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University of Akron Dorm Room Dimensions
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University of Akron has room-dimension data for 2 residence halls. Published room sizes range from about 163 to 295 sq ft, with a median of 197 sq ft. Find exact width × length and square footage for each hall below, then preview your layout in the visualizer.
Honors
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 10.5 × 22 ft | 231 sq ft |
| double | 13.4 × 22 ft | 295 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (13.4 × 22 ft).
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| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| suite | 14.2 × 11.5 ft | 163 sq ft |
| double | 12 × 13.7 ft | 164 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (12 × 13.7 ft).
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What Akron housing actually costs
Heads up — this school breaks the usual rules
- Akron publishes its mattress as 36" x 80", not the retail Twin XL standard of 38" x 80" — on three separate official pages. Buy standard Twin XL anyway; it will fit a narrower mattress, and 36" sheets barely exist at retail.
- The air conditioning is seasonal — "early May through early October." That is a central changeover system, so the AC is off from roughly mid-October to late April, which is most of the academic year. The main halls page says only "air conditioning," with no qualifier.
- The rates page publishes four unlabeled price tiers for the same room, almost certainly the Tuition Guarantee cohort bands — but Akron never says which tier belongs to which cohort. Any single quoted Akron rate is one of four possible numbers.
- The fridge cap is 5.5 cubic feet AND a 1.5-amp draw ceiling. The amperage rule is genuinely uncommon: a fridge can satisfy the cubic-foot limit and still break the electrical one. Microwaves cap at 800 watts.
- 3D printers are banned by name, for toxic fumes — Akron redirects students to the free Bierce Library MakerSpace instead. Personal routers and Wi-Fi access points are banned too.
- Bulger and Spanton swap places at winter break — Bulger is closed in fall and reopens in spring; Spanton is open in fall and closes in spring. Residents of one of them are moving mid-year, and Akron does not publish how that is handled.
- A non-compliant live-on student can be billed for a dorm they never occupy. The Board rule allows assessment of residence hall fees for the semesters of non-compliance — on top of the off-campus lease you already signed.
- Waterbeds and "other containers that hold more than 20 gallons of liquid" are banned, aquariums cap at 20 gallons, and wall-mounted TVs, microwaves and fans are prohibited outright.
Buying the standard college checklist here will waste money — check the amperage on your fridge, and do not count on air conditioning in February.
| Housing | Room type | Per semester |
|---|---|---|
| Bulger (closed Fall 2026, reopens Spring 2027) | Double, pod bath | $3,364 |
| Spanton (open Fall 2026, closes Spring 2027) | Double, community bath | $3,364 |
| Bulger, Spanton | Double suite | $3,680 |
| Bulger | Single, pod bath | $3,895 (flat across all four tiers) |
| Honors Complex, South Hall, Spicer Hall | Double, in-unit bath | $3,895 |
| Honors Complex, South Hall, Spicer Hall | Shared single, in-unit bath | $4,220 |
| Exchange Street | Shared single, in-unit bath | $4,220 |
| Exchange Street | 4-bedroom apartment | $4,545 |
| Exchange Street | 2-bedroom apartment | $4,870 |
Fridge & microwave rules
Neither is supplied in the residence halls, and you bring your own. The refrigerator cap is 5.5 cubic feet and a 1.5-amp draw — the amperage rule is the unusual one, because plenty of compliant 4.4 to 5.5 cu ft units exceed 1.5 amps at startup. Microwaves cap at 800 watts. Both must carry a third-party testing laboratory certification mark. Cooking in rooms is limited to the microwave, plus single-serve coffee makers and electric kettles. Exchange Street apartments are the exception, with a full-size refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, microwave and in-unit washer and dryer.
What you cannot bring
Candles, incense and candle warmers, gasoline and lighter fluid, hot plates, toaster ovens, electric skillets, grills, air fryers, toasters, slow cookers, instant pots and pressure cookers, wall-mounted TVs, microwaves, fans and light fixtures, 3D printers (banned by name for toxic fumes), hoverboards, waterbeds and any container holding more than 20 gallons of liquid, personal routers and wireless access points, extension cords heavier than 16-gauge, additional door locks, and room painting. Aquariums cap at 20 gallons and fish are the only pets. Nothing may hang within 24 inches of a sprinkler head, including a lofted bed. Spread into both halves of a double and Akron gives you 48 hours before re-billing you at the buyout rate.
Who has to live on campus
This is genuinely unsettled. The binding Board rule (OAC 3359-60-04.5) says all undergraduates taking nine or more credit hours on the main campus must live in university housing. The Residence Life FAQ describes it as first-year students, international exchange students, and first- and second-year scholarship athletes. Automatic exemptions with no form: a permanent home in Summit, Wayne, Portage, Stark or Medina county; fewer than six credit hours; or turning 21 by the first day of class. Form-based exemptions cover military service, marriage, single parenthood, a home within 25 miles, documented medical or disability need, and hardship. The penalty is the sharp part: a non-exempt student who signs an off-campus lease can be assessed residence hall fees for a room they never occupy.
Rates and rules from Akron residence hall rates, compiled August 2026. The hall directory is stale relative to the rates page — Orr, Ritchie, Sisler-McFawn, Quaker Square and the Townhouses still appear there but carry no 2026-27 rate. Call 330-972-7800 or email reslife@uakron.edu.