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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
13 %
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
5
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
College Prowler Take
The USF community can expect two things once the on-campus renovation project begins to wind down. First, complaints about the dorms’ drudgery and miniscule size will gradually fade away. And second, on-campus life will become much more enjoyable due to the fact that students will more likely want to live in apartment-suite-style dorms the likes of Castor, Maple, or Holly, rather than Zeta, Kappa, or Theta, which all kind of resemble 1950s army-style barricks. Although many USF students will vehemently argue that the current social activity on campus is lacking, small parties and get-togethers do go on, and there is a sense of comraderie amongst each dorm and its members. However, you’d be hard-pressed to find students who express similar sentiment about the actual physical conditions of many of the dorms. All in all, it would not be the least bit inaccurate to say that USF’s housing can go nowhere but up. Students Speak Out
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allisonb08 says: University of South Florida 2012 History  |
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I lived on campus my freshman year in the apartment style dorms. The building was as far away as could be from all of my classes. My bedroom was probably 8'-8', tiny as could be without an actual closet. The roommate selection process didn't work at ALL since I was matched with someone that was absolutely nothing like me. It was also a complete waste of money...nearly $800 a month! Ick!
Campus Housing: November 19, 2009
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marisa103 says: |
As a freshman, I wouldn't...
As a freshman, I wouldn't recommend staying in the apartments on campus (Holly, Kosove, and Cypress) because you have to have a meal plan, so it would be a waste to pay for a kitchen and not use it. But definitely stay in the apartments after your freshman year. They are pretty nice, and you usually have your own bedroom.
Campus Housing: January 03, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
I loved staying at Magnolia!...
I loved staying at Magnolia! Nothing beats lounging poolside with a good book. |
Anonymous says: |
The dorms are not very good. The...
The dorms are not very good. The worst ones are Epsilon, Beta, and Delta, although these are the same ones that have been renovated. The best places to live on campus are the Holly Apartments. |
Anonymous says: |
They have recently built some...
They have recently built some newer dorms in the past few years, but I have been in some of the older dorms, and they are literally the size of a bathroom stall. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Cable TV
- Ethernet access
- Hall fitness center
- Late-night computer labs for residential students
- Laundry facilities
- Local telephone service and voice mail
- Mailbox
- Study lounges
Room Types
- Apartments
- Doubles
- Greek housing facilities
- Singles
- Suites
- Traditional
Also Available
- Delta offers a residential learning program.
- Epsilon is a community specifically for International and Honor students.
- Eta is an all-female special-interest community for women pursuing majors in math, science, or engineering.
- Magnolia is available to married students and students with dependent children.
Cleaning Service
The bathrooms and common areas of the dorms are cleaned daily. Open kitchens in certain dorms are also cleaned daily.
Dormitories
Beta Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 296
Bathrooms: One men’s and one women’s on each floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Traditional-style doubles
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: 360
Bathrooms: One on each wing
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Kitchens and lounges on each floor, easy access to Argos facilities (24-hour study lounge, computer lab, fitness center, a Student Success Center, Argos Poolz), near Fresh Food Company
Cypress Hall
Floors: 2 buildings, 5 floors each
Number of Occupants: 602
Bathrooms: One per suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and honors students
Room Types: Doubles, and suite-style with two doubles and a bathroom
Home to Honors Community, kitchen on every floor, laundry in community building, study lounge on every floor
Delta Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 236
Bathrooms: Shared by 8 students; semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with four doubles and a semi-private bathroom
Residential Learning Community, kitchen on each floor, laundry room in community building, study lounge on every floor
Epsilon Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 240
Bathrooms: Shared by 8 students; semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with four doubles and a semi-private bathroom
Kitchen on each floor, laundry room in community building, study lounge on every floor
Eta Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 82
Bathrooms: Shared by 8 students; semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with four doubles and a semi-private bathroom
Houses the Women in Science, Math, and Engineering Program, kitchen on each floor, laundry room in community building
Iota Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 62
Bathrooms: Shared by 4 students; semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with four singles and a semi-private bathroom
Near the Andros dining center, Andros classroom building, laundry rooms, kitchen and lounge on each floor
Juniper-Poplar Hall
Floors: 7
Number of Occupants: 1,050
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-year students
Room Types: Suite-style doubles
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: 246
Bathrooms: Shared by 8 students; semi-private
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Suite-style with four doubles and a semi-private bathroom
Kitchen on each floor, laundry room in community building, study lounge on every floor
Lambda Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 42
Bathrooms: Shared by 4 students; semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with four singles and a semi-private bathroom
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: 230
Bathrooms: One per suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with two double bedrooms and one bathroom
Laundry facility on first floor, kitchen on every floor, study lounge on each floor
Mu Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 124
Bathrooms: Shared by 4 students; semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with four singles and a semi-private bathrooms
Near the Andros dining center, Andros classroom building, laundry facility in community building, kitchen and lounge on each floor
Theta Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 39
Bathrooms: Shared by 4 students
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with four singles and a semi-private bathrooms
Near the Andros dining center, Andros classroom building, laundry rooms, kitchen, and lounge on each floor, home of the Leadership House
Zeta Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 82
Bathrooms: Shared by 8 students; semi-private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suite-style with two double bedrooms and one semi-private bathroom
Houses the First Year Experience Program, kitchen on each floor, near laundry room
Campus Owned Apartments
Cypress Apartments
Floors: 2 buildings, 4 floors each
Number of Units: 300
Bathrooms: 2 per apartment
Coed: Yes single-sex by apartment
Residents: Freshmen only
Room Types: Apartment-style with four single bedrooms and two bathrooms
Built in fall of 2004; apartments share a living room, kitchenette, and two bathrooms; study lounge on each floor, laundry facilities in community building
Greek Life Housing
Floors: 14 small houses
Number of Units: 340
Bathrooms: One per house
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Each organization is given a two-story or three-story house; living rooms and kitchen on the first floor of each house; washers and dryers in each house provided by individual organization
Holly Apartments
Floors: 7 building with either 3- or 4-stories
Number of Units: 728
Bathrooms: Two in each 4-bedroom apartment
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Apartment-style with four single bedrooms
Kitchen and living room in each apartment, laundry rooms nearby
Kosove Apartments
Floors: 4
Number of Units: 254
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes, in halls, but not within individual apartments
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Mix of singles and doubles in apartment-style complexes
Residents share living area, kitchenette, and a bathroom; renovated and re-opened in 1998; upperclassmen 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: 7 buildings with either 3- or 4-stories
Number of Units: 484
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
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
Did You Know?
National statistics show that students who live
on campus are more involved in University life and have a higher rate of academic success. Since 2002, more than $120 million in residence hall renovations and new construction have taken place or are currently underway at USF. Cypress Hall’s lot was expanded and an additional 100 spaces were added.
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