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University of Rhode Island Dorm Room Dimensions
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University of Rhode Island has room-dimension data for 1 residence hall. Published room sizes range from about 99 to 260 sq ft, with a median of 174 sq ft. Find exact width × length and square footage for each hall below, then preview your layout in the visualizer.
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| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 9 × 11 ft | 99 sq ft |
| double | 8 × 15 ft | 120 sq ft |
| double | 11 × 13 ft | 143 sq ft |
| double | 12 × 14 ft | 168 sq ft |
| double | 12 × 15 ft | 180 sq ft |
| double | 15 × 13 ft | 195 sq ft |
| double | 15 × 14 ft | 210 sq ft |
| double | 20 × 13 ft | 260 sq ft |
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What URI housing actually costs
Heads up — this school breaks the usual rules
- URI publishes its mattress as 36" x 81", not the universal 36" x 80" — an inch longer than every Twin XL sheet sold at retail. Whether the mattresses really are longer or the page has an uncorrected typo, that is the number students read before they shop.
- Brookside, Garrahy and Wiley are Full XL — 54" x 81" — not Twin XL. Three apartment halls, the most expensive on campus at $6,518 a semester, and a Twin XL sheet set is simply the wrong product there.
- URI tells students "Full XL sheets (or Queen)" in the same sentence as 54" x 81" — a Queen is 60" wide. The university contradicts itself inside one parenthetical.
- Curtains are banned outright. URI supplies microblinds instead. Almost no other school bans them, and it is the single most commonly bought dorm item that will be confiscated here.
- Bed risers AND lofts are both prohibited — "lofts or any bed support systems of any kind." You cannot raise your own bed by any method; URI sets 30" of clearance itself and handles changes by request form after you arrive.
- The fridge cap is 3 cubic feet, one per room — the 4.4 cu ft unit retailers market as the standard dorm fridge is not legal at URI. Microwaves cap at 1,000W.
- Air conditioning is effectively paywalled. Only Brookside, Garrahy, Wiley and Eddy have it, and personal AC units are banned. The three cheapest tiers of URI housing have no AC and no legal way to add one.
- 3D printers and air fryers are named bans; rice cookers, electric kettles, toasters and crockpots too — but a single-serve coffee maker is explicitly fine.
Buying the standard college checklist here will waste money — check your building first, especially if you are in Brookside, Garrahy or Wiley.
| Housing | Room type | Per semester |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, Bressler, Browning, Butterfield, Fayerweather, Gorham, Heathman, Hutchinson, Merrow, Peck, Tucker, Weldin | First-year double, triple or quad | $4,762 |
| Hillside | First-year double or triple | $4,989 |
| Aldrich, Burnside, Coddington, Dorr, Ellery, Hopkins | Returning-student double | $4,716 |
| All halls with singles | Single | $5,198 |
| Eddy | Double | $5,560 |
| Eddy | Single in a 5- or 10-person suite | $5,788 |
| Any hall offering it | Double buyout | $6,401 |
| Brookside, Garrahy, Wiley | Apartment single (Full XL beds) | $6,518 |
| Gateway Apartments (graduate) | 1BR / 2BR / 3BR | $1,300 / $1,600 / $1,800 per month |
| 42 Upper College (graduate) | Per bedroom | $1,100 per month |
Fridge & microwave rules
One refrigerator per room, three cubic feet or less — smaller than the 4.4 cu ft unit most retailers sell as a dorm fridge, so check the spec before you buy. Microwaves cap at 1,000 watts, and nothing over 1,000 watts is allowed at all. URI does not supply either in the traditional halls and runs no rental programme, so bring your own. Brookside, Garrahy and Wiley have full kitchens instead.
What you cannot bring
Air conditioners, bed risers, lofts and any bed support system, curtains, coffee pots other than single-serve models, electric kettles, air fryers, rice cookers, crockpots, toasters, grills, hot plates, anything over 1,000 watts, extension cords without surge protection, fireworks, candles including decorative and battery-free ones, halogen lamps, heating and immersion coils, space heaters, 3D printers, weapons, mopeds and scooters, live Christmas trees, and daisy-chained power strips. Surge protectors are allowed up to 25 feet. Pets are banned except fish in tanks of 20 gallons or less. Curtains are the one that catches everyone — URI supplies microblinds instead.
Who has to live on campus
URI publishes no residency requirement at all. Housing is framed as a guarantee for incoming first-year and transfer students, not an obligation, and about 95% of first-years choose it. Because there is no requirement there are no published exemptions and no penalty. What is required once you sign: 12 credits each term, a $200 deposit for new students, and a mandatory meal plan in every housing category.
Rates and rules from URI housing rates 2026-27, compiled August 2026. The Community Policies Addendum URI links is still the 2025-26 edition, so the prohibited-items list may not be revised for this year. Call 401.874.4151 or email housing@uri.edu.