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James Madison University Dorm Room Dimensions
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James Madison University has room-dimension data for 7 residence halls. Published room sizes range from about 85 to 294 sq ft, with a median of 155 sq ft. Find exact width × length and square footage for each hall below, then preview your layout in the visualizer.
Apartments On Grace - JMU
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| single | 10 × 10 ft | 100 sq ft |
| double | — | 110 sq ft |
| double | 14 × 8 ft | 112 sq ft |
| single | — | 140 sq ft |
| double | — | 180 sq ft |
| double | 15 × 12 ft | 180 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (14 × 8 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Bluestone Residence Halls - JMU
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| single | 16 × 7.5 ft | 120 sq ft |
| Standard room | 14 × 10 ft | 140 sq ft |
| Standard room | 12.4 × 11.5 ft | 143 sq ft |
| Standard room | 11.5 × 13 ft | 150 sq ft |
| Standard room | 10.2 × 16.7 ft | 170 sq ft |
| single | 17 × 10 ft | 170 sq ft |
| double | 11.8 × 16.6 ft | 196 sq ft |
| double | 10.8 × 18.5 ft | 200 sq ft |
| double | 16.8 × 12.5 ft | 210 sq ft |
| single | 15 × 16 ft | 240 sq ft |
| double | 12.2 × 23 ft | 281 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (11.5 × 13 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Hillside Residence Halls - JMU
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 11.5 × 15.3 ft | 176 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (11.5 × 15.3 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Skyline Residence Halls - JMU
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 11.3 × 7.5 ft | 85 sq ft |
| double | 11.6 × 12 ft | 139 sq ft |
| Standard room | 11.6 × 15.5 ft | 180 sq ft |
| double | 11.6 × 15.5 ft | 180 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (11.6 × 15.5 ft).
Open the room visualizer →The Lake Area Residence Halls - JMU
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 9.5 × 9.5 ft | 90 sq ft |
| double | 15.4 × 9.2 ft | 142 sq ft |
| double | 13.3 × 11.2 ft | 149 sq ft |
| Standard room | 11.6 × 15.4 ft | 179 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (11.6 × 15.4 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Tree Houses - JMU
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | 11 × 14 ft | 154 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (11 × 14 ft).
Open the room visualizer →Village Residence Halls - JMU
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | 9.3 × 14 ft | 130 sq ft |
| double | 14.5 × 10.8 ft | 157 sq ft |
| Standard room | — | 294 sq ft |
Design this room before move-in
Start from this hall's most common layout (9.3 × 14 ft).
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What on-campus housing costs at JMU
Heads up — this school breaks the usual rules
- Every mattress at JMU is 36″ wide by 80″ long by 6.5″ thick. That is narrower than the 38 to 39 inches most Twin XL sheet packaging assumes, so expect a loose fit. It applies to the historic Bluestone halls and the 2019-plus buildings alike — one spec, campus-wide.
- Category A and B halls have no air conditioning at all — Eagle, Shorts, Chappelear, Dingledine, Frederikson, Garber, Hanson, Huffman, Weaver and White — and you are banned from installing your own unit. The cheapest rooms on campus are the hot ones.
- There are no standalone microwaves anywhere on campus except inside an approved MicroFridge, or in Apartments on Grace. Bringing one from home is prohibited, not merely discouraged.
- Extension cords of any kind are banned outright, with no exceptions. Only UL power strips with circuit protection, plugged straight into the wall, never daisy-chained. Your fridge must also plug directly into the wall.
- Candles are banned even unlit, even with the wick removed, and so are wax warmers and incense. Most fire-safety violations carry a flat $75 fine.
- Bed risers are allowed only if they have no built-in power outlets. USB-only versions are fine. Personal lofts must be free-standing, no taller than seven feet, with 30 inches of ceiling clearance.
- JMU does not publish a mandatory live-on policy anywhere on its own housing pages. The second-year page describes campus housing as optional and competitive. If you need a definite answer before signing, ring 540-568-4663.
Buying the standard college checklist here will waste money — check your building first.
| Hall | Room type | Per semester |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle, Shorts NO air conditioning | Category A — traditional, community bath | $3,428 |
| Chappelear, Dingledine, Frederikson, Garber, Hanson, Huffman, Weaver, White NO air conditioning | Category B — suite style | $3,628 |
| Converse, Gifford, Harper Allen-Lee, Hoffman, Logan, Wampler, Wayland | Category C — air conditioned | $3,828 |
| Bell, Hillside, McGraw-Long, Chandler, Chesapeake, Shenandoah | Category C — air conditioned | $3,828 |
| Cedar, Dogwood, Magnolia, Oak, Greek houses | Category C — air conditioned | $3,828 |
| Alger, Paul Jennings, Potomac | Category D — built or renovated since 2019 | $4,028 |
| Apartments on Grace The only hall that allows a real microwave | Category E — apartment style | $4,228 |
Fridge & microwave rules
A personal mini-fridge of 5 cubic feet or less, one per resident, and it must plug directly into the wall — no power strip, no extension cord. Standalone microwaves are banned: the only microwave you may have in a standard room is the one inside an approved MicroFridge. Every hall has a community-kitchen microwave. The MicroFridge itself is optional, not compulsory: rental runs $214.99 a year or $149.00 a semester plus 5.3% tax and a 4.5% processing fee, or you can buy the partner mini-fridge for $169.99 a year. It stands 45.55″ tall, which in some rooms forces you to loft the bed. Apartments on Grace is the exception and permits a real microwave, a toaster, a toaster oven, an air fryer and a George Foreman grill.
What you cannot bring
Extension cords of any kind, strictly. Cube adapters and halogen lamps. Candles, incense and wax warmers — banned even unlit or with the wick removed. Hot plates, space heaters, air fryers, toaster ovens, sandwich grills and soup warmers. Personal air conditioners and ceiling fans. Hoverboards and their chargers. Personal wireless routers. Duct tape. Weapons. Tapestries are capped at 50% of wall space in sprinklered buildings and 20% in non-sprinklered ones, and must be fire-retardant tagged. Bed risers are fine unless they contain power outlets. Pets are fish only.
Who has to live on campus
This is the odd one. Neither JMU’s housing pages nor the 2026-27 contract state a mandatory live-on requirement for any year group, despite it being widely assumed. The “Live On Again” page frames second-year housing as optional and competitive — there is room for roughly 30 to 35% of first-years to stay a second year. What the contract does contain is a hard cancellation ladder: 10% before you move in, rising to 100% of the semester’s rent after 16 October 2026, or 12 March 2027 for the spring. Call 540-568-4663 before you assume either way.
Rates and rules from JMU housing, checked August 2026. Housing offices change these every year — confirm before you buy anything. Housing office: 540-568-4663.