Dorms

A helpful spreadsheet maintained by current students on first year dorms

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Last edited: July 19, 2026
Contributors: John Cao

Preface

The following data has been produced and maintained by current students. This rendition is based off of this spreadsheet.

All dorms come with laundry facilities. Prices are per year. Measurements in feet. For more official information visit the housing website.

Capacity means total # of beds— some may be taken up by upperclassmen if the note says “upperclassmen live here too”. Bed counts for each are also available to view. Default is that it’s freshmen only. HOUSING PRICES AND CAPACITIES, 2026/2027

Colors are used for Carnegie Cup during O-Week; not too important. Confused by Traditional vs Semi-suite etc? Visit Dorms Overview. All communal bathrooms are staff-cleaned.

Dorms:

Pros
  • Bathroom shared with a suite
  • Quiet and clean
  • AC
Cons
  • No elevators
  • Average rooms (12 x 14)
  • Only 3 washers and 3 dryers
  • Not very soundproof
  • Mice spotted
Info
  • Semi-suite:
  • $14,994 Single (19 beds)
  • $12,916 Double (120 beds)
  • 3 floors
  • Capacity: 139
  • Co-ed Floors
Amenities
  • 1 lounge per floor
  • Kitchen
  • TV areas
  • Communal Lounge on ground floor
  • Vending Machines
  • Study Lounge
  • Electric Piano
Pros
  • Near Resnik
  • Near Margaret
  • Morrison/CFA
  • Pretty social
  • Large rooms (13.5 x 15.5)
Cons
  • No elevators
  • One lounge on 1st floor w/ TV
  • Communal bathroom
  • Looks like a swimming pool
  • AC by necessity/triple or if you're lucky you'll get a room w/ AC
  • Mice spotted on many floors
  • Garbage trucks are loud in the morning
  • Occasional fire alarms
Info
  • $13,668 Single (2 beds)
  • $11,700 Double (224 beds)
  • $10,482 Triple (6 beds)
  • $9,442 Double-as-Triple (40 beds)
  • 4 floors, ground level is owned by athletics
  • 1st + 2nd Floors gendered by wing, 3rd floors mixed
  • Capacity: 232
  • A lot of athletes
Amenities
  • 2 good acoustic electric piano rooms
  • Public Kitchen and dining area
  • Pool & ping pong
  • Public study space with printers and walk-in tutoring
  • Vending Machines (but the drink machine cannot use CMU ID)
Pros
  • 3 minutes to campus
  • Social (especially the breezeway)
  • Right on top of UG
  • Home to UHS CAPS and CAPS
  • Large rooms (12.5 x 15.5)
  • Laundry on all floors
Cons
  • Communal bathroom per floor (single sex)
  • Only a small kitchen
  • AC only by necessity
Info
  • Traditional:
  • $13,668 Single (2 beds)
  • $11,700 Double (98 beds)
  • Each floor is single gender
  • Capacity: 203
  • Elevator for 3rd to 7th floors
Amenities
  • Gym
  • 2 soundproof rooms w/ electric pianos
  • Computer cluster
  • Printers
  • Makerspace
  • Vending machines
  • 1 large lounge per floor with TV
Pros
  • Average rooms (11 x 15.5 + closets)
  • Newly renovated bathrooms
  • Close to Resnik food
  • Large lounge with massive TV
  • Social
  • Will likely have AC
Cons
  • No elevators
  • Only 1 lounge
  • Windows are smol
  • Can be really humid sometimes
  • Lounge volume can be loud
  • Communal bathrooms
Info
  • Traditional:
  • $13,668 Single (196 beds)
  • $11,700 Double (4 beds)
  • 3 floors
  • Capacity: 160
Amenities
  • 1st floor schlounge
  • Study room on each floor in each tower
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry room (5 washers, 6 dryers)
Pros
  • Green building
  • Large rooms (15 x 13)
  • CHONKR bathrooms (so I've heard at least)
  • ELEVATORS
Cons
  • Leaky study room
  • Lots and lots of stairs
Info
  • Semi-suite:
  • $14,994 Single (4 beds)
  • $12,916 Double (54 beds)
  • Capacity: 58
Amenities
  • Vending Machines
  • Pool table
  • Wellness Room
  • Kitchen
Pros
  • 3 minutes to campus
  • Social
  • Right on top of UG
  • AC
  • Private bathrooms
  • Next to UHS, CAPS
  • Large triples (25 x 12.5)
Cons
  • Small shared kitchens, every other floor
  • Small-ish doubles (18.5 x 13, but it includes bathroom)
  • 5 people may share a bathroom
  • Fire alarms ;;-;;
Info
  • Semi-suite:
  • $14,994 Single (30 beds)
  • $12,916 Double (300 beds)
  • $11,700 Triple (93 beds)
  • Co-ed floors
  • Gender inclusive option
  • Around 80% Upperclassmen
