Boston College offers three main styles of rooms: traditional, suite, and apartment. The actual room you live in might not look exactly like the images provided, as layouts change from building to building. Note that each type of room is not available on each part of campus, so be sure to pay attention to the locations given in the descriptions.
During the application processes, you may be asked for your housing room type preferences. Room descriptions are made up of three different pieces of information: (1) room style, (2) capacity, and (3) campus location.
Here are some examples of room descriptions:
| Style | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional | 3-Person | College Road |
| Apartment | 4-Person | Lower Campus |
Floor Plans
Current students can view floor plans through the MyResLife portal.
| Room Type | Residence Halls |
|---|---|
6-Person Apartments | Ignacio, Modulars, Rubenstein, Thomas More Apartments |
4-Person Apartments | Gabelli, Ignacio, Reservoir, Rubenstein, Thomas More Apartments, Voute |
| 2- or 3-Person Apartments | Reservoir |
| 6-Person Suites | Stayer |
| 8-Person Suites | Ninety St. Thomas More, Stayer, Vanderslice, Walsh |
| 4-Person Suites | Walsh |
| 6-Person Suites (Triple bedrooms) | Ninety St. Thomas More |
| 9-Person Suites (Triple bedrooms) | Vanderslice |
| Traditional Rooms | 66 Commonwealth Avenue, Cheverus, Claver, Cushing, Duschesne, Fenwick, Fitzpatrick, Gonzaga, Greycliff, Hardey, Keyes, Kostka, Loyola, Messina South, Messina West, Medeiros, Roncalli, Shaw, Welch, Williams, Xavier |
Traditional style halls have varying combinations of double, triple, quadruple, or lofted triple rooms. They have common bathrooms on each floor. Residents in these halls must enroll in the full University Meal Plan. While there is some variety to the shape and layout of each room type depending on the hall, a standard version of each room type is described and pictured below.
Traditional style halls are found on all our campuses and include the following halls:
- Roncalli
- Welch
- Williams
- Claver
- Loyola
- Xavier
- Fenwick
- Cheverus
- Kostka
- Medeiros
- Fitzpatrick
- Gonzaga
- Shaw House
- Keyes Hall
- Hardey House
- Cushing Hall
- Duchesne
- 66 Commonwealth Avenue
- Greycliff
Traditional single rooms are located on the Upper and Newton Campuses as well as 66 Commonwealth Ave. and Greycliff Hall.
A typical traditional single room at Boston College is approximately 8 feet wide by 12 feet long. These rooms come furnished with a desk, bed, dresser, and closet. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
Please note that this image is a generalized representation of a single room at Boston College and may not depict the exact layout of every traditional single.
Traditional double rooms are located on the Upper, Newton, and College Road Campuses as well as 66 Commonwealth Ave. and Greycliff Hall.
A typical traditional double room at Boston College is approximately 12 feet wide by 16 feet long. These rooms come furnished with 2 desks, 2 beds, 2 dressers, and 2 closets. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
Please note that these images are a generalized representation of a traditional double room at Boston College and may not depict the exact layout of every traditional double.
Traditional triple rooms are located on the Upper, Newton, and College Road Campuses as well as 66 Commonwealth Ave.
A typical traditional triple room at Boston College is approximately 23 feet wide by 16 feet long. These rooms come furnished with 3 desks, 3 beds, 3 dressers, and 3 closets. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
Please note that these images are a generalized representation of a traditional triple room at Boston College and may not depict the exact layout of every traditional triple.
Traditional lofted triple rooms are located on the Upper campus.
A lofted triple room at Boston College is approximately 12 feet wide by 16 feet long.* These rooms come furnished with 3 desks, 3 beds, 3 dressers, and 2 closets. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
Please note that this image is a generalized representation of a lofted triple room at Boston College and may not depict the exact layout of every lofted traditional triple.
*Pursuant to its authority under Chapter II of the Massachusetts Housing Code, minimum standards of fitness for human habitation (105 CMR 410.100), the city of Newton Health and Human Services Department has granted a variance to the minimum square footage requirements (105 CMR 410.400) to allow specific rooms to be used as triples.
Traditional quad rooms are located on the Upper, Newton, and College Road Campuses.
A typical traditional quad room at Boston College is approximately 16 feet wide by 36 feet long. These rooms come furnished with 4 desks, 4 beds, 4 dressers, and 4 closets. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
Please note that this image is a generalized representation of a traditional quad room at Boston College and may not depict the exact layout of every traditional quad.
Suites have two or three people per bedroom, with either four, six, seven, eight, or nine people per suite. Each contains a private bathroom and common area within the suite. Residents are responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of their suites. Residents in suite style halls are required to have the full University Meal Plan. Suites are found in:
- Walsh
- Vanderslice
- 90 St. Thomas More
- Stayer
4 person, 2 bedroom suites are located in Walsh hall.
A typical 4-person suite at Boston College contains two, double-occupancy bedrooms, a small entry way, a storage closet and a bathroom. The bedrooms have approximately 140 square feet of space. These bedrooms come furnished with 2 desks, 2 beds, 2 dressers, 2 desk chairs and 2 closets.
Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
Please note that these images are a generalized representation of 4 person suites at Boston College and may not depict the exact layout of suite.
6 person, 2 bedroom suites are located in 90 St. Thomas More Hall.
A typical 6 person suite at Boston College contains two, triple-occupancy bedrooms, a common living room, 1 bathroom and a kitchenette and dining area. The bedrooms have approximately 180 square feet of space and the living room and dining room areas have almost 200 combined square feet of space. These bedrooms come furnished with 1 desk, 3 beds, 3 dressers, 1 desk chair and 2 closets. The living room and dining room have 1 couch, 2 chairs, a coffee table, a dining room table and 4 chairs. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
These rooms are not lofted triple rooms and are not eligible for the lofted triple rebate.
8-person, 4 bedroom suites are located in Vanderslice, 90 St. Thomas More, Stayer Hall, and Walsh halls.
A typical 8-person apartment at Boston College contains four, double-occupancy bedrooms, a common living room, 2 bathrooms and a kitchenette and dining area. The bedrooms have approximately 170 square feet of space and the living room and dining room areas have almost 300 combined square feet of space. These bedrooms come furnished with 2 desks, 2 beds, 2 dressers, 2 desk chairs and 2 closets. The living room and dining room have 2 couches, 2 chairs, a coffee table, a dining room table and 4 chairs.
8-person suites in Vanderslice, 90 St. Thomas More, and Stayer Halls have full-sized refrigerators. The 8-person rooms in Walsh Hall have refrigerators.
9 person, 3 bedroom suites are located in Vanderslice Hall.
A typical 9-person suite at Boston College contains three, triple-occupancy bedrooms, a common living room, 2 bathrooms and a kitchenette and dining area. The bedrooms have approximately 170 square feet of space and the living room and dining room areas have almost 300 combined square feet of space. These bedrooms come furnished with 1 desk, 1 desk chair, 3 beds, 3 dressers, and 2 closets. The living room and dining room have 2 couches, 2 chairs, a coffee table, a dining room table and 4 chairs. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
These rooms are not lofted triple rooms and are not eligible for the lofted triple rebate.
Apartments have two or three people per bedroom, with either two, three, four, or six people per apartment. Each contains a private bathroom, living room, dining area, and full kitchen. Residents are responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of their apartments. Residents in apartments are not required to participate in the University Meal Plan; however, may elect to sign up for the Flex Dining Plan. Apartments are located on Lower Campus.
The areas of apartments include:
- Modular Apartments
- Rubenstein
- Ignacio
- Voute
- Gabelli
- Thomas More Apartments
- Reservoir Apartments
2 person, 1 bedroom apartments are located in: Reservoir Apts.
A typical 2 person apartment at Boston College contains one, double-occupancy bedroom, a common living room, 1 bathroom and a kitchen and dining area. The bedrooms have approximately 180 square feet of space and the living room and dining room areas have approximately 300 combined square feet of space. These bedrooms come furnished with 2 desks, 2 beds, 2 dressers, 2 desk chairs and 2 closets. The living room and dining room have a love seat, 2 chairs, a coffee table, a dining room table or breakfast bar and 4 chairs. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
3 person, 1 bedroom apartments are located in: Reservoir Apts.
A typical 3 person apartment at Boston College contains one, triple-occupancy bedroom, a common living room, 1 bathroom and a kitchen and dining area. The bedroom has approximately 210 square feet of space and the living room and dining room areas have approximately 300 combined square feet of space. The bedroom comes furnished with 3 desks, 3 beds, 3 dressers, 3 desk chairs and 3 closets. The living room and dining room have a love seat, 2 chairs, a coffee table, a dining room table or breakfast bar and 4 chairs. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
4 person, 2 bedroom apartments are located in: Gabelli, Voute, Ignacio, Rubenstein, Thomas More Apts, and Reservoir Apts.
A typical 4-person apartment at Boston College contains two, double-occupancy bedrooms, a common living room, 1 bathroom and a kitchen and dining area. The Ignacio and Rubenstein Hall 4-person apartments have 2 bathrooms. The bedrooms have approximately 160 square feet of space and the living room and dining room areas have approximately 300 combined square feet of space. These bedrooms come furnished with 2 desks, 2 beds, 2 dressers, 2 desk chairs and 2 closets. The living room and dining room have a love seat, 2 chairs, a coffee table, a dining room table or breakfast bar and 4 chairs. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.
6 person, 3 bedroom apartments are located in: Modulars, Ignacio, Rubenstein, and Thomas More Apts.
A typical 6 person apartment at Boston College contains three, double-occupancy bedrooms, a common living room, 1 bathroom and a kitchen and dining area. The Ignacio and Rubenstein Hall 6 person apartments have 2 bathrooms. The bedrooms have approximately 150 square feet of space and the living room and dining room areas have approximately 350 combined square feet of space. These bedrooms come furnished with 2 desks, 2 beds, 2 dressers, 2 desk chairs and 2 closets. The living room and dining room have a love seat, 2 chairs, a coffee table, a dining room table or breakfast bar and 4 chairs. Please be sure to bring your own linen, as it is not included with the room.