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| Undergraduate housing at Stanford | ||
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| Historic Toyon Courtyard - Undergraduate Housing | ||
Undergraduate students live in 77 different houses, including 67 University-assigned houses, seven residential fraternities, and three residential sororities. Residences are located around the campus within a ten-minute walk or bike ride of most classrooms and libraries. Residences vary greatly in their program, type of building, method of service provision, configuration, and facilities. See the Residence chart for a summary of pertinent information on each house. Use the Searchable Campus Map to find the location of a residence. Prospective and entering students should also read the special information on residence options for freshmen and transfer students to understand better which residence options are applicable to them. All residence programs are reviewed annually and are subject to change during subsequent years. |
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| Program Type: Theme and Focus Houses | ||
| Many undergraduate residences offer special programs organized around academic, language, or cross-cultural themes. Other residences have less intensive concentrations called focuses. In other residences, students enjoy general programming | ||
| Residence Type: Halls, Houses, Apartments & Suites | ||
Stanford generally classifies its residences as residence halls, small-group houses, apartments, and suites. Each type of residence offers a distinct lifestyle that tries to meet the needs of Stanford’s diverse student body. |
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| Services: University Operated or Student Managed | ||
| In most residences, dining and custodial services are provided by the University. In 37 student-managed houses, students manage some facets of the operation of the house. Among these houses, self-operated houses offer opportunities for student management of meal plans. In cooperative houses, students participate directly in both cleaning and preparation of meals. | ||
| Configuration: Class and Gender | ||
| Some residences are designated for frosh only, for priority to sophomores, for freshmen and sophomores, for upper-class students only, or for all four classes. A few undergraduate residences also house graduate students. All residences are coed except for seven all-male fraternities, three all-female sororities, and one all-female house. Men and women live on the same floor in most residences. In a few residences, however, men and women live on separate floors, while in others, both options are offered. | ||
| Facilities: Large or Small, Old or New | ||
Individual houses range in size from 26 to 311 students. Some houses are part of larger complexes or neighborhoods that include up to 1,600 students. The oldest currently operating undergraduate residence was opened in the late 1800s; the newest, in 1992. All of Stanford’s older residences are being renovated as part of the Capital Improvement Program, including increased accessibility for students with disabilities. Many residences reflect Stanford’s traditional architectural style of sandstone-colored arches and red-tiled roofs. Others boast stately Greek columns or shingled exteriors that typically are seen on college campuses in the South and East. |
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