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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
90 %
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
5
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
Yes
College Prowler Take
All Wheaton freshmen are required to live in the dorms, and nearly 90 percent of the student body lives on campus. Although most college students would do anything to get off campus, housing at Wheaton is highly promoted and has profound effects on the social scene. Indeed, seniors still hang out with the people that were on their floors freshman year, and some coeds on brother-sister floors end up getting married. For freshmen and sophomores, the concept of brother-sister floors is essential. At Wheaton, each dorm floor has a corresponding opposite-sex floor with which it shares activities. It may sound lame, but it is actually quite enjoyed by the students. Fischer is the only dorm containing individual bathrooms, shared by members of each suite. Fischer is also more of a social dorm, as the lobby is full of people until the wee hours of the morning. Smith-Traber, on the other hand, is arguably better for building floor camaraderie. Oddly enough, the floor-shared bathrooms tend to foster more friendships within the floors. Traber Hall especially builds great friendships, as the floors are uniquely square shaped. Upperclassmen have a good variety of housing options, including better dorms, three apartment complexes, and 16 houses. Each has its own appeal for various upperclassmen with different wants and needs. Regardless of your housing choice, however, on-campus living at Wheaton is one of the administration’s chief concerns. If you choose to remain on campus for all four years, like most students, you won’t be disappointed.
Students Speak Out
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Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
“Fischer all the way. No...
“Fischer all the way. No discussion is needed.” |
Anonymous says: |
“Traber is an underclass dorm...
“Traber is an underclass dorm (freshman and sophomore only) with a central bathroom that everyone shares. That’s where I lived and had a great time because the central bathroom really brings everyone together. Plus, the rooms are bigger than the male floors in Fischer (and you get a much better view of the sunsets if you live on the top floor like I did). It’s also in a rectangle shape, so you get to know everyone on the floor a lot better because you pass by everyone’s room. Fischer, on the other hand, is based on suites where two rooms share a bathroom, and it is built more in a straight line. This creates the possibility of not knowing the people at the other end of the hall. Traber guys seem to be more cohesive as a floor, and Fischer seems to be more built around really close groups of friends. For upperclassmen, there is Evans for guys, and that’s central campus, but the rooms are really small, and it has very little, if no, dorm life whatsoever. Most upperclassmen go for Terrace (mostly juniors), College Avenue Apartments (juniors and seniors), or Michigan-Crescent (seniors). All are nice and have their advantages and disadvantages.” |
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“The dorms are better than...
“The dorms are better than average, but still dorms. The best part of the dorms is the staff. Having served as an RA for a year, I can assure students that the staff bends over backwards to care about the students.” |
Anonymous says: |
“The dorms do well in terms of...
“The dorms do well in terms of space. Smith-Traber is more sophisticated than Fischer.” |
Anonymous says: |
“Williston is the bread and...
“Williston is the bread and breakfast of Wheaton.” |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Bookcases (houses only)
- Bookshelf
- Carpet (houses only)
- Closet or wardrobe
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Ethernet access
- Free campus and local phone calls
- Kitchen table and chairs (houses only)
- Lounge chairs (houses only)
- Refrigerator (houses only)
- Sofas (houses only)
- Stove/oven (houses only)
- Two end tables (houses only)
- Two lamps (houses only)
- Window coverings
Room Types
- Apartments—Both on and off campus, these units can be one-bedroom or two-bedroom apartments and all have in-room kitchens.
- Houses—All include bedrooms, a kitchen, dining rooms, living rooms, private bathrooms, and laundry facilities.
- Standard—Students share a large central bathroom facility.
- Suite-Style—Two rooms connected by one bathroom.
Also Available
- Family housing
- Graduate housing
- Special-needs housing
Cleaning Service
Various public venues offer cleaning services. Otherwise, community and semi-private bathrooms in the dorms are cleaned by staff about once a week, and apartment and house bathrooms to be self-cleaned.
Dormitories
Chase House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 10
Bathrooms: Three full
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Four doubles, two singles
Furnished living room and bedrooms, kitchen
Fellowship House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 6
Bathrooms: Two full
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: One single, one double, one triple
Furnished living room and bedrooms, one parking space, laundry, carpeted.
Fine Arts House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 7
Bathrooms: Two full
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: One single, three doubles
Furnished living room and bedrooms, laundry, carpeted.
Fischer Hall
Floors: 5, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 593
Bathrooms: Shared with one other room
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores
Room Types: Doubles, triples
24-hour computer lab; air-conditioning;l;basement with a prayer chapel, quiet study room, ping-pong table, pool table, and community TV lounge; hall kitchen with two stoves, two microwaves, minimal cooking utensils); hall lounge; laundry room.
