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Living
Living at Northwestern Residential colleges Northwestern’s 11 residential colleges range in size from 40 to nearly 300 students. Some have a single unifying theme—international studies, for example; others are multithematic. Each college is headed by a faculty member who serves as the faculty master. Masters and student officers recruit faculty members for the fellows program, which supports faculty involvement in the colleges through shared meals, presentations known as “firesides,” and activities on campus and in Chicago. In addition, fellows routinely lead small credit-bearing seminars just for college members and mentor residents through a spe-
On-campus housing
coed, single-sex, first-year-only, and
cially funded research assistant
mixed-year living arrangements.
program.
Please visit northwestern.edu /living/housing-options/undergrad
Residential communities
HOUSING OPTIONS
-housing/index.html to find detailed
Northwestern has two residential
University-owned housing provides
descriptions of all housing options.
communities—one at Allison Hall and the other at Elder Hall—that offer
more than a place to live. Professional staff, resident assistants (RAs), and
Residence halls
student engagement opportunities,
residential leaders work together to
There are 13 traditional residence
student-driven programming, and a
create vibrant social communities
halls on campus, some with as few as
unique Faculty-in-Residence Program.
that support the academic and
25 students and others with room for
Participating faculty members inter-
personal goals of residents.
nearly 600. Each building has its own
act with student residents in mean-
Students in each building elect a
distinct character, spirit, and advan-
ingful and enriching ways, providing
governing body that plans events and
tages, and its resident assistants and
guidance, helping students gain
activities that generate student
Residence Hall Association leaders
access to resources, and building
interaction and connection to the
plan programs that encourage resi-
community by hosting gatherings that
larger Northwestern community.
dents to feel welcome, socialize, and
promote learning and social
Residence halls, residential colleges,
achieve their academic goals.
interaction.
and residential communities accommodate from 25 to nearly 600 students, with options that include