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.



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Residence Halls by Room Type

Room TypeResidence 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 ApartmentsReservoir
6-Person SuitesStayer
8-Person SuitesNinety St. Thomas More, Stayer, Vanderslice, Walsh
4-Person SuitesWalsh
6-Person Suites (Triple bedrooms)Ninety St. Thomas More
9-Person Suites (Triple bedrooms)Vanderslice
Traditional Rooms66 Commonwealth Avenue, Cheverus, Claver, Cushing, Duschesne, Fenwick, Fitzpatrick, Gonzaga, Greycliff, Hardey, Keyes, Kostka, Loyola, Messina South, Messina West, Medeiros, Roncalli, Shaw, Welch, Williams, Xavier

Residence Hall Styles in Detail

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
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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
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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 
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Residence Halls by Capacity

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66 Commonwealth Avenue

Traditional Rooms

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Named for its address at 66 Commonwealth Avenue on Lower Campus, 66 is home to 100 traditional-style rooms with beds for 230 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles and triples which are lived in by primarily sophomores. 

Location

  • Traditional hall
  • Primarily sophomores
  • Close, easy access to Green Line
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 100 rooms
  • 230 students
  • Located on Lower Campus
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Cheverus Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Cheverus Hall was named after Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus, the first Bishop of Boston. Situated on the north side of O'Connell House on Upper Campus, Cheverus contains 70 traditional-style rooms with beds for 150 students. Rooms are mostly doubles with some triples and quads. Open to first-year students only. 

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 70 rooms
  • 150 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Part of the Cheverus, Medieros, Kostka community
  • Located on Upper Campus
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Claver Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Claver Hall was named after Peter Claver, S.J., the Spanish Patron saint of enslaved people. One of the smaller residence halls on Upper Campus, Claver contains 40 traditional-style rooms, with beds for 90 students. Rooms are mostly doubles with some triples and quads. Available to first-year students.

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Home to the GIE Living Learning Community
  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • 40 rooms
  • 90 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Part of the Claver, Loyola, Fenwick, Xavier (CLXF) community
  • Located on Upper Campus
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Cushing Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Cushing Hall was named after Cardinal Richard James Cushing, the 3rd Archbishop of Boston. Cushing entered BC in 1913 as a student in the first class on the Chestnut Hill campus. Located on Newton Campus, Cushing Hall contains a total of 60 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 120 students. Open to first-years only.

Location

  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Home to the HLC Living Learning Community
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 60 rooms
  • 120 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Located on Newton Campus
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Duchesne Hall (East & West)

Traditional Rooms

Situated on Newton Campus, Duchesne Hall (East & West) is home to 140 traditional-style rooms with beds for 260 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Open to first-year students only. 

Location

  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 140 rooms
  • 260 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Located on Newton Campus
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Fenwick Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Fenwick Hall was named after Benedict Fenwick, S.J., 2nd Bishop of Boston. Benedict Fenwick was the founder of College of the Holy Cross, and a Jesuit former President of Georgetown College. One of the larger residence halls on Upper Campus, Fenwick Hall contains a total of 100 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 230 students. Available to first-years only.

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • Part of the Claver, Loyola, Fenwick, Xavier (CLXF) community
  • 100 rooms
  • 230 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Located on Upper Campus
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Fitzpatrick Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Fitzpatrick Hall was named after Bishop John Bernard Fitzpatrick, the third Bishop of Boston. One of 10 residence halls on Upper Campus, Fitzpatrick Hall contains a total of 90 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 200 students. Available to first-years only.

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 90 rooms
  • 200 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Part of the Fitzpatrick, Gonzaga and Shaw community (FitzShawGa)
  • Located on Upper Campus
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Gonzaga Hall

Traditional Rooms

Gonzaga Hall was named after Aloysius Gonzaga, the Italian S.J., Patron saint of students. Located on Upper Campus, Gonzaga Hall contains a total of 100 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 230 students. Open to first-years only.

