounges, first-floor kitchen, big community lounge with big-screen TV, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 321
Grayson Hall
Floors: 7
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Located in Orchard Hill Cluster. Home to Commonwealth College Learning Communities. Hall has study lounges, first-floor lounge, kitchen, TV room, vending machine, laundry, faculty member in residence.
Number of Occupants: 332
Greenough Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Central Cluster. Hall has wellness floor, study lounge, kitchen lounge, TV lounge, vending machines, laundry, Greenough Sub Shop.
Number of Occupants: 137
Hamlin Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Northeast Cluster. Hall has study lounge, recreation room with pool and Ping-Pong table, TV lounge, kitchen, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 140
James Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, Z-rooms
Located in Southwest-North Cluster. Home to Wellness Education, Living & Learning. Hall has kitchen, dining area, lounges, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 194
John Adams Hall
Floors: 19
Bathrooms: Community, same sex
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, double, triple, Z-room
Southwest-South Cluster; kitchens, community lounges, recreation room with TV, classroom, vending machines, sitting area on the first floor, laundry, Communication, Political Science, and Psychology Talent Advancement Program
John Quincy Adams Hall
Floors: 18
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, Z-rooms
Located in Southwest-South Cluster. Hall has lounges, kitchens, Club JQA recreation floor, TV, table games, laundry, vending machines, Wellness Center, 24-hour quiet floor, FOCUS first-year general education.
Number of Occupants: 576
Johnson Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Located in Northeast Cluster. Hall has study lounge, recreation room with pool table and TV, kitchen, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 141
Kennedy Hall
Floors: 20
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, Z-rooms
Located in Southwest-North Cluster. Home to FOCUS, first-year general education program. Hall has kitchen, lounges, classrooms, Club Kennedy recreation center with TV, arcade, and table games, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 512
Knowlton Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Located in Northeast Cluster. Hall has study lounge, kitchens, recreation room with pool table, TV lounge with fireplace, laundry, vending machines, United Asian Learning Resource Center.
Number of Occupants: 157
Leach Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Northeast Cluster. Home to first-year engineering. Hall has study lounge, kitchen, recreation room, fireplace, pool table and TV, bike room, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 151
Lewis Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by hall
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Northeast Cluster; home to the International House Program, Wellness Center, study lounges, classroom and seminar room, music room with piano, recreation room with fireplace and pool table, kitchen, vending machines, laundry
Number of Occupants: 125
MacKimmie Hall
Floors: 3
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Southwest-South Cluster. Hall has lounges, kitchen and dining area, recreation room with TV, vending machines, laundry, first-year general education.
Number of Occupants: 236
Mary Lyon Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Located Northeast Cluster. Houses community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. Hall has classroom and seminar room, TV lounge with pool table and piano, kitchen lounge, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 176
McNamara Hall
Floors: 8
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites of singles and doubles
Located in Sylvan Cluster. Suites have living room. Hall has main TV lounge, kitchen, recreation room with pool table, snack bar, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 457
Melville Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, Z-rooms
Located in Southwest-North Cluster. Hall has kitchen and dining area, lounges, table games, vending machines, laundry, Epoch first-year.
Number of Occupants: 192
Moore Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Located in Southwest-South Cluster. Hall has community lounges, kitchen and dining area, recreation room with TV, classroom, vending machines, laundry, Epoch first-year program, first-year general education program.
Number of Occupants: 226
Patterson Hall
Floors: 3
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Southwest-South Cluster. Hall has lounges, kitchen and dining area, recreation room with TV, laundry, vending machines, first-year general education.
Number of Occupants: 338
Pierpont Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Located in Southwest-South Cluster. Hall has community lounges, kitchen and dining area, recreation room with TV and pool table, classroom, laundry, vending machine, Epoch first-year program, first-year general education.
Number of Occupants: 268
Prince Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, quads
Located in Southwest-North Cluster. Hall has study lounges, TV lounge, pool table, kitchen and dining area, reading room, vending machine, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 266
Thatcher Hall
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Northeast Cluster. Hall has study lounges, recreation room with pool table, TV, and fireplace, computer room, kitchen, vending machines, laundry, Thatcher Foreign Language Program, Max Kade German Studies Center.
Number of Occupants: 123
Thoreau Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, Z-rooms
Located in Southwest-North Cluster. Hall has kitchen, several lounges, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 171
Van Meter Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Central Cluster. Hall has TV lounge, kitchen, dance studio, multipurpose room, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 423
Washington Hall
Floors: 19
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, Z-rooms
Located in Southwest-South Cluster. Hall has community lounges, recreation room with TV and pool table, classrooms, laundry, vending machines, Biology, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Math, Pre-Nursing, Physical Science Talent Advancement Programs, Wellness Center.
Number of Occupants: 512
Webster Hall
Floors: 7
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Located in Orchard Hill Cluster. Homes to Wellness Center, Commonwealth College Learning Communities. Hall has study lounges, kitchens, main piano lounge, recreation room with TV and pool table, vending machines, laundry, faculty member in residence.
Number of Occupants: 332
Wheeler Hall
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Shared by wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Located in Central Cluster. Hall has Central Gallery artwork, study lounge, kitchen lounge, recreation room with TV and pool table, vending machines, laundry.
Number of Occupants: 172
Campus Owned Apartments
North Apartments
Floors: 5
Number of Units: 50 units in five buildings
Bathrooms: Two per unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Four singles in each unit
Air-conditioning, cable and Ethernet provided, close to classes, co-ed living option, full kitchen with appliances, fully furnished, laundry in building, residents can stay during school breaks, utilities included.
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