Residence Halls
Your residence hall is your home away from home while you are with us at Washington College. Explore our housing areas and learn about each of our buildings & communities below!
Washington is a residential college where living, eating, and working together forms an integral part of the educational experience. Our housing options are designed to foster community and range from traditional residence halls to apartment-style living on campus.
Housing Options
Except for one gender-inclusive dorm, housing is otherwise split between first-year students and returning students, allowing each class to develop strong ties in their first year at Washington.
Photos and further information about each residence hall is available through the links above.
Cecil House
Chester Hall
Corsica Hall
Cullen Hall
Dorchester House
Morris Hall
Reid Hall
Sassafras Hall
Talbot House
Western Shore Independent Living
Photos and further information about each residence hall is available through the links above.
Below is some more information generally applicable to Residential Life at Washington College. In addition, information will be sent out frequently throughout the semester. It is critical that students check their email and pay attention to deadlines. If you have any questions, please e-mail residential_lifeFREEwashcoll. Please be aware that Residential Life does not provide off campus housing.
Residence halls for first-year students all have the same rates:
Single: $9,346 a year
Double: $8,112 a year (a double buyout is $3,126 over the double rate)
Returning students pay different rates depending on which hall they choose (although
the double buyout for all returning student halls is $3,126 over the double rate):
Cecil, Cullen, Dorchester,Reid, Talbot
Single: $9,346 a year
Double: $8,112 a year
Chester, Corsica, Sassafras, Morris
Single: $10,070 a year
Double: $8,850 a year
Western Shore
Single: $10,336 a year
Themed housing can help you explore your interests outside of the classroom while connecting students who share your interest. Due to feedback from students and their desire to live where they choose, there is no Presidential Fellows themed house. Presidential Fellows can request to have another Fellow as a roommate if desired. There is currently one active themed house:
Science House - Kent Hall
All science and math related majors are welcome! Research has shown that STEM residence halls increases student persistence and success in their field, especially for women.
How does simply housing STEM students together help? Environment matters, visibility matters.
- Studying together
- Seeing others daily persisting in classes
- Supporting each other now and as they progress in their studies and fields
- Making friendships that will forge professional connections in the future
What kind of classes are we talking about?
Bio 112 and Chem 112 are perfect examples of classes where first year students greatly benefit from living in the same hall.
How do I request to live there?
On your Housing Preference Form, it is question # 20. As staff assign students,those who request will be placed there. If spaces are still available, staff will assign people who have expressed interest in a STEM major.
Summer Housing is available from May 12th -August 24th. The summer housing application will be available starting on April 15 on the housing portal. Here is a link to the summer housing application .
Summer Housing will be in Kent Hall (double rooms) and Dorchester in single rooms. Kent has 4 wings and will have 1 male wing, 1 female wing and 1 gender inclusive wing. The remaining wing will be flex space based on need.
Housing costs per person are:
$175 per week for a double room
$245 per week for a single room
Housing runs Sunday-Saturday (there are no prorations).
Summer Food Options
The dining hall will be open for most of the summer. You can pay at the door for your meals, making it easy to only pay for the meals you are on campus.
- Kent has a kitchen on 1st floor the is shared by the building.
- Dorchester has small kitchenettes available for use.
Housing Accommodations
If you require housing accommodations due to a documented medical condition, please contact the Office of Disability Services.