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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 5,128
Average Housing Costs $6,994
Undergrads Living On Campus 45%
Number of Dormitories 20
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 2
Best Dorms
  • Barlow
  • Bresseler
  • Browning
  • Butterfield
  • Weldin
Worst Dorms
  • Merrow
  • Tucker

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Dorms are typically for freshmen and sophomores, although there is no requirement for living on campus. Most students have a good time living in the dorms, until they move off campus and realize what life could be like. There’s a wide range of dorms that students can live in, and there are pros and cons to each. Although the newer dorms, like Barlow, Weldin, Bresseler, and Butterfield, are nicer, cleaner, and in the center of campus, they are more strict, so it is harder for students to drink and be loud here. In the older dorms, like Coddington, Dorr, and Burnside, students are able to get away with a lot more but have to put up with poor living conditions.

All dorms require a student ID to enter, and after 9 p.m., your ID will only work for your dorm, so students can’t freely go in and out of different buildings. All the residence halls differ from one another. Some buildings have balcony rooms and private bathrooms, while others have air-conditioning and community bathrooms. There are two students per room, but when there is a housing shortage, the University will squeeze three in a room. However, students put into a triple will get compensation. If a student isn't satisfied with his living conditions or roommate situation, Housing and Residential Life makes it easy for students to switch rooms. No matter which dorm you live in, you‘ll probably have a memorable time.

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Campus Housing at University of Rhode Island

fperreault93

Criminology '15

3.1
B-

Living at the Bottom of the Hill.

Many of the dorms at URI are not up to the best standards. Barely any of them have air conditioning or elevators. Not to mention all of the dorms are at the bottom of a hill. When it is the rainy season be prepared to use a boat to get around. All of the halls have many rooms to it which is good and bad. It is bad because it tends to be a little noisy. On the other hand it is good because you are never bored, there are always people to hang out with.

Mar 27, 2012

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horseandaqueen

Apparel and Textile Science '14

2.7
C+

Clean but Noisy

The dorms are generally very clean, but they are noisy all day and night and the rules are not very well enforced.

Feb 28, 2012

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jberry630

Journalism '15

3.1
B-

URI Dorms Tend to Suck

There are a few decent updated dorms, and one major dorm being built, but for the most part the dorms are old and not even close to updated. There are about three nice dorms for Freshman and the same amount for upperclassmen. The rest are awful. Never have you seen so many cockroaches in your life. Some of them have kitchens and what-not, but no one uses them. Laundry machines are usually on each floor and theres never usually a problem finding open machines or time to do it. The hallway style dorms are very nice in the idea that you get to meet everyone and can easily talk and interact with people. That certainly is a plus, but with the amount that you have to pay to live there, you would expect the dorms to be nicer.

Jan 15, 2012

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User rating for University of Rhode Island - Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 26 user reviews.

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Facts

Room Types
  • Apartments have four, five, or 10 residents
  • Standard residence halls are constructed by having either small or large corridors of rooms with a common bathroom.
  • Suite-style residence halls have two rooms connected by a private bathroom.
Bed Types
  • Full-size (in upperclassman apartments)
  • Lofts
  • Standard twin
What You Get
  • Cable TV
  • Closet or wardrobe, some with a dresser
  • Desk and chair
  • Ethernet access
  • Free campus and local phone calls
  • Twin-sized bed
Also Available
  • All buildings are smoke free.
  • The IEP House (International Engineering Program) and the Rainbow Diversity House
  • There are sorority and fraternity houses on campus along with the Rainbow diversity house.

Available for Rent

Microwaves

Minifridges

Cleaning Service

Cleaning services are only offered in public areas and common bathrooms in resident halls. All other students are responsible for cleaning their rooms and private bathrooms.

Did You Know?
  • Eddy, Garrahy and Wiley Halls are the newest dorms on campus, and while the other dorms may not be brand new, URI has done a lot of renovating and most of the residential buildings are now updated. Hutchinson, Merrow, Peck and Tucker were renovated in spring 2007.
  • All residents get cable TV, the URI TV channel, and the school's very own movie channel.
  • Always losing your keys? Half of URI's dorm rooms go by a code, so all you have to do is remember four to six numbers, and you're in.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Adam’s
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 197
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double, corridor
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines

Aldrich
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 157
Bathrooms: One private bathroom shared by two rooms
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines, balcony rooms

Barlow
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 297
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines, air-conditioning

Bressler
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 240
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double, some triples
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines, security cameras

Browning
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 346
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double, corridor
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines, security cameras

Burnside
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 257
Bathrooms: One private bathroom shared by two rooms
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines, balcony rooms, pool table

Butterfield
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 207
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double, Some triples
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, TV area, designated study area, vending machines, two level rooms available, security camera, dining hall located in building

Coddington
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 266
Bathrooms: One private bathroom shared by two rooms
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, TV area, designated study area, vending machines, balcony

Dorr
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 209
Bathrooms: One private bathroom shared by two rooms
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, TV/study lounges, vending machines, balcony rooms, pool table

Eddy
Floors: 5
Bathrooms: Two or three per suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Single and double
Special Features: Large atrium main lounge, atrium spanning "Bridge Lounge," two seminar/group study rooms, catering kitchen, laundry room

Ellery
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 155
Bathrooms: One private bathroom shared by two rooms
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, TV area, designated study area, vending machines, balcony rooms

Fayerweather
Floors: Basement and lower and upper 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors
Number of Occupants: 274
Bathrooms: Two rooms directly connected by one bathroom
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, TV area, designated study area, vending machines

Gorham
Floors: Basement and lower and upper 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors
Number of Occupants: 272
Bathrooms: Two rooms directly connected by one private bathroom
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines

Heathman
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 367
Bathrooms: Two rooms directly connected by one private bathroom
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines, pool table

Hopkins
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 159
Bathrooms: One private bathroom shared by two rooms
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines, balcony rooms

Hutchinson
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 113
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines

Merrow
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 127
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines

Peck
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 114
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines

Tucker
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 127
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Standard double
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines; Wellness dorm.

Weldin
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 297
Bathrooms: One per hallway
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Standard double, corridor
Special Features: Laundry rooms, lounges, television area, designated study area, vending machines, air-conditioning, security cameras

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Garrahy Apartments & Suites
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: 2 per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Center building atrium and “Grand Lounge”. Since these apartments have full kitchens, students are not required to purchase meal plans and can occupy apartments during campus recess periods.

Wiley Apartments & Suites
Floors: 4
Bathrooms: 2 per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles
Special Features: Center building atrium and “Grand Lounge”. Since these apartments have full kitchens, students are not required to purchase meal plans and can occupy apartments during campus recess periods.

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