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University of North Carolina Wilmington Dorm Room Dimensions
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University of North Carolina Wilmington has room-dimension data for 13 residence halls. Published room sizes range from about 94 to 500 sq ft, with a median of 164 sq ft. Find exact width × length and square footage for each hall below, then preview your layout in the visualizer.
Belk Hall
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 15 × 11 ft | 165 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (15 × 11 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Cornerstone Hall
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 18 × 24 ft | 432 sq ft |
What's included
- Bathrooms are shared
- Dresser 30″W × 24″D × 30″H
- Wardrobe: No closet 36″W × 24″D × 72″H
- No closet
- Bed: Beds are Loftable 36" W X 80" L x adjustable height *Initial Lofted Height: 66" 32″H
- Beds are Loftable
- 36" W X 80" L x adjustable height 36″W
- *Initial 32″H
- Lofted 66″H
- Mattress: Extra-long twin (36″x80″x7")
- Extra-long twin (36″x80″x7")
- Desk H 30″W × 24″D × 30″H
- H 30″W × 24″D × 30″H
- Mobile Pedestal 18' x 24' x 30"H Shelf and drawer Can be combined with desk to create a larger work surface 30″H
- 18' x 24' x 30"H 30″H
- Shelf and drawer
- Can be combined with desk to create a larger work surface
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (18 × 24 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Graham & Hewlett Halls
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 9.5 × 14.8 ft | 141 sq ft |
| Standard room | 15 × 11 ft | 165 sq ft |
| double | — | 500 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (15 × 11 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Innovation House
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 18 × 24 ft | 432 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (18 × 24 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Loggerhead Hall
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 9.2 × 11 ft | 101 sq ft |
| double | 11.3 × 14.5 ft | 164 sq ft |
| double | 11.5 × 14.3 ft | 164 sq ft |
| double | 12.8 × 12.8 ft | 164 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (11.3 × 14.5 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Pelican Hall
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 9 × 15.8 ft | 142 sq ft |
| double | 11.5 × 15.8 ft | 182 sq ft |
| Standard room | 18 × 24 ft | 432 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (18 × 24 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Sandpiper Hall
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 9 × 15.8 ft | 142 sq ft |
| double | 11.5 × 15.8 ft | 182 sq ft |
| Standard room | 18 × 24 ft | 432 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (18 × 24 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Schwartz Hall
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 12.6 × 11 ft | 139 sq ft |
| Standard room | 16 × 11 ft | 176 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (16 × 11 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Seahawk Crossing
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 10.8 × 9.3 ft | 100 sq ft |
| Standard room | 9.8 × 12.7 ft | 124 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (9.8 × 12.7 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Seahawk Landing
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 10 × 12 ft | 120 sq ft |
| apartment | 12 × 16 ft | 192 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (10 × 12 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Seahawk Village
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | 10.4 × 9 ft | 94 sq ft |
| apartment | 9.5 × 11.8 ft | 112 sq ft |
| apartment | 11.9 × 9.4 ft | 112 sq ft |
| apartment | 9.7 × 11.8 ft | 114 sq ft |
| apartment | 11.3 × 13.2 ft | 149 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (9.5 × 11.8 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Terrapin Hall
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 9.2 × 11 ft | 101 sq ft |
| double | 11.3 × 14.5 ft | 164 sq ft |
| double | 11.5 × 14.3 ft | 164 sq ft |
| double | 12.8 × 12.8 ft | 164 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (11.3 × 14.5 ft).
Open the room visualizer →University Suites
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 11.3 × 17.7 ft | 200 sq ft |
| double | 23.7 × 18.4 ft | 436 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (23.7 × 18.4 ft).
Open the room visualizer →What on-campus housing costs at UNCW
Heads up — this school breaks the usual rules
- Full-size beds in four places — Seahawk Village, Seahawk Landing, and the SINGLE rooms in Terrapin and Loggerhead, all at 53" x 80". Within Terrapin and Loggerhead the size depends on whether you drew a double or a single in the same building, so confirm the room assignment before buying sheets.
- The twin is 36" wide with a 7" depth, narrower than the 38" Twin XL standard — and the deep 7" mattress means shallow-pocket sheets may not fit either.
- The microwave ceiling is 700 watts, which is unusually low and will disqualify many popular dorm microwaves. Check the wattage label before buying.
- Curtains must be flame-retardant with the appropriate designation — off-the-shelf decorative curtains fail this. Wall coverings are capped at 50% of a wall.
