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Quick Stats

On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 5,556
Average Housing Costs $5,380
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 18%
Freshmen Living On Campus 82%
Number of Dormitories 14
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 4
Best Freshman Dorms Juniper-Poplar Hall
Best Upperclassman Dorms Magnolia Apartments
Worst Freshman Dorms Castor Hall
Worst Upperclassman Dorms Castor Hall

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

USF recently required all freshmen who are not from the area to live on campus their first year, which makes USF feel less like a commuter school. However, campus housing is flawed, and many students make plans to move off campus after their first year. For one thing, campus housing is expensive, ranging from $500 to $800 per month. Plus, students who live on campus get a significantly smaller living space, without in-room laundry facilities, and for less time than their cheaper off-campus alternatives. However, it is notably more convenient to live on campus than off.

The laundry facilities are central for each building group, and cost $1 to wash and $1 to dry. Students can choose to live with complete strangers or select roommates. They can also live in Live Learning Communites (LLCs), which are groups of students with similar social views or academic interests. Some of these include Bulls Business Community (business majors), Honors LLC, and Wellness LLC (healthy lifestyle). USF also offers an all-female dorm.

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Campus Housing at University of South Florida

evans8

'13

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4.2
A-

Dorms

Dorms are very spartan in style, but spacious. They allow for privacy if necessary. Very easy to work with the staff if there are any issues with the dorms/roommates.

Feb 06, 2012

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Campus Housing at University of South Florida

florents89

'13

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2.7
C+

Dorms

never lived on campus here but I heard they are like jail, but then some say it nice,

Jan 25, 2012

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Campus Housing at University of South Florida

makesmesmile93

'15

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4.2
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A Good Adjustment

Happy I am on campus during the first year of classes to adjust living on my own, but ready to move off campus now that I m adjusted to living away from home.

Jan 20, 2012

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Types of Housing Offered
  • Apartments for married students
  • Apartments for single students
  • Coed dorms
  • Cooperative housing
  • Fraternity/sorority housing
  • Grad students only; medical students only
  • Men's dorms
  • Special housing for disabled students
  • Special housing for international students
  • Women's dorms
Room Types
  • Apartments
  • Doubles
  • Greek housing facilities
  • Singles
  • Suites
  • Traditional
Bed Types Twins
What You Get
  • Cable TV
  • Ethernet access
  • Hall fitness center
  • In-room Wi-Fi
  • Late-night computer labs for residential students
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mailbox
  • Study lounges
Also Available
  • Delta offers a residential learning program.
  • Epsilon is a community specifically for international and honor students.
  • Magnolia is available to married students and students with dependent children.

Available for Rent

None

Cleaning Service

The bathrooms and common areas of the dorms are cleaned daily. Open kitchens in certain dorms are also cleaned daily.

Did You Know? Juniper-Poplar, USF's newest residence facility, has a very good reputation and is probably the nicest facility on campus.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

Beta Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Common area on each floor, renovated as of August 2004, laundry on first floor, kitchen on each floor, near Fresh Food Company

Castor Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Communal
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Kitchens and lounges on each floor, easy access to Argos facilities (24-hour study lounge, computer lab, fitness center, a student Success Center, pool), near Fresh Food Company

Cypress Hall
Floors: 5 in each of 2 buildings
Number of Occupants: 250–499
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: No, female only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Kitchen on every floor, laundry in community building, study lounge on every floor

Delta Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Kitchen on each floor, laundry room in community building, study lounge on every floor

Epsilon Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Kitchen on each floor, laundry room in community building, study lounge on every floor

Eta Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Kitchen on each floor, laundry room in community building

Iota Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles)
Special Features: Near the Andros dining center and Andros classroom building, laundry rooms, kitchen and lounge on each floor

Juniper-Poplar Hall
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 1,000+
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Opened in 2009, convenience store, dining hall on first floor, kitchen on every floor, laundry facilities, Starbucks; home to Bulls Business Community, Engineering Living Learning Center, and Honor College residents

Kappa Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Kitchen on each floor, laundry room in community building, study lounge on every floor

Lambda Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles)
Special Features: Near the Andros dining center, Andros classroom building, laundry rooms, kitchen, and lounge on each floor

Maple Hall
Floors: 2 buildings, 4 floors each
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Laundry facility on first floor, kitchen on every floor, study lounge on each floor

Mu Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 100–249
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: Near the Andros dining center and Andros classroom building, laundry facility in community building, kitchen and lounge on each floor

Theta Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles)
Special Features: Near the Andros dining center and Andros classroom building; laundry rooms, kitchen, and lounge on each floor

Zeta Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 50–99
Bathrooms: Suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Suites (doubles)
Special Features: Kitchen on each floor, laundry room

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Cypress Apartments
Floors: 4
Number of Units: 50–99
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments (singles)
Each apartment unit consists of four single bedrooms, a living room, a kitchenette, and two bathrooms.
Special Features: Built in fall of 2004; study lounge with Ethernet connection on each floor, laundry, 24-hour on-call emergency maintenance

Holly Apartments
Floors: 3–4
Number of Units: 100–249
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments (singles)
Each unit consists of four single bedrooms, a living area, a kitchenette, and two bathrooms.
Special Features: Laundry rooms nearby, 24-hour on-call emergency maintenance

Kosove Apartments
Floors: 4
Number of Units: 50–99
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments (singles, doubles)
Two- to five-person apartments are available.
Special Features: Residents share living area, kitchenette, and a bathroom; renovated and reopened in 1998; upperclassman residence hall reserved primarily for students with 30 credit hours or more, but occasionally sophomores are able to select a room; laundry facility on first floor

Magnolia Apartments
Floors: 3–4
Number of Units: 250+
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Each apartment unit consists of three or four single bedrooms, a living area, a kitchenette, and two bathrooms.
Special Features: Swimming pool, laundry room, kitchens, family units available, built in 2001, close to the College of Engineering, one building houses families, two buildings are restricted to students 21 years and older, remaining four buildings house primarily freshmen and sophomores

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