What's so great about living in a residence hall? It's more than just a room!

Your room is part of a house with an immediately available network of ISU students. It's easy to find somebody who's looking to get dinner, form an intramural team, watch a movie, go to a Cyclone football game, catch a show in the M-Shop, or help you study for that chem test.

You will also have a Community Advisor (CA) living on your floor who is there to help answer questions, plan activities and create a welcoming community. You will also have a Hall Director, a live-in, full-time, professional staff member who is there to create an environment that contributes to your academic and personal success.

Plus, you're living on-campus so you're connected to what's happening on-campus and, you're close to class, campus events, Campustown and your friends!

Residence Hall Comparison Table

For more information about a specific hall, click on the name of the hall to visit that building's page. A glossary of abbreviations appears below the tables

RICHARDSON COURT

On the east side of campus near the Lied Recreation Center and the Iowa State Center.

Building	FR	GEN	MP	WB	AC	STYLE	BED	FLOOR	SGL	DBL	TPL	RLC	NOTES
Barton	Yes	C	Yes	-	-	Standard	Lofted	Tile	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Birch	Yes	M	Yes	-	-	Standard	Lofted	Tile	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Elm	Yes	F	Yes	-	-	Standard	Unlofted	Tile/Wood	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Freeman	Yes	C	Yes	-	-	Standard	Lofted	Tile	Yes	Yes	-	-
Larch	Yes	C	Yes	-	Yes	Standard	Unlofted	Tile	-	Yes	-	Yes
Linden	Yes	C	Yes	Yes	-	Standard	Lofted	Tile	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lyon	Yes	C	Yes	-	-	Standard	Lofted	Tile	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Maple	Yes	C	Yes	-	Yes	Varies	Lofted	Carpet	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Sub. Free
Oak	Yes	F	Yes	-	-	Standard	Unlofted	Tile/Wood	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Roberts	Yes	M	Yes	-	-	Standard	Lofted	Tile	Yes	Yes	-	-
Welch	Yes	M	Yes	-	-	Standard	Lofted	Tile	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Willow	Yes	C	Yes	-	Yes	Standard	Unlofted	Tile	-	Yes	-	-

UNION DRIVE

On the west side of campus near State Gym and Beyer Hall.

Building	FR	GEN	MP	WB	AC	STYLE	BED	FLOOR	SGL	DBL	TPL	RLC	NOTES
Eaton	Yes	C	Yes	-	Yes	Suite	Lofted	Carpet	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Sub. Free
Friley	Yes	C	Yes	-	Varies	Standard	Unlofted	Tile	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some houses Sub. Free
Helser	Yes	C	Yes	-	-	Standard	Unlofted	Tile	-	Yes	Yes	Yes
Martin	Yes	C	Yes	-	Yes	Suite	Lofte	Wood	Yes	Yes	-	Yes

WALLACE-WILSON

South of Buchanan near the ISU Southwest Athletics Complex, intramural fields and the Ames/ISU Ice Arena.

Building	FR	GEN	MP	WB	AC	STYLE	BED	FLOOR	SGL	DBL	TPL	RLC	NOTES
Wallace	-	C	-	Yes	-	Standard	Lofted	Carpet	Yes	Yes	-	-
Wilson	Yes	C	-	Yes	-	Standard	Varies	Carpet	Yes	Yes	-	-

BUCHANAN HALL

On the south side of campus near the Iowa State Center, the Memorial Union and Campus town.

Building	FR	GEN	MP	WB	AC	STYLE	BED	FLOOR	SGL	DBL	TPL	RLC	NOTES
Buchanan	-	C	Yes	Yes	Yes	Suite	Lofted	Carpet	Yes	Yes	-	-

GLOSSARY

FR - Yes = freshmen 18 years old and younger are eligible to live in this building.
- All other single students are eligible to live in any residence hall.
GEN - Building gender
- C = co-ed
- F = all female
- M = all male
MP - Yes = a Meal Plan is required in this area.
WB - Yes = the building is open during Winter Break. All other buildings close.
AC - Air-Conditioning
STYLE - The type of room / bathroom set-up in each building.
- Standard = Community bath shared by house members.
- Suite = Room has an attached bath.
- In Maple Hall, all triples are suites.
BED - Rooms are furnished with 1 bed per occupant. In rooms with unlofted beds, residents may provide their own lofts.
FLOOR - Indicated floor type in resident rooms.
SGL - Single Room with only one occupant.
DBL - Double Room with two occupants.
TPL - Triple Room with three occupants.
RLC - Yes = there are Residential Leaning Community options in this building.