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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 850
Average Housing Costs $6,880
Undergrads Living On Campus 45%
Number of Dormitories 15
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 10
Best Dorms
  • Roth Hall (Chesapeake and Delaware)
  • Slocum
Worst Dorms
  • Sterling
  • Sturdevant

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

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.

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Campus Housing at Wilkes University

nhle011

'09

Criminology

4.6
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Housing

It's good. The school bought an apartment complex so it feels like I'm living on my own.

Jan 04, 2012

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Campus Housing at Wilkes University

michkuz1

'17

Pharmacy Studies

4.6
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Wilkes University: Campus Housing

Although I have only stayed in Evans Halls, the worst you hear about the campus dorms is that the mansions do not have air conditioning. In Pennsylvania the winter months normally last from October to May, so air conditioning is a luxury during September rather than a necessity for the entire school year. Some of the buildings are rather old, but Wilkes does a superb job at keeping them modern and clean (this includes kitchens on every floor of Evans Halls and new flat screen televisions as of 2010-2011 school year). Two thumbs up!

Jul 18, 2011

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Campus Housing at Wilkes University

Sherriho3

'11

Pharmacy Studies

0.0
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Overpriced

Housing on campus is overpriced and not worth it, especially in University Towers. For 2 people to rent and apt there before it was owned by the school, it cost about $1,000 with all bills included for heat, phone, internet, and cable. Now, the school charges $10,000 a person to live there for 7 months and crams 3 people in an apartment meant for 2. Can you say rip off?! They have not maintained their properties and the buildings are in poor condition.

Jan 24, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Room Types
  • Apartment-style
  • Doubles
  • Singles
  • Triples
Bed Types Standard twin
What 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

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DormitoriesWhat's This?

Catlin Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 20
Bathrooms: 6
Coed: No, women only
Residents: First-years
Room Types: Singles, doubles
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: Central location to campus.

Rifkin Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 34
Bathrooms: One per apartment
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Apartment-style
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: Renovated in 2002.

Sullivan Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 43
Bathrooms: 12
Coed: Yes
Residents: First-years
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: Fireplaces, built-in bookshelves, pocket doors, richly carved woodwork, stained glass windows.

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: 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
Special Features: Located in the YMCA with all the features of the health club right there.

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Major: Communications

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