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West Virginia University - Campus HousingCollege Prowler3.46
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Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
26 %
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments
3
College Prowler Take
The dormitories on campus at WVU are in great shape, and they are excellent places for students to live. Most of the dorms have had recent renovations, including Towers. The University has done a great job maintaining these buildings to provide a good living environment for its students. The rooms are decent sizes with new bed frames, desks, and dressers provided for the students. The carpets and walls are also in good condition and provide an all around good feel to the dorms. Every room is wired for cable TV and Internet. Some suites may come with kitchen areas and bathrooms, but these options are not available in regular dorm rooms. Every dorm is also located within a five-minute walk from a dining hall, with most dorms having dining halls located somewhere inside the building. Most of the dorms are located on Downtown Campus, but easy transportation is available to students living on Evansdale Campus. Dorm security is very good, but it can sometimes be an issue of annoyance with the students. Students are required to present an ID after 9 p.m. in most dorms and cannot sign in a guest after midnight on the weekends. Students also are not permitted to sign in a guest of the opposite sex after midnight. Students are only guaranteed housing in a campus dorm for freshman year. After that, they must go through University Housing and fill out the proper applications in hopes of receiving a dorm room for the following year. Nice dorms to try for in later years are Stalnaker, Arnold Apartments, and Pierpont Apartments.
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Stalnaker is nice and has a great...
Stalnaker is nice and has a great dining hall. I think Dadisman is small. Towers are like a freshman warehouse, but people seem to like them, and they have the best dining hall. Summit is also known as "Scummit." Enough said. Arnold is pretty crazy.
Campus Housing: March 05, 2009
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I am not really sure what the...
I am not really sure what the dorms are like since I am a transfer student. I know that some of the rooms I have seen were a lot bigger and nicer in comparison to the room I stayed in at my other school. I think it just depends on where you end up. Towers is a typical dorm, Boreman North is large, and Boreman South is even nicer suite-style rooms.
Campus Housing: March 04, 2009
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Some places to avoid are Summit...
Some places to avoid are Summit and Pierpont. Some of the nicer dorms are Towers, Boreman, and Stalnaker. |
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Most freshman live in Towers...
Most freshman live in Towers because it houses many students, making it a great place to meet people during your first year. The only downfall of Towers is that it is located on Evansdale campus, which means you need to take the bus or PRT to class everyday. |
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Stalnaker is awesome, and Towers...
Stalnaker is awesome, and Towers is too far away. |
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West Virginia? FactsWhat You Get
- Shuttle services
- Window coverings
Available for Rent
Minifridges
Cleaning Service
There is no cleaning service. Students are responsible for cleaning up after themselves. Any mess left after moving out will result in a cleaning bill charged to their student account.
Dormitories
Arnold Hall (Main and Annex)
Number of Occupants: 398
Bathrooms: Community bathrooms on the Annex side, and shared bathrooms between suites on Main side
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, and triples on Annex side; suites have two double rooms and a shared bathroom
Located on Downtown campus two blocks from the Mountainlair. Houses Academic Resource Center, dining hall, laundry facilities, and a fitness room with billiard and ping-pong tables.
Boreman North
Number of Occupants: 227
Bathrooms: Community bathrooms on each wing
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Located on Downtown campus behind Mountainlair. Hall has academic resource center, dining hall, kitchens, laundry rooms, multimedia classrooms, recreational room, TV lounges.
Boreman South
Number of Occupants: 315
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, double suites
Located on Downtown campus behind Mountainlair.
Dadisman Hall
Number of Occupants: 381
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Lounge, laundry rooms, study rooms, a rec room, and is located right behind the Mountainlair.
Evansdale Residential Complex (Towers)
Number of Occupants: 7,200
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Primarily freshmen, some sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Located on Evansdale Campus, the complex is made up of four connected residence halls: Bennett, Braxton, Brooke, and Lyon. Includes laundry rooms on each floor, tennis and basketball courts, post office, bookstore, learning center, computer lab, and classrooms. Each residence hall offers special programming focused on various themes: Bennett Tower on creative arts and forensics, Braxton Tower on engineering and science, Brooke Tower on business and pre-professional programs in health care and law, and Lyon Tower on agriculture and forestry.
Fieldcrest Hall
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites
Close to ERC and the PRT, home to the Mountaineer Residential college, special priority to 4H members.
Honors Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 350
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Residents: Honor students
Room Types: Suites
Located on the Downtown campus, the hall is home to the WVU Honors College and has a courtyard, media room with a projector, laundry, study and TV lounges on each floor.
Lincoln Hall
Bathrooms: Suite-style
Coed: Yes
Room Types: Suites
Located on Evansdale campus, Lincoln has air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs, a library, multi-media theater, study lounges. The hall has special activities that focus on President Abraham Lincoln, whom the hall is named after.
Spruce House (International House)
Number of Occupants: 37
Bathrooms: Community
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Located on the Downtown Campus close to Boreman Hall, this house brings students from many different cultures and backgrounds together to enhance cross-cultural understanding, promote diversity, and uphold mutual respect among the participants. Offers academic, social, and service-oriented programs with an international focus. Residents prepare group meals to share cultural culinary experiences.
Stalknaker Hall
Number of Occupants: 255
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen (Honors Program), upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites, lofts
Located behind the Mountainlair, this is WVU's first residence hall and includes dining hall, electronic classrooms, and study halls.
Summit Hall
Number of Occupants: 555
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites
Located on the Downtown Campus two blocks from the Life Sciences Building. Includes dining hall, laundry room, mail room, and exercise room with weekly classes; rooms furnished with beds, chairs, study desks, and dressers; also home to the WVU Boxing Club.
Campus-Owned Apartments
Arnold Apartments
Number of Units: 174
Bathrooms: Bathroom in each apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Apartments holding 2-3 students
Apartments include bedrooms, kitchenette, and bathroom; also has air conditioning
Pierpont Apartments
Number of Units: 315
Bathrooms: Private
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, upperclassmen
Room Types: Units have singles, doubles
Located on the Evansdale Campus, this building has computer lab, fitness room, laundry facilities, and is a five-minute walk from Milan Puskar Stadium and Evansdale Campus.
Sterling Ridge Apartments (The Ridge)
Number of Units: 220
Bathrooms: 2 per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, transfer students
Room Types: Four-person apartments (single bedrooms)
Located on the Evansdale Campus, building has fitness center, computer lab, swimming pool, jacuzzi, game room with Wii, volleyball and basketball courts, free parking and tanning, University-run shuttle service, and enhanced security provided by WVU’s Department of Public Safety. Each unit has washer and dryer, kitchen, common living area, and balconies. Bedrooms are furnished with a bed, dresser, and desk and chair.
Did You Know?Students can stay on campus for as long as they would like, but WVU does not offer guaranteed housing after freshman year. Most students move off campus after their first or second year to be more independent.
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