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
St. Olaf College

Northfield, MN

91%
Stonehill College

Easton, MA

91%
Washington and Jefferson College

Washington, PA

91%
Albion College

Albion, MI

90%
Allegheny College

Meadville, PA

90%
Alma College

Alma, MI

90%
College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

90%
Davidson College

Davidson, NC

90%
Dean College

Franklin, MA

90%
Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA

90%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY

90%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

90%
Trinity College

Hartford, CT

90%
University of Richmond

Univ. of Richmond, VA

90%
Warren Wilson College

Asheville, NC

90%
Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

90%
Barnard College

New York, NY

89%
Cazenovia College

Cazenovia, NY

89%
Gordon College

Wenham, MA

89%
St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

89%
Thiel College

Greenville, PA

89%
Wells College

Aurora, NY

89%
Assumption College

Worcester, MA

88%
Bard College at Simon's Rock

Great Barrington, MA

88%
Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

88%

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