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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
69 %
Best Dorms
- Luter Hall
- Polo Road Houses
- Student Apartments
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
3
Worst Dorms
- Efird Hall
- Huffman Hall
- Palmer Hall
- Piccolo Hall
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
College Prowler Take
Ever wondered what it feels like to be a troglodyte? If you live in Bostwick Hall’s basement freshman year, you’ll find out all too well. Fortunately, most of Wake’s freshman halls aren’t as bad. You should expect nothing smaller than 14 feet by nine feet rooms. Every room at Wake includes a microwave and mini-fridge, an added perk you soon won’t be able to live without. Collins, Bostwick, and Johnson are decent, and they are set up in a communal hall. The bathrooms are shared by roughly 30 students. Guys and girls live in opposite wings of the buildings, usually separated into A and B sides, but generally use the same common areas. Johnson Hall, in particular, consists exclusively of students who select the “substance-free” option on their housing form. So, by checking that, you’re sure to end up there. Piccolo and Palmer are generally similar, but are isolated from other, dorms and both quads. Babcock is a step up from the others with sinks in the larger rooms. Luter is widely regarded as the best of the bunch, being the only freshman dorm that utilizes a suite-like setup with bathrooms as a connective buffer between adjacent rooms. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
All the dorms are nice. About 75...
All the dorms are nice. About 75 percent of students live on campus. Freshmen are put together on south campus. Collins is the louder freshman dorm because it has the most people. Johnson is substance free. You can only choose to live in Johnson. Otherwise, it’s just random placement. As a freshman, you can’t pick your roommate. You fill out a questionnaire, and Wake pairs you up with someone who has similar answers. |
Anonymous says: |
I stayed in Johnson, and it was...
I stayed in Johnson, and it was perfect for what I wanted. The dorms are all pretty much the same for freshmen. You don’t get to choose which one you get in, unless you ask for Johnson. All dorms are coed—each floor has a girls’ wing and a guys’ wing. All the dorms have really nice study lounges on each hall, as well as formal lounges. Each dorm has a laundry room, which is free, and a kitchen. Each hall has a bathroom that all the girls share. Ours had three showers and three toilets, which doesn’t sound like much, but I never had to wait for a shower. |
Anonymous says: |
Upperclassmen prefer to live on...
Upperclassmen prefer to live on the quad. Davis, Taylor, Poteat, and Kitchin are the dorms to be in after freshman year, but stay away from Effird or Huffman—they’re weird. But, anywhere you’re placed as a freshman is fine. You’ll have a lot of other freshmen with you, and you’ll love it. |
Anonymous says: |
The dorms on campus are, for the...
The dorms on campus are, for the most part, great. Most of the freshman dorms are very similar, except for location (beware of Palmer and Piccolo, for they are far removed from the rest of the campus). Some dorms have sinks and bathrooms in or between rooms, which is very convenient. |
Anonymous says: |
Don’t live in substance-free...
Don’t live in substance-free housing, even if you use no substances. Trust me on this one. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Cable TV
- Closet
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Ethernet access
- Free campus and local phone calls
- Heating and air conditioning
- MicroFridge
- Window coverings
Room Types
- Apartments – share bathroom and a kitchen
- Doubles
- Singles
- Suites – share a bathroom and a common living area
- Triples
Available for Rent
MicroFridges, bed lofts (recommended if you have a single)
Bed Types
- Bunkable beds
- Twin extra-long
Also Available
- Coed dorms
- Apartments for single students
- Fraternity/sorority housing
- Theme housing
Cleaning Service
Community and semi-private bathrooms are cleaned by staff once a week, as are the common hallways in suites. If that’s not enough for you, a student-organized laundry service called Wake ‘n’ Wash will take your laundry and dry cleaning to be professionally cleaned once a week.
Dormitories
Palmer Hall
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 56
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
TV/study lounges, laundry, kitchens, fireplace
Martin Hall
Floors: 2 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 95
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles)
Living room, study lounge, courtyard, laundry, kitchenettes
Luter Hall
Floors: 3 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 290
Bathrooms: Shared by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
TV/study lounges, sinks in room
Piccolo Hall
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 62
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Basketball courts, volleyball courts, TV/study lounge, behind campus stadium
Taylor Hall
Floors: 4 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 280
Bathrooms: Shared by cluster
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
TV/study lounge, kitchens, laundry, campus bookstore, Greek lounges
Poteat Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 264
Bathrooms: Shared by cluster
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Post office, Greek lounges
Polo Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 194
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Townhouse singles, studio doubles
Study lounges, apartment-style living, kitchen
Kitchin Hall
Floors: 4 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 289
Bathrooms: Shared by cluster
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Recreation room, study lounge, laundry, open courtyard, kitchen, Deacon Shop, Greek lounges
Collins Hall
Floors: 3 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 220
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Parlor, basketball courts, TV/study lounges, campus ministry, laundry, kitchens
Bostwick Hall
Floors: 3 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 188
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Parlor, study lounges, laundry, kitchens
Babcock Hall
Floors: 3 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 247
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Piano, TV/study lounges, laundry, kitchens, in-room sinks
Davis Hall
Floors: 4 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 295
Bathrooms: Shared by cluster
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Kitchens, laundry, study/activity lounge, Subway, bank, Greek lounges
Johnson Hall
Floors: 3 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 188
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Recreation, TV/study lounge, substance-free hall, kitchens, laundry
Huffman Hall
Floors: 3 plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 84
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen, some freshmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Study lounge, laundry, kitchens, theme housing
Efird Hall
Floors: 3, plus ground floor
Number of Occupants: 86
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Study lounge, laundry, kitchens
Campus Owned Apartments
Townhouses
Floors: 2
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Kitchens, study rooms
Student Apartments
Floors: 2
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments (single bedrooms)
Kitchens, convenience store
Polo Road Houses
Floors: 1-2
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Converted residential homes, theme housing available.
Did You Know?After freshman year, students may choose to submit a proposal for theme housing, where Wake Forest provides a house for groups of students aligned by a certain theme (i.e. International House for students dedicated to multiculturalism).
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