Residential Life
Residence Halls
Learn about first-year, sophomore and junior/senior housing, room types, Gender Inclusive First-Year Housing, Greek & Program Houses and Special Interest Housing.
Residence Halls
Learn about first-year, sophomore and junior/senior housing, room types, Gender Inclusive First-Year Housing, Greek & Program Houses and Special Interest Housing.
Housing Options By Year
First-year housing offers a variety of settings and room sizes, with an assortment of features unique to individual buildings.
Several residence halls or rooms and suites within residence halls have been designated as sophomore-only housing.
Residency Requirement
Brown provides a residential learning environment that supports students' academic endeavors and fosters students' personal development. In order to benefit fully from Brown's exceptional learning environment, undergraduates are required to live in on-campus housing through semester 6.
Exceptions to Brown’s residential policy are granted in 12-month increments to Resumed Undergraduate Education (RUE) students, married students living with their spouse locally, and students living with their parent/s or guardian/s locally. Undergraduate students who fall into these categories must register each academic year with the Office of Residential Life and petition to live off campus.
More On-campus Housing Options
First-year students may request to be placed in housing without restriction to their own sex/gender or the sex/gender of a roommate.
Program Houses foster a sense of community by bringing sophomores, juniors and seniors with common interests together in a living environment.
Learn about same-sex housing, substance-free housing and the Quiet Hall.