On Campus Living

The Residence Life program offers students a variety of living options and residence hall choices. There are a very limited number of triple rooms, single rooms, and premium single rooms (double rooms which are set aside for single occupancy) available to students, with the majority of rooms designated as doubles. Research indicates that first-year students tend to adjust more easily, and do better academically, in double room situations. In addition, community life is quickly facilitated by roommate interaction. Therefore, the University encourages all first-year students to have a roommate for at least the first semester.

Residence halls also allow for three choices in hall configurations; all male, all female, or co-ed halls. Additionally these choices range from larger (100-350 students) halls to smaller (40-45 students) halls. The all-male or all-female halls need little explanation. However, many prospective students request information about the co-ed halls. There are five co-ed residence halls at Gonzaga: Dooley, Madonna, Chardin,Coughlin, Crimont,  and St. Catherine/St. Monica. These halls provide an atmosphere which enhances the development of comfortable friendships while building interpersonal skills. The privacy of each student is respected by the configurations of the hall. Men and women live on separate floors in Crimont, Madonna and in St. Catherine/St. Monica. Residents of Coughlin live in separate wings on the same floor and residents of Dooley share suites with members of the same gender. Security is enhanced in Madonna and St. Catherine/St. Monica by special corridor doors to which only floor members have been authorized keys. And finally, we have some special focus living/learning communities in Coughlin and interest Communiites in Goller (Engineering) and Marian (Outdoor Adventure and Leadership).

In addition to the conventional residence hall configuration, the Residence Life program offers residents some apartment style living. For first and second year students: 301 Boone,and Sharp Apartments are two smaller complexes. A larger complex, Dussault Apartments, houses 208 residents. For upper division (third year students and above)the Residence Life program offers the following vibrant apartment communities: Burch, Corkery, Dussault (1 building) and Kennedy. Combined, these options offer 650 beds for upper division students.

All Male Halls	Campion DeSmet Roncalli
All Female Halls	Alliance Lincoln Welch
Co-Ed Halls	Catherine/Monica Chardin Coughlin Crimont Cushing Dillon Dooley Goller Marian Madonna River Inn Twohy
Campus apartments for 1st and 2nd year residents	Sharp Apartments 301 Boone Apartments Dussault Apartments
On campus apartments for 3rd and 4th year residents	Burch Apartments Corkery Apartments Dussault Apartments (Building A) Kennedy Apartments