Undergraduate Housing
No matter what housing area becomes your home at Penn State University Park, you’ll be within walking distance to dining facilities, computer labs, and classrooms, and will enjoy your #LiveOn experience. First-year students enjoy living in traditional residence halls, renovated residence halls, and suites throughout campus, and upper-class students can select from traditional and renovated residence halls, suites, and apartments. There's a space for everyone!
Where to Live
East Halls is the largest residence hall complex on campus, housing approximately 4,900 first-year students in 16 coed renovated residence halls that offer double rooms and individual, private-use bathrooms.
Eastview Terrace houses upperclass students in seven residence halls. Each student has a single room with a private bath. A limited number of double-occupancy rooms with a private bath will be available for the 2025-2026 academic year. A study/social space and laundry machines are located in each hall.
Nittany Apartments features four-person apartments for upperclass or undergraduate students. Students can preference either a two- and four-bedroom garden apartment or a four-bedroom townhouse apartment. Each apartment features a living room and kitchen.
Nittany Hall is a suite-style building located in the complex. It offers a four-person suite with two double-occupancy rooms and a shared bathroom.
North Housing Area, an all coed housing complex, is home to many first-year students participating in a Living Learning Community. North Housing Area accommodates the majority of students in four-person suites, with a few two-person suites available for upper-class students. First-year students can also live in Robinson Hall, a renovated residence hall that offers more traditional-type housing, with double rooms and individual, private-use bathrooms.
Pollock Housing Area is the second largest residence hall complex, with nine traditional coed residence halls, and housing over 2,500 first-year students.
South Halls is flanked by campus and downtown State College. South Halls offers coed residence halls, with three traditional-style residence halls housing both first-year and upper-class students, and nine renovated residence halls reserved exclusively for upper-class students. Members of the Schreyer Honors College also reside in South Halls.
West Halls offers a true, traditional collegiate feel - beautiful brick buildings which open onto a quad with symmetrical walkways and arches that lead to the heart of campus. First-year and upper-class students are assigned to the six coed traditional residence halls.
White Course Apartments are located on the west-end of campus and provides a convenient and comfortable apartment complex for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as students with families.
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