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Seattle University Dorm Room Dimensions
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Seattle University has room-dimension data for 3 residence halls. Published room sizes range from about 163 to 754 sq ft, with a median of 330 sq ft. Find exact width × length and square footage for each hall below, then preview your layout in the visualizer.
Chardin Hall
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| double | — | 243 sq ft |
| double | — | 585 sq ft |
What's included
- Bed and mattress
- Desk and chair
- Wardrobe
- Shelving
- Sink
- MicroFridges (microwave and mini fridge)
- Internet (wired and wireless) and phone capabilities
- Private bathroom
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| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| studio | — | 330 sq ft |
| Standard room | — | 430 sq ft |
| studio | — | 485 sq ft |
| single | — | 754 sq ft |
| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| single | — | 1256 sq ft |
What's included
- Bed and mattress
- Desk and chair (some desks are built-in)
- Nightstand
- Shelving
- Kitchen table with chair
- Internet
- 2× beds (bunked)
- 2× desks
- 1× set of three stackable drawers
- 1× bookshelf
- 1× nightstand
- 1× bed per person
- 1× desk per person
- 1× bookshelf per person
- 1× nightstand per person
- Overall 85″W × 38″D × 30″H
- Bed deck adjust in 3-inch increments
- *Min 2.9″H
- *Max 30.8″H
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| Room type | Dimensions | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | — | 163 sq ft |
| Standard room | — | 219 sq ft |
| Standard room | — | 288 sq ft |
What's included
- Bed and mattress
- Desk and chair
- Wardrobe
- Shelving and storage
- Mini kitchen with small microwave and small refrigerator
- Private bathrooms
- Internet
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What Seattle U housing actually costs
Heads up — this school breaks the usual rules
- Xavier Global House has regular Twin beds, not Twin XL. Seattle U publishes it verbatim: "XL twin beds are provided in all residence halls except Xavier. Xavier has twin beds." Every bedding guide that says "all Seattle U beds are Twin XL" is wrong.
- The published bed spec is a range, not a size — "75-80" L x 39" W x 12" H" — the university deliberately covering both mattress types in one line. The 12" depth also means shallow-pocket fitted sheets will pop off.
- The residence halls are essentially un-air-conditioned. Facilities publishes a whitelist of AC'd buildings; the only residential entries are Campion's prayer rooms and room 100C, and Chardin's first floor. Bellarmine, Xavier, Murphy and all Campion student rooms are absent.
- Any appliance over 700 watts is banned — a cap low enough to exclude most consumer microwaves, air fryers and kettles outright. Fridges and microwaves are supplied as MicroFridge combos and personal ones are prohibited.
- Bed risers and personal Wi-Fi routers are both banned, as are extension cords. The near-universal "raise your bed for storage" advice does not work here.
- "Law student housing" is not more expensive — it is the same units billed over two semesters instead of three quarters. Studio 310 Single is $5,386 x 3 and $8,079 x 2, both exactly $16,158. Reading the two columns side by side suggests a 50% premium that does not exist.
- There is no U-PASS, and the 50% ORCA subsidy is mutually exclusive with a parking permit. Buying a permit forfeits the transit discount. The 72% ferry subsidy SU advertises is for employees, not students.
- The weapons ban names katanas, broadswords and Roman-style short-swords alongside kitchen knives over three inches — and unlit decorative candles are prohibited too.
Buying the standard college checklist here will waste money — check your building first, especially if you are assigned to Xavier.
| Housing | Room type | Per term |
|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine, Campion, Xavier | Triple | $2,568 / quarter |
| Bellarmine, Campion, Xavier | Double | $3,330 / quarter |
| Bellarmine, Campion, Xavier | Single | $4,503 / quarter |
| Chardin | Suite (4-person) / double / single | $3,501 / $3,595 / $4,807 per quarter |
| Murphy Apartments | 1-bedroom triple | $3,530 / quarter |
| Murphy Apartments | Studio 330 shared / 1-bedroom double | $3,897 / $4,390 per quarter |
| Murphy Apartments | 4-bedroom / townhouse single | $4,808 / $5,125 per quarter |
| Murphy Apartments | Studio single / 1-bedroom single | $5,386–$6,362 / quarter |
| The Yobi | Yobi A–D, incl. lofts | $5,477–$5,782 / quarter |
| The Commons (South Lake Union) | Triple / double / single | $5,020 / $5,636 / $6,586 per semester |
| The Commons (South Lake Union) | With kitchenette | $7,148–$8,552 / semester |
Fridge & microwave rules
Supplied, and personal ones are banned. Bellarmine, Campion, Chardin and Xavier have a combination refrigerator, freezer and microwave in each room — a 3.2 cubic foot MicroFridge. The Commons has a combo micro-fridge, the Yobi has a microwave and fridge in every room, and Murphy has full kitchens. The FAQ names "microwave/refrigerator" on the do-not-bring list. The governing electrical rule is a blanket ban on any appliance over 700 watts, which excludes most consumer microwaves and kettles anyway.
What you cannot bring
Candles — including unused decorative ones — oil lamps, any appliance over 700 watts, electric cooking equipment, anything with a heating element, extension cords, weapons and ammunition of any kind, halogen lamps, toaster ovens, bed risers, personal wireless routers, space heaters, air fryers, hoverboards and water-filled furniture. Pets are banned except fish in tanks of 10 gallons or less. The weapons policy is unusually specific: kitchen knives over three inches, swords, bayonets, katanas, broadswords, Roman-style short-swords, paintball markers, bows and air rifles are all named.
Who has to live on campus
First- and second-year students, and anyone under 21 before the first day of fall quarter who is within two years of high school graduation, must live on campus for the full academic year and buy the Residential meal plan. Exemptions are petitioned in the Housing Portal, granted case by case "only in rare and exceptional circumstances," and must be re-applied for annually. The two categories are extraordinary circumstances (married, dependent children, documented medical or disability need, pregnancy) and living with family within a 20-mile radius — where family means a parent, guardian, aunt, uncle, grandparent, spouse or child. Siblings are expressly excluded. Petitions are not granted after the occupancy start date.
Rates and rules from Seattle U housing and meal plan rates, compiled August 2026. Annual figures here are our arithmetic from the published per-term rates; Seattle U does not publish annual totals. Call 206-296-6305 or email housing@seattleu.edu.