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 100 rooms
  • 230 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Part of the Fitzpatrick, Gonzaga and Shaw community (FitzShawGa)
  • Located on Upper Campus
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Gabelli Hall

4-Person Apartments

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Located on Lower Campus, Gabelli Hall is made up of 40 two-bedroom apartments, each housing four students. Gabelli Hall has beds for 150 students and is primarily lived in by seniors. 

Location

  • 4 person apartments, double bedrooms, full kitchen, living room
  • Townhouse & single floor apartments
  • Primarily seniors, some juniors
  • Kosher Kitchen
  • 40 apartments
  • 150 students
  • Located on Lower Campus
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Greycliff Hall

Traditional Rooms

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One of the smaller residence halls on Lower Campus, Grecliff Hall is home to 30 traditional-style rooms with beds for 45 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Greycliff is occupied by sophomores, juniors and seniors.

Location

  • Small tight knit community
  • Shared full kitchen and lounge for students
  • Primarily juniors and sophomores
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 30 rooms
  • 45 students
  • Located between Lower and Brighton campus
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Hardey Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Hardey Hall was named after Mary Aloysia Hardey, RSCJ. One of three residence halls on Newton Campus, Hardey Hall contains 100 traditional-style rooms with beds for 190 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students.

Location

  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 100 rooms
  • 190 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Located on Newton Campus
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Ignacio Hall

6-Person Apartments, 4-Person Apartments

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Ignacio Hall was named after Ignacio Martín-Baró, S.J. & Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., Maryterd in El Salvador. Martín-Baró is the founder of liberation psychology, while Ellacuría was a liberation theologian and philosopher. Located on Lower Campus, Ignacio Hall contains 70 apartments and houses a total of 385 students. The apartments are a mixture of four-person, two-bedroom units and six-person, three-bedroom units. Ignacio is primarily resided in by seniors. 

Location

  • 4 person and 6 person apartments, double bedrooms, full kitchen, living rooms
  • Quick walk to middle campus
  • Primarily seniors
  • 70 apartments
  • 385 students
  • Located on Lower Campus
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Keyes Hall (North & South)

Traditional Rooms

Photo of Keyes Hall (North & South)

The largest residence hall on Newton Campus, Keyes Hall (North & South) contains 150 traditional-style rooms with beds for 300 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Open to first-year students only. 

Location

  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 150 rooms
  • 300 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Located on the Newton Campus
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Kostka Hall

Kostka Hall

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Kostka Hall was named after Stanislaus Kotska, S.J., the Polish Patron saint of novices. Situated on Upper Campus, Kostka is home to 80 traditional-style rooms, with beds for 160 students. Kostka is also home to the Women’s Experience Living Learning Community. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students only.

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 80 rooms
  • 160 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Part of the Cheverus, Medieros, Kostka community
  • Located on Upper campus
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Loyola Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Loyola Hall was named after Ignatius of Loyola, S.J., the Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus. Located on Upper Campus, Loyola Hall contains a total of 60 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 130 students. Open to first-years only.

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Home to the GIE Living Learning Community
  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • Part of the Claver, Loyola, Fenwick, Xavier (CLXF) community
  • 60 rooms
  • 130 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Located on Upper campus
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Medeiros Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Medeiros Hall was named after Cardinal Humberto Medeiros. Modernistic in style, these small townhouses were originally designed by architect Hugh Stubbins to provide 98 beds for students from O'Connell House. One of 10 residence halls on Upper Campus, Medeiros Hall contains 50 traditional-style rooms with beds for 100 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students.

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Double and triple bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 50 rooms
  • 100 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Part of the Cheverus, Medieros, Kostka community
  • Located on Upper campus
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Messina South

Traditional Rooms

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Located on our new Brookline Campus, Messina South contains 60 traditional-style rooms with beds for 120 students. Rooms are double bedrooms only. Available only to admitted first year students in Messina College.

