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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
13 %
Best Dorms
- Benchmark because they have kitchens, and you don't need the meal plan.
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
1
Worst Dorms
- None. Literally, all the dorms are spectacular.
College Prowler Take
Until recently, the U’s on-campus dorms pre-dated World War II and were, to put it kindly, just plain awful. However, when Salt Lake City won the bid to host the 2002 Winter Olympics, the U of U was selected to house the Athlete Village. As no facilities existed on campus that were nice enough for world-class athletes, the U and the Olympic committee built some. These buildings are absolutely fabulous. They have state-of-the-art security capabilities, they have fine cafeterias, and the apartments are large and comfortable. The Olympic windfall on-campus housing is a tremendous advantage for the student body who now live there. It can be a bit of a walk from the dorms to the campus, depending on where your classes are, but it’s all downhill, and there’s a nice, attractive, pedestrian bridge over the only busy street separating main campus and the residence halls. The bridge is also an Olympic windfall; it cost upwards of $5 million and has built-in defrosting units, so there’s no ice during the winter. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
I have heard they are unbelievably...
I have heard they are unbelievably modern and clean, and the Internet connection is very fast. The friends I have living there are very happy where they are and have really enjoyed the experience of getting to know a new roommate through the matching program. |
Anonymous says: |
The University of Utah has the...
The University of Utah has the unique distinction of having served as Olympic Village for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. These state-of-the-art housing facilities, in conjunction with the development and implementation of Residence Life programmatic and community development efforts, lend to a living, learning atmosphere conducive to student growth and academic achievement. |
Anonymous says: |
The dorms are all super nice. They...
The dorms are all super nice. They are new and were used in the 2002 Winter Games as athletes’ housing. |
Anonymous says: |
I never lived in the dorms, so I...
I never lived in the dorms, so I wouldn’t really know |
Anonymous says: |
When I lived in the dorms, they...
When I lived in the dorms, they were using really old dorms that were miserable. They have since built new dorms that look very nice, but I have not lived in them. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Desk with bookshelf and chair
- Dresser
- Graduate housing includes dishwashers
- Mattress
Room Types
- Doubles
- Single/double suites
- Singles
- Two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments
Available for Rent
Bike lockers and storage space
Minifridges
Vacuums, mops, and other cleaning items are available for "check-out" (that is, they're free)
Cleaning Service
Cleaning service is available on maintenance request.
Dormitories
Bennion Service House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Students actively involved in service within their community
Room Types: Doubles
House has kitchen, dining room, living rooms, study areas, weekly house dinners, house events.
Chapel Glen
Floors: 3 three-story buildings
Number of Occupants: 466
Bathrooms: Shared by four people at maximum
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Suites of singles, doubles
Study rooms, 24-hour quiet floors, single-gender floors, limited visitation floors, Leadership in Service, Engineering Community, and Honors Living-Learning floors, indoor bike storage.
Crocker Science House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared by house
Coed: Yes
Residents: Students enrolled in science-related curriculum
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Officer’s Circle specialty housing; students selected through a departmental process
Diversity House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
The residents of the house encourage and promote diversity in the community. The house has a dining room, kitchen, living rooms, study areas.
Emma Eccles Jones Fine Arts House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared by house
Coed: Yes
Residents: Juniors and seniors majoring in art, dance, music, or theater
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Officer’s Circle specialty housing; students selected through a departmental process
Gateway Heights
Floors: 4 two-story buildings
Number of Occupants: 312
Bathrooms: Shared by suites
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Double suites
First-Year Focus and LEAP programs, academic mentor staff, access to Heritage Center, fireplace lounges
Honors Second Year Experience House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores
Dining room, kitchen, living rooms, study areas, weekly "family-style" house dinners, open to sophomores who lived on Honors Living floor in Glen Chapel.
Kennecott House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared by house
Coed: Yes
Residents: Kennecott scholars, engineering scholars, and mines/earth sciences scholars
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Officer’s Circle specialty housing; students selected through a departmental process
O.C. Tanner Humanities House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared by house
Coed: Yes
Residents: Students with declared major in humanities
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Officer’s Circle specialty housing; students selected through a departmental process
Poulson Honors House
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared by house
Coed: Yes
Residents: Students enrolled in honors program
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Officer’s Circle specialty housing; students selected through a departmental process
Sage Point
Floors: 5 three- to four-story buildings
Number of Occupants: 788
Bathrooms: Shared by suites
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Single suites, double suites, deluxe single and double suites (four single or double rooms plus living area)
Living-learning center, Leadership in Service floor, UTE area, Outdoor Leadership floor, Go Global floor, limited visitation floors, single-gender floors, 24-hour quiet floors, fitness facility, TV lounge, computer lab
Campus Owned Apartments
Benchmark
Floors: 3 two- to three-story buildings
Number of Units: 306
Bathrooms: 1 (two for three-bedroom and four-bedroom units)
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen with more than 60 credit hours
Room Types: Two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments
24-hour quiet floor, fully furnished, full kitchen/bath, laundry facilities, basic cable, Internet connection
Did You Know?The University of Utah has recently introduced the WebRoomz program onto the www.orl.utah.edu Web site, allowing students to handle all their housing applications over the Internet. With WebRoomz, you can apply for housing, select a roommate, and pay for housing!
The U also has housing for health science students in the Medical Towers, and apartments for graduate students or students with families in the West Village.
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