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University of Dayton Dorm Room Dimensions
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University of Dayton has room-dimension data for 3 residence halls. Published room sizes range from about 159 to 171 sq ft, with a median of 171 sq ft. Find exact width × length and square footage for each hall below, then preview your layout in the visualizer.
Marianist Hall : University of Dayton, Ohio
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 16 × 10.7 ft | 171 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (16 × 10.7 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Marycrest Complex : University of Dayton, Ohio
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 16 × 10.7 ft | 171 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (16 × 10.7 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Stuart Complex : University of Dayton, Ohio
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 9.5 × 16.7 ft | 159 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (9.5 × 16.7 ft).
Open the room visualizer →What on-campus housing costs at Dayton
Heads up — this school breaks the usual rules
- Do not buy a mini-fridge or a microwave. Dayton provides a MicroFridge in every residence hall room, and buying a second one is a policy violation — “additional refrigerators or freezers” are banned in all locations. Apartments and houses get a full-size refrigerator, stove and microwave instead.
- The appliance ban is tiered by building, and it flips at the sophomore-to-junior transition. Air fryers, Instant Pots, toasters, toaster ovens, rice cookers and waffle irons are banned in the five traditional halls but explicitly permitted in house and apartment kitchens. Plan to buy kitchen equipment in year three, not year one.
- The university-owned Student Neighborhood is the dominant upper-division model, and it is a house, not a dorm. Nearly 80% of students live on campus all four years, and juniors and seniors move into UD-owned houses priced by condition. Expect a genuine second shopping event — cookware, dishes, a vacuum and cleaning supplies, essentially from scratch.
- Zero tolerance on pets, including fish. Dayton bans both “pets” and “aquariums” outright, with no tank-size exception of any kind.
- Extension cords are welcomed, not banned — they are on Dayton’s bring list, the opposite of most schools. Note the fine print: appliances in houses and apartments must plug directly into the wall.
- ⚠ Founders Hall is a published contradiction. Two UD pages name it as a traditional hall subject to the meal plan and appliance rules; the 2026-27 rates table and the facilities list do not include it at all, and the dining page omits it. Confirm before relying on it.
Buying the standard college checklist here will waste money — check your building first.
| Hall | Style | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Marycrest Complex / Stuart Complex First-year housing with a MicroFridge included; Marycrest is Dayton’s largest facility at about 870 students. Marianist Hall ties at the same rate. | Traditional | $5,070/sem double; $6,180 single |
| Virginia W. Kettering Hall Sophomore suites — two bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room shared by four students. | Suite | $5,180/sem ($6,300 reduced occupancy) |
| Garden Apartments / Campus South Second-year apartments with full kitchens — and no meal plan required. | Apartment | $5,640/sem |
| Student Neighborhood — North, Traditional House The cheapest entry into the house model; older housing stock. | University-owned house | $5,810/sem |
| Caldwell / Adele Center / ArtStreet Caldwell, built 2012, has in-unit laundry and a dishwasher. | Apartment | $6,040/sem |
| Student Neighborhood — South, New/Renovated House The most expensive on-campus option — but with almost no meal plan requirement it is often cheaper all-in than a first-year hall. | University-owned house | $6,750/sem ($7,480 reduced occupancy) |
Rates are per student, per semester and subject to change — but the contract is annual and covers the entire year. The meal plan is separate and only mandatory for traditional hall residents, at $3,525 per semester; apartment and house residents typically take a Neighborhood Plan at $100–$400 instead. That inverts the apparent cost: a $5,070 hall room plus the mandatory plan is $8,595 a semester, while a $6,750 renovated house plus a $400 plan is $7,150 — the “expensive” house is about $1,400 a semester cheaper all-in. “Reduced occupancy” is a premium, not a discount. Rates compiled from the university’s published housing rates, August 2026. Always confirm on the official rates page.
Who has to live on campus
Four academic semesters — all first- and second-year students must live in UD housing unless they are married, are 21 or older, or are local residents living with a legal guardian within 40 miles. In practice the requirement barely matters, because nearly 80% of students live on campus all four years, with juniors and seniors choosing university-owned houses and apartments.
What the room already includes
The standard package across all facilities is a bed, dresser, desk, desk chair and a MicroFridge in the halls or a refrigerator in the apartments. Suites add a couch, armchair and coffee table; apartments and houses add a dining table and full kitchen appliances. Hall rooms also have a study table, a pedestal cart with an extendable writing surface, a closet with built-in dresser and shelf, and a lighted vanity counter without a sink. Laundry is free, and closets contain no hangers. Basic university-approved cable TV is provided in all residential facilities. The apartments, houses and the entire Student Neighborhood get a full-size refrigerator, stove and microwave rather than a MicroFridge.
Fridge & microwave rules
Provided — do not buy one. Marycrest, Stuart and Marianist rooms all include a MicroFridge, and the handbook lists it as standard hall furniture. “Additional refrigerators or freezers” are banned in all locations because each space is already supplied. Dayton publishes no cubic-foot or wattage limits, which is consistent with supplying the appliance itself. Unnecessary in every apartment and every Student Neighborhood house, which have full kitchens.
What you cannot bring
Banned everywhere: anything with an open flame including candles and incense, tiki torches, fire pits, candle warmers with hotplate areas, halogen and heat lamps, electric blankets, loft kits, furniture risers and cement blocks, waterbeds, additional refrigerators or freezers, pets AND aquariums, hoverboards and electric bikes, scooters and skateboards, non-UL-rated lights, hammocks attached to the residence, portable washing machines, weapons and blades over three inches, safes, hookahs, 3D printers, bars, stages and hot tubs. Banned only in the five traditional halls (Marycrest, Founders, Stuart, VWK, Marianist): air fryers, Instant Pots and pressure cookers, toasters, toaster ovens, hot plates, electric skillets and woks, rice cookers, George Foreman grills and panini presses, fondue pots, waffle irons and any open heating coil. Those same items are explicitly allowed in house and apartment kitchens. Extension cords and surge protectors are on the bring list, and UL-rated string lights are permitted. Dayton publishes no tapestry rule, wall-coverage limit or curtain policy.