The environment affects people’s mood and thoughts, so the choice of dormitory is crucial to the quality of students’ college life. The quality of student housing is one of the factors that show the quality of an institution’s environment, and it is also one of the important reasons for attracting students. Last, we took you into the top 25 colleges in the United States with the best dormitory quality (Beyond the Books: Rank of the Best US Universities – Quality of Dormitories). Today we’ll take a look at the other end of the list, the dormitories that are giving students headaches.
20. Marquette University
At Marquette University, housing is mandatory for freshmen and sophomores, and they can move out in their junior and senior years. The quality of freshman dormitory varies from dorm to dorm. For example, Straz, the double room has one bathroom, air conditioning and heating, which is good, while some other dormitories have no private bathroom.
19. George Washington University
George Washington University requires all freshmen, Sophomores and juniors to live in the university’s dorms, and many students are frustrated by the older dorms and the high cost of housing. In addition, freshman dormitories usually do not have stoves, and sophomore dormitories with independent stoves are available.
18. University of Delaware
The housing conditions at the University of Delaware are relatively ordinary, and the first year of the university mandates that students live in dormitories. The cost is relatively expensive. Three months of dormitory does not include spring break or Thanksgiving holiday, which is about 3,000 dollars of water and electricity. However, this is only the price of a double room or triple room.
17. Georgia Institute of Technology
Freshmen are required to live in freshman dormitories. Besides, there are mixed-sex buildings, where one floor alternates between boys and girls. Also there are single-sex buildings. In some dormitories, students are required to bring their own furniture.
16. American University
In the first year of college in the American University, students can choose the on-campus dormitory or the off-campus apartment which is a ten-minute walk. The dormitories on campus are mostly two-bedroom with a communal toilet and bathroom, and a kitchen on each floor. While, in Off-campus apartment ,Berkshire, the gym, convenience store and public laundry room are in A3. However, the hardware facilities are old and service attitude is worse than the surrounding apartments of the same price.
15. College of William& Mary
Most of the dormitories of William and Mary’s College are relatively small and old. Also, some have no air conditioning and no independent bathroom, and others locate in a remote corner of the campus and the living conditions are relatively general.
14. Drexel University
Although Drexel University provides a lot of dormitories, the cost of accommodation is not low. Moreover, the dormitory area is not large and there are only public toilets in the corridor. Besides, not all dormitories are equipped with kitchens.
13. Villanova University
Even if the dormitory of Villanova University has a distinct theme and a community atmosphere, the conditions are bad. The freshman basically has three rooms, and the sophomore year will live in a double room. The dormitory area is relatively small, but the school has no mandatory accommodation requirements.
12. Rutgers University
Many dormitories in Rutgers University were built around 1910s-1960s, with middling living environment, poor sound insulation and no air conditioning. Besides, the security is awful and there were cases of students being invaded in the dormitory before.
11. Auburn University
Auburn University provides three residential areas for students. While, due to the campus’ limited housing areas, the university only provides on-campus housing for single undergraduate students. In addition, the dormitory applications are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Moreover, the student housing is more expensive.
10. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
The State University of New York College of Environmental Forestry stipulates that freshmen must live on campus. Nevertheless, dormitory conditions are relatively modest and students need to share many facilities with Syracuse University.
9. Brandeis University
Brandeis University rules that freshmen must live in two non-air-conditioned dormitories on campus. However, starting sophomore year, students can choose other dormitories or live off campus. Additionally, the selection of dormitories is random and good dormitories are hard to grab.
8. Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University requires that all undergraduates must live on campus for the first two years, and can choose to continue living on campus or live off campus from the third year. There are many options for on-campus dormitories. The student housing conditions are very general but the price is expensive for this normal accommodation.
7. State University of New York at Stony Brook
The State University of New York at Stony Brook dormitory is mainly divided into two types. One is a dormitory with a long corridor and each floor on both sides of the corridor is single or double rooms. Besides, each floor students share a bathroom, sink, shower room and kitchen and the other is 4-6 people suite. The facilities in the dormitory are usually relatively simple and many things need to be prepared by yourself.
6. University of Vermont
At the University of Vermont, freshmen and first-time students are required to live in college housing for the first two years, while other students are free to choose on-campus or off-campus housing. However, the on-campus housing options are limited and expensive.
5. Florida State University
Florida State University has a limited number of dorms and not every student can be accommodated. Most of the dormitory rooms are double rooms, some with separate bathrooms, some without.
4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The housing experience for students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could be better, especially for freshmen. There are some bad dorms that don’t feel like value for money. Small spaces, no privacy, no air conditioning, you should choose carefully.
3. Boston College
Boston College dormitories are sometimes forced to become a three-bedroom: three beds (one bottom bunk, two top bunk) are crammed into a double room, losing a lot of room space compared to other rooms. In addition, 99% of freshman dormitories do not provide refrigeration and air conditioning.
2. University of California, Berkeley
Anyone who has lived in the dorms at UC Berkeley knows that space is very limited. If you live in a double room, you’re about to experience the smallest living environment of your life. If you live in a triple room, you’re going to spend the rest of your time in the library, because there’s nothing you can do in your room, except sleep.
1. Rochester Institute of Technology
Getting good room at Rochester Institute of Technology is like buying a lottery ticket. In fact, suitable housing is expensive and the remaining options come with their own set of inconveniences, like no kitchen, no air conditioning, and even no furniture.
The quality of the dormitory is often the most important part of determining the quality of college life. Is your school on the list? What do you think of your school’s dormitories?
FAQ
The quintessential college dorm room typically spans between 130 to 140 square feet, a cozy and intimate space that radiates with the promise of new friendships, learning, and self-discovery.
Traditionally, universities offer dormitory accommodations primarily to first-year students to help them transition into academic life. Besides, you’ll be pleased to know that numerous universities indeed pave the way for students to reside on campus for all four years. To ascertain whether your institution allow students to live in a dormitory all 4 years, you may directly consult your university’s housing office or residential life guidelines.
Each schools has a different processabout it. In some cases, guests are welcome to stay overnight but may need to complete the relevant forms and longer stays may also incur fees.
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