Location

  • Double bedrooms
  • Lots of study and lounge space
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 60 rooms
  • 120 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Located on the Brookline Campus
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Messina West

Traditional Rooms

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Located on our new Brookline Campus, Messina West contains 60 traditional-style rooms with beds for 120 students. Rooms are double bedrooms only. Available only to admitted first year students in Messina College.

Location

  • Double bedrooms
  • Lots of study and lounge space
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 60 rooms
  • 120 students
  • Only for freshman students
  • Located on the Brookline Campus
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Modulars

6-Person Apartments

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Situated in the heart of Lower Campus, the Modulars consist of 80 apartments housing a total of 440 students. All units contain three bedrooms and can accomodate six people. Only seniors will be permitted to live in the Modulars.

Location

  • Outdoor green space, patio & grill
  • 6 person, double bedroom apartments
  • Full kitchen, living room
  • 80 apartments
  • 440 students
  • Located on Lower campus
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Ninety St. Thomas More

8-Person Suites, 6-Person Suites (Triple bedrooms)

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Located on Lower Campus, Ninety Hall contains 60 suites and houses a total of 380 students. Students can choose between six-person, two-bedroom suites or larger eight-person, four-bedroom suites. Ninety Hall's residents are primarily sophomores.

Location

  • Steps away from lower commons
  • Home to our sophomore GIE Living Learning Community
  • Primarily sophomores
  • 8 person double bedroom & 6 person triple bedroom, Suite style, kitchenette, living room
  • 60 suites
  • 380 students
  • Located on Lower Campus
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Reservoir Apartments

4-Person Apartments, 2- or 3-Person Apartments

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Located on Lower Campus, Reservoir Apartments consist of 190 apartments with a total of 520 beds. Students can choose from two-person, one-bedroom apartments, three-person, one-bedroom apartments, or four-person, two-bedroom apartments. Reservoir's residents are primarily juniors.

Location

  • Home to our upperclass HLC Living Learning Community
  • On-campus housing, but with the off-campus vibe
  • 2, 3 and 4 person apartments, double and triple bedrooms, full kitchens, living rooms
  • Primarily Juniors
  • 190 apartments
  • 520 students
  • Located between Lower campus and Brighton Campus
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Roncalli Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Roncalli Hall was named after Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who later became Pope Saint John XXIII, the Pope who presided over the Second Vatican Council. Located on Upper Campus, Roncalli Hall contains a total of 80 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 180 students. Roncalli residents are primarily sophomores.

Location

  • Primarily sophomores
  • Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Perfectly located on College road, with immediate access to academic quad on middle campus
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 80 rooms
  • 180 students
  • Part of the College Road (CoRo) community with Williams, Welch, and Roncalli
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Rubenstein Hall

6-Person Apartments, 4-Person Apartments

Located on Lower Campus, Rubsentein Hall consist of 65 apartments with a total of 360 beds. Students can choose between four-person, two-bedroom apartments or six-person, three-bedroom apartments. Seniors primarily reside in Rubenstein Hall.

Location

  • 4 person and 6 person apartments, double bedrooms
  • Quick walk to the academic middle campus
  • Primarily seniors
  • 65 apartments
  • 360 students
  • Located on Lower campus
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Shaw House

Traditional Rooms

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Shaw House was named after Rev. Joseph Coolidge Shaw, S.J., He is identified as Boston College's first benefactor, because his will included a bequest to be used in the "establishing a school or college of the Society (of Jesus) in Boston". His personal library of nearly 2,000 volumes provided the first library collection in at Boston College.  The smallest residence hall on Upper Campus, Shaw Hall is home to 10 traditional-style rooms with beds for 20 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students. 

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Home to the Leadership Living Learning Community
  • 10 rooms
  • 20 students
  • Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Community full kitchen, large living room space
  • Unique house, small tight knit community
  • Only for freshman students
  • Part of the Fitzpatrick, Gonzaga and Shaw community (FitzShawGa)
  • Located on Upper campus
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Stayer Hall

6-Person Suites, 8-Person Suites

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For large groups, Stayer Hall on Lower Campus features a mixture of 50 six-person and eight-person suites. A total of 310 students can live in Stayer Hall, which are primarily juniors. 

