10 Public Colleges With the Most Luxurious Dorms
This complex offers upperclassmen fully furnished single rooms with private bathrooms. Rooms are wired for TV cable, with dozens of popular channels and Internet access; there are also refrigerators and microwaves. All of the buildings have mail pick
This complex offers upperclassmen fully furnished single rooms with private bathrooms. Rooms are wired for TV cable, with dozens of popular channels and Internet access; there are also refrigerators and microwaves. All of the buildings have mail pickup and delivery. One senior told the university’s student affairs office, “When I saw the room I started jumping up and down.”
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This $175 million development, now 2 years old, offers 450 rooms for upperclassmen—singles, doubles, and triples, all with wifi access and central air. There’s an internationally themed dining hall that won the National Association of College and Uni
This $175 million development, now 2 years old, offers 450 rooms for upperclassmen—singles, doubles, and triples, all with wifi access and central air. There’s an internationally themed dining hall that won the National Association of College and University Food Services’ gold status last year for food presentation and menu, according to a CNN report—entries include salmon fillet, tortellini with a walnut pesto sauce, lamb, and shark. Plus students can hit the Java Blue café and coffee shop for late-night cram sessions or take a break in the art gallery. An airy, ballroom-style multipurpose room with new armchairs set in circles lets students work on group projects in comfort.
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Students (most of them freshmen) at this gated-community complex of 8- to 15-story apartment buildings get a fully furnished private room in a suite that includes either two or four bedrooms and one or two baths. Each suite comes with a fully equippe
Students (most of them freshmen) at this gated-community complex of 8- to 15-story apartment buildings get a fully furnished private room in a suite that includes either two or four bedrooms and one or two baths. Each suite comes with a fully equipped kitchen and a living room. Bedrooms are wired with high-speed Ethernet, a high-speed voice link, and cable TV--wifi also is available throughout the complex. There’s also a convenience store, mail delivery, health clinic, and 24-hour security. “… We also have some of the best views in Atlanta,” one resident told the school newspaper. There are people who pay thousands of dollars to get views like ours.”
Georgia State University
Opened in fall 2005, Campus Recreation Center Housing is a dream come true for upperclassmen fitness nuts. They can pick from a 40-foot climbing wall, a fitness center with more than 200 machines, an Olympic-sized lap pool, a current channel (visuali
Opened in fall 2005, Campus Recreation Center Housing is a dream come true for upperclassmen fitness nuts. They can pick from a 40-foot climbing wall, a fitness center with more than 200 machines, an Olympic-sized lap pool, a current channel (visualize an indoor river for those who want an upstream workout), a suspended indoor track, and a six-court gym. Oh, and there are private bedrooms, shared bathrooms, and well-appointed shared living rooms of course. Want more? There’s also a convenience store and a dining hall with seven taste stations.
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Built in 2009 for $52 million, this dorm provides single air-conditioned rooms with private baths arranged in clusters around a central living room-dinette area. Two student lounges on each floor offer 47-inch flat-screen TVs, custom-designed enterta
Built in 2009 for $52 million, this dorm provides single air-conditioned rooms with private baths arranged in clusters around a central living room-dinette area. Two student lounges on each floor offer 47-inch flat-screen TVs, custom-designed entertainment centers, and ceramic-tiled kitchenettes. For these extras, residents pay a $5000 premium, according to the Chicago Tribune. The complex’s architect told the Tribune that the complex is “essentially a hotel” that especially attracts “helicopter parents who want to send their son or daughter to college campus but give them all the luxuries of home.”
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Built in 2007 to house first-year engineering and honors students, each climate-controlled single or double room comes with its own bathroom. The building also houses the 44,000-square-foot Dining Commons, which seats 700 and offers students the choi
Built in 2007 to house first-year engineering and honors students, each climate-controlled single or double room comes with its own bathroom. The building also houses the 44,000-square-foot Dining Commons, which seats 700 and offers students the choice of theme menus like Mongolian Grill, Sizzling Salads, Tex Mex, Stone Hearth Pizza, and six other selections. A fireside lounge lets them study and chat around a roaring hearth during those nippy Colorado winters, and there’s no more waiting around in the laundry room—the high-tech washer-dryers let students check online how long it will be until a machine frees up.
Colorado State University
The university’s newest residence hall complex opened in the fall 2011—it’s the largest residence and dining complex in New Jersey. It features single and double rooms with no more than two students sharing a bathroom, a community kitchen, multiple g
The university’s newest residence hall complex opened in the fall 2011—it’s the largest residence and dining complex in New Jersey. It features single and double rooms with no more than two students sharing a bathroom, a community kitchen, multiple game-recreation spaces, and closed study areas on each floor and in the main common area. All rooms have wireless access and are wired for 78-channel cable TV. The 24,000-square-foot dining hall has stations that include, among others, Bella Trattoria, Flying Star Grill, Wild Mushroom, Magellan’s World Cuisine (which rotates ethnic menus throughout the semester), a vegetarian cuisine-based station, and breakfast served all day.
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This freshmen-only complex, built in 2008, offers incoming students their own furnished bedroom and the option of their own bathroom. Each suite has a small common area, counter space, a mini-fridge, and a microwave. Community kitchens are located th
This freshmen-only complex, built in 2008, offers incoming students their own furnished bedroom and the option of their own bathroom. Each suite has a small common area, counter space, a mini-fridge, and a microwave. Community kitchens are located throughout the complex, plus high-speed internet access and cable. There’s also an art gallery, a restaurant and café, a coffee shop, and a convenience store.
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This 250-bed facility, built in 2006, includes fully furnished double rooms with private baths, individual temperature control, cable TV with HBO, wireless access throughout, and a large refrigerator/microwave unit.
The building also has a
This 250-bed facility, built in 2006, includes fully furnished double rooms with private baths, individual temperature control, cable TV with HBO, wireless access throughout, and a large refrigerator/microwave unit.
The building also has a corner store and quiet study rooms. Two resident reviewers told Campus Splash that living in Hurst Hall was like being in a hotel.
This $74 million housing complex is brand new—it opened in January. Where the campus’s older dorms have shared bathrooms for up to 50 students, the new suites each have their own bathrooms and up to four separate bedrooms, according to the Pocono Rec
This $74 million housing complex is brand new—it opened in January. Where the campus’s older dorms have shared bathrooms for up to 50 students, the new suites each have their own bathrooms and up to four separate bedrooms, according to the Pocono Record. They’re also all climate controlled (with the energy coming from a new geothermal heating and cooling system), come with brand-new movable furniture, and have a kitchenette. Computer labs and lounge spaces are available throughout the complex, and there are two full kitchens. All rooms are wired for cable and have internet access. “One of the most important things new students look at is new housing. They're looking for the comforts of home,” Robert Moses, the school’s housing director, told the Record about the new complex.
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