- The mandatory meal plan is inverted from price: it is required in the cheapest halls and not required in the priciest apartments (Seahawk Landing, Village and Crossing). Compare total cost, not the room rate.
- LED light strips and third-party loft beds are both banned, and so is double-sided sticky tape — use Command Strips or thumbtacks. Laundry is completely free.
Buying the standard college checklist here will waste money — check your building first.
| Hall | Style | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Belk / Graham / Hewlett / Schwartz Cheapest on campus — a suite is two double bedrooms plus a study room and a shared double bath, with a community kitchen on the first floor. | Suite (first-year) | $3,845/sem ($7,690/yr) |
| University Suites The only hall requiring just a Block 125 meal plan rather than a full Hawk plan. | Suite | $4,204/sem ($8,408/yr) double |
| Cornerstone / Keystone / Innovation House Mid-tier first and second-year suite options. | Suite | $4,331/sem ($8,662/yr) |
| Pelican & Sandpiper Singles available at $5,546/sem. | Suite | $4,930/sem ($9,860/yr) double |
| Terrapin & Loggerhead Doubles are XL twin; singles are FULL and not loftable. Singles run $5,661/sem. | Suite | $5,032/sem ($10,064/yr) double |
| Seahawk Crossing / Landing / Village Full kitchens, and no meal plan required. Landing and Village use FULL beds; Crossing uses XL twin. Plato’s Lofts is pricier at $5,820/sem. | Apartment | $5,301/sem ($10,602/yr) |
Rates are 2026-27 and published without pending-approval language, with both per-semester and yearly figures given. Rates include rent, utilities, internet, housekeeping and security. Meal plans are separate and, for most students, mandatory — all students in required housing must buy a Hawk plan, University Suites residents need at least a Block 125, and students in Seahawk Landing, Village or Crossing are not required to purchase one at all. That inverts the economics: the cheapest room carries a mandatory meal plan while the apartments at $10,602 do not, so compare total cost rather than room rate. Rates compiled from the university’s published housing rates, August 2026. Always confirm on the official rates page.
Who has to live on campus
Two-year requirement. Students at least 17 who begin their academic careers in the summer or fall term immediately following high school graduation must live in university housing for both their first and second years. Exemptions: being over 21 on the first day of the first enrolment term, prior active-duty US military service, having legal dependents or being legally married, an automatic exception for students whose home address is in New Hanover, Pender or Brunswick counties, students with disabilities needing off-campus options, and first-year spring admits.
What the room already includes
Every space includes XL twin beds, desks, chairs, dressers and either closets or wardrobes; Terrapin and Loggerhead add a mobile pedestal. Utilities listed per hall are water, heat, AC, electric and internet — every hall has air conditioning. The rates page states that room rates include rent, utilities, internet, housekeeping and security, and laundry is completely free (students supply detergent). Housekeeping differs by type: traditional halls have housekeepers who clean student bathrooms and common areas, while Seahawk apartment residents clean their own spaces. Seahawk Village, Landing and Crossing and Plato’s Lofts have full kitchens; the traditional and suite halls instead have a full community kitchen on site.
Fridge & microwave rules
Bring your own, with a rental option. Refrigerators may not be larger than 4.9 cubic feet, and personal microwaves are permitted but must be under 700 watts — a genuinely restrictive number, since many common dorm microwaves are 700W or 900W and would not comply. A rental is available through UNCW’s Standards for Living MicroFridge partnership. Unnecessary in Seahawk Village, Landing and Crossing and Plato’s, which have full kitchens in-unit.
What you cannot bring
Extension cords — though a plug strip with a surge protector and integrated circuit breaker is on the bring list. LED light strips. Halogen lamps, lava lamps and incandescent bulbs. Ceremonial, decorative or display candles, incense, hookahs, oil lamps and fireworks. Curtains are banned unless flame retardant with the appropriate designation, and wall coverings may take up no more than 50% of a wall space. Third-party loft beds are prohibited. Appliances: deep fryers, electric skillets, toaster ovens, oil popcorn poppers, George Foreman grills, gas and charcoal grills, and any appliance with an open coil or flame. Space heaters, ceiling fans and wireless routers. Also banned: waterbeds, toy and Nerf guns, road signs, double-sided sticky tape, wall-mounted bookshelves, mirrors and frames, and nails and hooks — use Command Strips or thumbtacks. Pets: fish in a 20-gallon tank or less. Note that air fryers, Instant Pots, toasters and hot plates are not explicitly named, though the open-coil catch-all likely reaches them.
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