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Comparable Schools'
Campus Housing Grades:
Quick StatsUndergrads Living on Campus
45 %
Best Dorms
- Roth Hall (Chesapeake and Delaware)
- Slocum
Number of Campus Owned Apartments
10
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
No
College Prowler Take
While Wilkes has a traditional style coed dormitory, most of the residence halls scream of uniqueness and nostalgia. In the 19th century, the area lining the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre was home to some of the most prominent people in Luzerne County’s history: coal barons, bankers, lawyers, ice harvesters, and businessmen. And, as time passed, many of these stately mansions were donated to Wilkes University. Some of these buildings are big gothic mansions, while others are New England, Romanesque, classical revival, Cajun, Tudor, and Greek-revival style. What makes this better than cookie-cutter residence halls is that each room is unique. Some features include built-in bookshelves, stained glass windows, high ceilings, window seats, original fireplaces, beautiful trim work, and more! Some of these mansions are designated male or female, and many of them, like Rifkin, have apartment-style living. Waller Hall even has some secret passageways.
For students looking for really socialized living, the traditional dorm, Evans, offers four floors and seven wings of coed quarters. Each floor has a kitchen and lounge. There is a bathroom between every two rooms, meaning students have their own private bathroom, shared only with their wall buddy. Again, the way the mansions are designed, whole floors will share the facilities. There are off-campus dorms too. Wilkes University entered an agreement with a local apartment complex, University Towers at Ten East South Street, one of the tallest buildings in Wilkes-Barre, to provide additional housing. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
Living off campus for my stay at...
Living off campus for my stay at Wilkes, I’ve only had limited encounters with dorm life. However, all that I have seen is pretty good, as many of the dorms are based in former estates of Wilkes-Barre notables at the turn of the century. Pretty neat stuff, if you ask me. |
Anonymous says: |
I only ever lived in Evans, and if...
I only ever lived in Evans, and if you like a lot of people and activity, stay in Evans. If you don’t, avoid it. |
Anonymous says: |
We have mansions as dorms, and...
We have mansions as dorms, and they are awesome. We also have one traditional dorm, Evans, that is really nice. Evans is loud and you can meet a lot of people, and the mansions tend to be a little quiet. |
Anonymous says: |
The mansions are nice. Evans...
The mansions are nice. Evans reminds me of a hotel and a prison combined. If you’re the type that enjoys air conditioning, live in Evans; but seriously, you really only need that air conditioning two months out of the entire year. |
Anonymous says: |
The dorms are unlike a lot of...
The dorms are unlike a lot of college dorms. There are on-campus apartments, which is what I live in, that are extremely nice, depending on which you get. The dorm to probably stay away from the most is Evans Hall because there are a lot of things that go on there that just aren’t pretty, and nobody does much about noise or annoyance. |
FactsWhat You Get
- Bed
- Cable TV
- Desk and chair
- Dresser or wardrobe
- Ethernet access
- Kitchen in each dorm
- Laundry facilities in each dorm
- Lounge in each dorm
- Phone
Room Types
- Apartment-style
- Doubles
- Singles
- Triples
Available for Rent
MicroFridges
Cleaning Service
The University staff cleans common areas.
Dormitories
Catlin Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20
Bathrooms: 6
Coed: No, women only
Residents: First-years
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Stone patio, extra-large lounge.
Doane Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: 4
Coed: No, women only
Residents: First-years, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Formal living room, fireplace.
Evans Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 200
Bathrooms: Shared by two rooms
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly underclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Air-conditioning, vending machines, free in-building laundry.
Fortinsky Hall – 229
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 21
Bathrooms: 3
Coed: No, men only
Residents: First-years
Room Types: Singles, doubles, one triple
Central location to campus.
Rifkin Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 34
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartment-style
Kitchen, private bathroom, spacious apartments.
Ross Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 17
Bathrooms: 5
Coed: Yes
Residents: Members of the Multicultural Student Coalition, all years
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Intricately designed staircase, stained glass windows, Multicultural House
Roth Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 72
Bathrooms: 9
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-years
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Roth Hall used to be a double block comprised of Chesapeake and Delaware, two of the most rundown dorms on campus. With recent renovations, the structure is sound, beautiful, and air-conditioned.
Schiowitz Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 31
Bathrooms: 6
Coed: No, women only
Residents: First-years
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Large lounge, central to campus, ping-pong table.
Slocum Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 44
Bathrooms: 12
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-years
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Close to SUB, Learning Community program dorm.
Sterling Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 23
Bathrooms: 6
Coed: No, men only
Residents: First-years, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Ornate iron work on front porch, cupola above the third floor which offers great view, pool table, study lounge, rec lounge.
Sturdevant Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 45
Bathrooms: 13
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-years, sophomores, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Renovated in 2002.
Sullivan Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 43
Bathrooms: 12
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-years
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Semi-private bathrooms in some rooms, renovated in 2004, large lounge area.
Waller Dorms North
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 21
Bathrooms: 6
Coed: No, women only
Residents: First-years, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Many rooms have fireplaces and mantles, connected to Waller South on the third floor, large lounge.
Waller Dorms South
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20
Bathrooms: 5
Coed: No, women only
Residents: First-years, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Fireplaces and mantles, connected to Waller Nouth on the third floor, large lounge.
Weiss Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 22
Bathrooms: 6
Coed: No, women only
Residents: First-years, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Fireplaces, built-in bookshelves, pocket doors, richly carved woodwork, stained glass windows.
Campus Owned Apartments
321 South River St.
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 20
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 3- and 4-person apartments
On-site laundry facilities.
325 & 327 South River Street
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 18
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 3- and 4-person apartments
Washer and dryer in each apartment.
339 South River Street
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 12
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-years, upperclassmen
Room Types: 4-person apartments
Community Service House, instead of an RA, a VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) presides over house and coordinates activities.
58 South River Street
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 11
Bathrooms: 5
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-years, sophomores, upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triple
Wrap-around porch, close to the student center.
Fortinsky Hall – 225–227
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 20
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Triple and quad apartments
Central to campus.
Henry Northampton St. Apartments
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 21
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartments
Single bedrooms within the apartments.
Henry Ross St. Apartments
Floors: 3
Number of Units: 23
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly upperclassmen
Room Types: 4-person apartments
Singles within the apartments
University Towers Apartments
Floors: 14
Number of Units: 101
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly upperclassmen
Room Types: 3-person apartments
Air-conditioning, balconies with a view of the city or the mountains.
YMCA
Floors: 1 (Wilkes leases the fourth floor)
Number of Units: 21
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 2- and 4-person apartments
Located in the YMCA with all the features of the health club right there.
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