  • FY capacity: 130 - 140
Amenities
  • Gym
  • Practice Rooms (with pianos)
  • Computer cluster
  • Printers
  • Makerspace
  • Vending machines
  • 2 huge lounges per floor, with TV
Pros
  • Large rooms (15 x 15.5)
  • Private bathrooms
  • Koi pond (overrated)
  • Common spaces are large and nice
  • Approachable House Fellow
  • Sometimes heating
Cons
  • No elevators
  • No AC
  • Almost no natural light if you live on the basement floor
  • If you roll an unlucky room, you could get cockroaches + rats
  • Some areas smell
Info
  • Traditional:
  • $13,668 Single (5 beds)
  • $11,700 Double (10 beds)
  • $10,482 Triple (15 beds)
  • Semi-suite:
  • $14,994 Single (28 beds)
  • $12,420 Double (202 beds)
  • $11,700 Quad (32 beds)
  • Capacity: 295
Amenities
  • TV room
  • Large lounge with public grand piano
  • Large study lounge
  • Pool table room
  • Kitchens (3)
  • Big courtyard with Hammocks and benches
Pros
  • Newly renovated
  • Close to Resnik and Exchange (food)
  • Social
  • AC
Cons
  • Small rooms (13.5 x 12.5)
  • No elevators
  • Communal bathrooms
Info
  • Traditional:
  • $13,668 Single (4 beds)
  • $11,700 Double (78 beds)
  • Female only except 2
  • Capacity: 86
Amenities
  • Big 0th Floor Lounge
  • Lounges every floor
Pros
  • Has kitchenette, big fridge, living room, AC and bathroom
  • Big fridge, no microwave
  • Big (22 x 24 overall)
  • 3x size avg dorm
  • Yellow plan available
  • Close to many utility/dining (Craigs St: Starbucks, Chipotle, bus stops, UPitt)
Cons
  • About 15 minutes to campus
  • Staff-cleaned less often
  • Not as social
  • No ethernet
  • THIN WALLS
  • Decoration style is old
Info
  • $13,986 Apt Triple (93 beds)
  • Studio Apartment:
  • $13,622 Double (14 beds)
  • $13,622 Triple (6 beds)
  • Co-ed floors
  • Apartment-style Housing & dining services on 2nd floor
  • Capacity: 125
Amenities
  • Movie room
  • Gym
  • Computer cluster
  • Printers
  • Den
  • TV room
  • Vending machines
  • CMU Pantry
  • Kitchen
Pros
  • Awesome lounges, great social life
  • 5 min. to campus
  • Newest freshman dorm
  • Green building
  • AC
  • Buggies are built in the basement
  • One (?) Electric Piano
Cons
  • Small, narrow rooms (beds close together) (10.5 x 16)
  • Communal bathroom per wing
  • Only one kitchen
  • Thin walls—you can hear others' convos
Info
  • Traditional:
  • $11,698 Double (244 beds)
  • Each wing of a floor is one gender
  • Capacity: 244
  • Elevator
  • Always win Carnegie Cup presumably because everyone is active and social
Amenities
  • Reading room
  • Study rooms
  • Recreation areas with ping-pong, pool table, and TV
  • Kitchen
  • Dining room
  • Vending machines
Pros
  • AC
  • Gender-inclusive
  • Quiet (if you prefer that)
Cons
  • Generally small rooms (although very variable, consult floor plans) (12.5 x 12.5)
  • No elevators
Info
  • Semi-suite:
  • $14,994 Single (34 beds)
  • $12,916 Double (19 beds)
  • Capacity: 53
  • Generally two floors of queer community and one that's not
Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Study space / lounge
  • Vending machines
Pros
  • Pretty Spacious
  • Kitchen Access
  • Semi-Suite
  • Laundry in every building
  • Close to Resnik
  • Common room ground floor
Cons
  • AC causes dust buildup
  • Not as social
  • Lounge/printer access? (also in separate building)
Info
  • Semi-suite:
  • $12,916 Double (82 beds)
  • $9,442 Double-as-Triple (48 beds)
  • Nearest printer is Donner (same for whole Hill)
  • 6 houses with one as the Humanities Scholars House
  • Capacity: 130
Amenities
  • Vending machines
  • Laundry room (separate building)
  • Intersection lounge street side
Pros
  • Each studio has its own kitchenette, fridge, and bathroom
  • Large rooms
  • AC
  • Yellow plan available
  • Quiet / Thick-ish walls
Cons
  • About 12 minutes to campus
  • Crossing Fifth is irritating
  • Clean your own bathrooms
  • Hypothetically not as social (apartment style)
Info
  • Studio Apartment:
  • $13,622 Double (14 beds)
  • $13,622 Triple (9 beds)
  • Co-ed floors
  • Apartment-style
  • Capacity: 23
Amenities
  • TV room / Parlor
  • Fitness area
  • Study Lounge (2nd Floor)
  • A pretty nice communal kitchen
  • Other common areas