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📚 Brown University Sophomore Housing Guide

Sophomore year at Brown University — which dorms are open, what to look for, and how to pick well.

Sophomore housing is the year the lottery actually starts to matter. This guide covers Brown University dorms open to sophomores, plus what changes from freshman year — pull-in groups, suite vs. apartment-style, and which mid-tier buildings are the "sleeper" picks worth lottery-positioning for.
💡 Sophomore-year dorm tips:

📋 Mixed-Class Dorms Open to Sophomores

54 dorms are open to sophomores plus other class years. Sorted by student rating.

DormOverall ★StyleBathReviewsFeatures
Alpha Chi Omega (ΑΧΩ) — House Communal 0
Andrews Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🛗 Elevator
Archibald-Bronson Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🛗 Elevator
Barbour Hall — Special Interest Communal 0
Buxton House — Corridor Communal 0
Caswell Hall — Corridor Communal 0
Champlin Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🛗 Elevator
Chapin House — Corridor Communal 0
Chen Family Hall — Special Interest Communal 0
Danoff Hall — Special Interest Communal 0
Delta Gamma (ΔΓ) — House Communal 0
Diman House — Corridor Communal 0
Emery Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🛗 Elevator
Emery-Woolley Hall — Corridor Communal 0
Everett-Poland Hall — Corridor Communal 0
Goddard House — Corridor Communal 0
Grad Center — Apartment Private 0
Grad Center A — Apartment Private 0
Grad Center B — Apartment Private 0
Grad Center C — Apartment Private 0
Grad Center D — Apartment Private 0
Gregorian Quad A — Corridor Communal 0
Gregorian Quad B — Corridor Communal 0
Harkness House — Corridor Communal 0
Hegeman Hall — Suite Semi-Private 0 🛗 Elevator
Hope College — Corridor Communal 0
Jameson-Mead Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🛗 Elevator
Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ) — House Communal 0
Kappa Delta (ΚΔ) — House Communal 0
Keeney Quadrangle — Corridor Communal 0
King House — Special Interest Communal 0
Littlefield House — Corridor Semi-Private 0
Machado House — Corridor Communal 0
Marcy House — Special Interest Communal 0
Metcalf Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🛗 Elevator
Miller Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🛗 Elevator
Minden Hall — Corridor Communal 0
Morriss Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🛗 Elevator
New Pembroke 1 — Suite Semi-Private 0 🛗 Elevator
New Pembroke 2 — Suite Semi-Private 0 🛗 Elevator
New Pembroke 3 — Suite Semi-Private 0 🛗 Elevator
New Pembroke 4 — Suite Semi-Private 0 🛗 Elevator
Olney House — Corridor Communal 0
Perkins Hall — Corridor Communal 0
Sears House — Corridor Communal 0
Slater Hall — Corridor Communal 0
Sternlicht Commons — Special Interest Communal 0
Wayland Hall — Corridor Communal 0
West House — Corridor Communal 0
Woolley Hall — Corridor Communal 0 🍳 Kitchen 🛗 Elevator
Young Orchard 10 — Apartment Private 0 🍳 Kitchen
Young Orchard 2 — Corridor Communal 0 🍳 Kitchen
Young Orchard 4 — Apartment Private 0 🍳 Kitchen
Young Orchard Halls — Corridor Communal 0

❓ Sophomore Year Housing FAQ

What changes between freshman and sophomore housing at Brown University?

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.

What's the housing lottery process?

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 Brown University.

Should I move off campus as a sophomore?

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.

How do I find a "sleeper" dorm at Brown University?

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.

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