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The Housing Guide 2019

Your first college home can be a taste of freedom and provide you with a great community, but the housing selection process can also be daunting. North by Northwestern's Freshman Housing Guide has you covered. Use the filters to see which buildings work for you, then click a building name to see video, photos and more.

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DormSizeType

1838 Chicago

120

Community

Allison

363

Community

Ayers

170

College

Bobb-McCulloch

496

Community

Chapin

72

College

College of Cultural and Community Studies

40

College

East Fairchild

109

College

Elder

345

Community

Goodrich

35

Community

GREEN House

40

Special Interest

Hobart House

50

College

PARC

72

College

Rogers House

49

Hall

Sargent Hall

157

Hall

Slivka

140

College

Shepard Residential College

74

College

Shepard Hall

153

Community

West Fairchild

106

College

Willard

261

College

Lincoln

422

Hall

Orrington

25

Hall

Campus area
  • North campus
  • South campus
Dorm size
  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
Type of dorm
  • Res Hall
  • Res College
  • Res Community
Gender criteria
  • All female
  • Open gender
Miscellaneous perks
  • Has A.C.
  • Has dining hall
  • Has dining hall
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About the filters

North and South Campus

We chose to divide the unofficial "North Campus" and "South Campus" by Foster Street, so anything south of Foster is South Campus and anything north of Foster is North Campus.

Types of halls

The university categorizes its halls into four types. A residential community has student-organized events and live-in faculty. A residential college has a theme and offers activities and specialized classes supported by faculty fellows. Special interest housing includes Interfaith Residence Hall in 1835 Hinman, GREEN House and other halls with particular focuses. A residence hall offers a classic college experience.

Gender Open Housing

Gender Open Housing has existed since 2010 as "an arrangement whereby students, regardless of sex, gender, or gender identity, are permitted to share a room or suite in select areas of Northwestern’s residence halls." Currently, no first-year students are eligible for gender open housing.


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