Graham House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 9
Bathrooms: Two full, one half
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Four doubles, one single
Furnished living room and bedrooms, laundry, carpeted, five parking spaces (three of which are in BGC lot).
Hearth House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 8
Bathrooms: Two full, one half
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Juniors
Room Types: Two singles, one double, one quad
Furnished living room and bedrooms, laundry, carpeted, eight parking spaces.
Hunter House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 8
Bathrooms: Two full
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Four doubles
Furnished living room and bedrooms, carpeted, laundry
Irving House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 5
Bathrooms: Two full
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two doubles, one single
Furnished living room and bedrooms, carpeted, laundry, three parking spaces
Kay House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 7
Bathrooms: Two full, one half
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two doubles, one triple
Furnished living room and bedrooms, carpeted, laundry, two parking spaces
Kilby House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 10
Bathrooms: Three full
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two singles, two doubles, one quad
Furnished living room and bedrooms, carpeted, laundry, three parking spaces.
Mathetai House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 9
Bathrooms: Two full, one half
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two singles, two doubles, one triple
Furnished living room and bedrooms, carpeted, laundry, four parking spaces.
McManis-Evans Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 288
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: No, Evans is men only and McManis is women only
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, quads
24-hour computer lab, air-conditioning, central laundry room shared by the entire building, community TV lounge, conference room, elevator, floor lounges with ironing board, kitchen shared by entire building, ping-pong tables, pool table, quiet study room.
Phoenix House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 7
Bathrooms: Two full
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: One single, two doubles, one triple
Furnished living room and bedrooms, laundry, carpeted, two parking spaces.
Smith-Traber Hall
Floors: 6
Number of Occupants: 408
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: No, Smith is women only, and Traber is men only
Residents: Freshmen, sophomores
Room Types: Doubles, triples, four-person suites
24-hour computer lab, air-conditioning, community TV lounge, conference room, elevators, floor lounges equipped with ironing board, foosball table, kitchens, ping-pong tables, pool table, prayer chapel, quiet study room.
Teresa House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 8
Bathrooms: Two full, one half
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two singles, three doubles
Furnished living room and bedrooms, carpeted, laundry, two parking spaces.
White House
Floors: 2, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 7
Bathrooms: Two full
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two doubles, one triple
Furnished living room and bedrooms, carpeted, laundry, three parking spaces.
Williston Hall
Floors: 3, plus basement
Number of Occupants: 61
Bathrooms: Shared by floor
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: Doubles, triples
Built in 1895, fully renovated in 1994, this hall features 24-hour computer lab, air-conditioning, kitchen shared by entire building, outdoor bike racks, the Ruth Bell Graham prayer room.
Campus Owned Apartments
College Avenue Apartments
Floors: 2 in 5 apartment buildings (total of 63 rooms)
Number of Units: 63 units
Bathrooms: 1 per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-, four-, and five-person apartments
Furnished bedrooms and living room, one air-conditioning unit, electric heat, carpeted, one Internet port per person
College-Court Apartments
Floors: 3, plus basement
Number of Units: 122 students
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Two-person apartments
Furnished living room and bedrooms, two parking spaces, laundry, carpeted, outdoor bike rack, renovated in 2008.
Michigan-Crescent Apartments
Floors: 2
Number of Units: 124 in 31 units
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Four-person apartments
Furnished living room and bedrooms, one air-conditioning unit, carpeted, laundry room in each basement, outdoor bike racks.
Saint and Elliot Apartments
Floors: 3, plus basement
Number of Units: 92 in 23 units
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes, in building
Residents: Juniors, seniors, graduate students
Room Types: Singles
Furnished living room and bedrooms, kitchen, electric heat, air-conditioner unit, carpeted, one telephone, laundry room in basement, outdoor bike racks
Terrace Apartments
Floors: 2 in 4 buildings
Number of Units: 236
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles in four-person apartments
Furnished living room and bedrooms, one Internet port per student, laundry room in each of the three basements, outdoor bike racks, major appliances in each kitchen
Did You Know?Dorm life is a huge deal at Wheaton. The RAs (Resident Assistants) on each floor go through a competitive application process for their positions, not to mention serious training once accepted, including several training sessions, scenario workouts, and a weeklong venture in the summer. Fischer and Smith-Traber Halls have a bit of a history with dorm rivalry. Even within the past couple years, a couch was set on fire outside of Fischer by some Traber boys, and a skunk was “cooked” in a Traber microwave by some Fischer boys, creating a horrible stench in the men’s dorm.
There is strict open-floor policy between coeds of the dorms. Only on specific evenings can opposite-sex students come onto the other gender floor. Let’s just say it’s not the most popular rule.
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