15 Absurdly Luxurious College Dorms
Cost: $6,600 - $10,000
Students spend a lot of time outside in the Sunshine State, so it’s good this dorm complex has tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, a running track, plenty of swings, a putting green, a lap pool and a lazy river pool.
Cost: $9,810 - $13,600
Called a “jewel in the crown of BU’s campus,” this 26-story, sustainable, sparkling glass tower offers breathtaking views of the Boston skyline.
Cost: $12,500
Student success is a priority here, but when you need a break from studying in one of six different study lounges, you can check out the rooftop pool and garden, gym, theater and recreation center, complete with billiards, foosball, poker and video games.
You can make pottery in the courtyard, sit by a stone fireplace on the second floor or climb up to what may be the only castle balcony overlooking the Boston skyline.
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Cost: $7,656 - $12,300
Only a private shuttle ride away from campus, you could live in the Domain, home of the largest pool in Columbia, a full swing golf simulator, a pro-style sand volleyball court, three business conference rooms, free tanning beds, two competitive horseshoe pits and an 11,600 sq. ft. luxury club house. Don’t worry about how you’ll bring your dog to college; the Domain is pet friendly.
Cost: $6,900 - $20,340
When your own room has stainless steel appliances, a walk-in closet and a private terrace with a hot tub, you might not even leave it for the building’s rooftop pool, sand volleyball court, spa and 3,100 sq. ft. fitness center.
Cost: $6,156-$6,796
These suite-style dorms have amenities that feel more like a hotel. In addition to the fitness, room there’s a game room with skee-ball and a resort-style pool and a movie theater.
Cost: $8,200
Certified at the highest standards of environmental sustainability, air conditioning in these rooms shuts off automatically whenever windows open. All water, dispensed by low water use fixtures, is heated by solar power; rooftop solar voltaic panels generate electric power.
Cost: $7,870
Known as “houses” rather than dorms, these three-story properties have elevators, laundry, and livings rooms with a fireplace, and balconies that offer sunset views. They’re so visually appealing that they’ve made the pages of Architectural Record magazine.
Cost: $8,300-$12,450
This honors hall houses more than 700 residents in five buildings connected by sky bridges. The dorm has a clean modern design and lots of green features, such as solar-heated water and smart thermostats.
Cost: $8,100-$10,240
The building’s 5,538 windows offer a great view, but residents of this MIT dorm are busy – watching movies in the two-story theater and jumping in the giant ball pit.
Cost: $10,752-$13,414
The suites in this dorm are arranged in “neighborhoods” that include glass-enclosed lounges with views of Philadelphia Center City. A 33,000-square-foot landscaped terrace allows residents to enjoy the outdoors without setting foot on the city streets.
Cost: $9,180 - $14,480
The dorm rooms are spacious, but the architecture is incredible, complete with Chicago’s Green Line elevated train, which runs behind the building.
Cost: $3,640 - $4,070
Each year, two esteemed students get to call this Historical Williamsburg house their home. As they become the house’s curators for the year, the students are obligated to minimize any decorations incongruous with eighteenth-century appearances.
If you’re studying rock climbing, mountaineering or backcountry skiing, this 20’ yurt, equipped with propane lights and cooking range, a wood stove and bunk beds, might be your dorm.
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