Location

  • Steps away from lower commons
  • 6 and 8 person suites with double bedrooms, kitchenette, living room
  • Primarily juniors
  • 50 apartments
  • 310 students
  • Located on Lower campus
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Thomas More Apartments

6-Person Apartments, 4-Person Apartments

Located on Lower Campus, the Thomas More Apartments have room for 490 students. The 80 apartments are a mix of four-person, two bedroom units and six-person, three-bedroom units. Thomas More Apartment residents are primarily seniors.

Location

  • Newest hall
  • LEED certified
  • 4 and 6 person apartments, double bedrooms, full kitchens, living rooms
  • Close, easy access to the Green Line
  • Primarily seniors
  • Outdoor green space
  • 80 apartments
  • 490 students
  • Located on Lower campus
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Vanderslice Hall

8-Person Suites, 9-Person Suites (Triple bedrooms)

Located on Lower Campus, Vanderslice Hall is home to 60 suites with beds for 400 people. Students can choose between eight-person, four-bedroom suites, or larger nine-person, three-bedroom suites. Residents are primarily sophomores.  

Location

  • Steps away from lower commons
  • Home to our sophomore HLC Living Learning Community
  • Primarily sophomores
  • 8 person double bedroom & 9 person triple bedroom, Suite style, kitchenette, living room
  • 60 suites
  • 400 students
  • Located on Lower campus
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Voute Hall

4-Person Apartments

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Located on Lower Campus, Voute Hall is home to 60 two-bedroom apartments, each with room for four people. A total of 200 students can live in Voute Hall, which are primarily seniors. 

Location

  • 4 person apartments, double bedrooms
  • Townhouse & single floor apartments
  • Primarily seniors, some juniors
  • 60 apartments
  • 200 students
  • Located on Lower campus
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Walsh Hall

8-Person Suites, 4-Person Suites

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Walsh Hall was named after Michael P. Walsh, S.J., the 22nd President of Boston College and former chair of the Biology department. One of the larger residence halls on Lower Campus, Walsh Hall can house 800 students in its 140 suites. Students can choose between four-person, two-bedroom suites or eight-person, four-bedroom suites. Walsh residents are primarily sophomores.  

Location

  • Primarily sophomores
  • 8 person suites, double bedrooms, kitchenette, living room
  • 4 person suites, double bedrooms without living room
  • 140 suites
  • 800 students
  • Located on Lower campus
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Welch Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Welch Hall was named after Edward Holker Welch, S.J., a member of the original Board of Trustees at Boston College. Welch was a Harvard graduate who converted to Catholicism and later became a Jesuit.  Located on College Road, Welch Hall contains a total of 90 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 200 students. Welch residents are primarily sophomores.

Location

  • Primarily sophomores
  • Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Perfectly located on College road, with immediate access to academic quad on middle campus
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 90 rooms
  • 200 students
  • Part of the College Road (CoRo) community with Williams, Welch, and Roncalli
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Williams Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Williams Hall was named for Rev. John Joseph Williams, the 4th Bishop of Boston and 1st Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. Located on Upper Campus, Williams Hall contains a total of 80 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 180 students which are primarily sophomores.

Location

  • Primarily sophomore students
  • Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Perfectly located on College road, with immediate access to academic quad on middle campus
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • 80 rooms
  • 180 students
  • Part of the College Road (CoRo) community with Williams, Welch, and Roncalli
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Xavier Hall

Traditional Rooms

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Xavier Hall was named after Francis Xavier, S.J., the Spanish Co-Founder of the Society of Jesus and patron saint of missionaries. Situated on Upper Campus, Xavier Hall is home to 50 traditional-style rooms, with beds for 110 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students only.

Location

  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Single, Double, triple and quad bedrooms
  • Traditional hall, community restrooms
  • Only for freshman students
  • Part of the Claver, Loyola, Fenwick, Xavier (CLXF) community
  • 50 rooms
  • 110 students
  • Located on Upper campus

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