Most Students Living in University Housing

College dorms often serve as the backdrop for pizza and movie nights, study marathons, and budding friendships, making them great places to meet new people when students are far from home. Living in university housing can help students transition from living under their parents' roof to living on their own. The colleges and universities on this list had the highest percentage of students living in university housing for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Save School Students who live in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

94%
Colby College

Waterville, ME

94%
DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

94%
Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA

94%
Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

94%
Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

94%
Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

94%
Williams College

Williamstown, MA

94%
High Point University

High Point, NC

93%
Bennington College

Bennington, VT

93%
Elmira College

Elmira, NY

93%
Lafayette College

Easton, PA

93%
Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

93%
Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

93%
Wofford College

Spartanburg, SC

93%
Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

92%
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

92%
Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

92%
Cornell College

Mount Vernon, IA

91%
Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

91%
Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

91%
Randolph College

Lynchburg, VA

91%
Ripon College

Ripon, WI

91%
Stanford University

Stanford, CA

91%
St. Anselm College

Manchester, NH

91%

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