Sophomore year at Amherst College — which dorms are open, what to look for, and how to pick well.
42 dorms are open to sophomores plus other class years. Sorted by student rating.
| Dorm | Overall ★ | Style | Bath | Reviews | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Pratt Hall | ★5.0 | Corridor | Communal | 1 | 🛗 Elevator |
| Nicklas Hall | ★5.0 | Corridor | Communal | 1 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Charles Pratt Hall | ★4.0 | — | Communal | 1 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| 55 South Pleasant St | — | Apartment | Private | 0 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Appleton Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🛗 Elevator |
| Asian Culture House | — | Special Interest | — | 0 | |
| Chapman Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Charles Drew House | — | Special Interest | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Cohan Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Crossett Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Ford Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Garman House | — | Pod | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| German House | — | Special Interest | — | 0 | |
| Hastings Building | — | Apartment | Private | 0 | |
| Hitchcock House | — | Pod | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Humphries House | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Jenkins House | — | — | — | 0 | |
| La Casa / Spanish House | — | Special Interest | — | 0 | |
| La Maison Française | — | Special Interest | — | 0 | |
| Lee Hall | — | Special Interest | Communal | 0 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Leland House | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Lipton House | — | Pod | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Marsh House | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Mayo-Smith House | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Mead Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Moore Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ |
| Morrow Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Newport House | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Nicholls Biondi Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| North Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🛗 Elevator |
| Plimpton House | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Porter House | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🛗 Elevator |
| Residence Hall A | — | Suite | — | 0 | |
| Russian House | — | Special Interest | — | 0 | |
| Seelye House | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Seligman House | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| South Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🛗 Elevator |
| Stearns Hall | — | Special Interest | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator |
| Taplin House | — | Special Interest | — | 0 | |
| Tyler House | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Valentine Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🍽️ Dining 🛗 Elevator |
| Williston Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🛗 Elevator |
Sophomores typically lose access to first-year-only halls and pick from a wider pool — but with a lottery system that depends on randomized draw numbers. Pull-in groups (you + your future roommate(s)) get one shared draw number, so a strong roommate's number can lift you both.
Each college runs the lottery slightly differently. Generally: every rising sophomore gets a random number, groups can pull in one another, and rooms fill in number order. Check your housing portal for the exact rules at Amherst College.
Most schools require sophomores to live on campus. If yours allows off-campus, it's usually cheaper but you lose the dining hall + housing-staff support. Sophomore year is often the wrong year to leave — most off-campus moves work better as a junior.
Look at the dorm table below: filter to dorms with 3+ reviews and a ★4+ average. The ones nobody talks about — but real students rated highly — are your sleeper picks.
Browse Amherst College dorms filtered by amenity: