🏠 Davidson College — Parent Guide

🏠 How housing selection works at Davidson College

requires all students to live on campus for all four years and guarantees on-campus housing to every enrolled student. With approximately 1,900 undergraduates on a fully in Davidson, North Carolina, the is deeply integrated with academic and social life.

First-Year Students:All incoming freshmen are assigned to residence halls by the Office of Residence Life before the start of the academic year. First-years complete a housing application and a roommate preference questionnaire covering sleep schedules, study habits, lifestyle, and personal preferences. Davidson assigns roommates based on compatibility data; students may also request a specific roommate. Most first-year students are placed in the traditional corridor-style halls — Strong, Watts, Cannon, and Chidsey — which are staffed by resident assistants and designed to facilitate community- the transition to college. Room assignments are communicated in the summer before the first year.

Returning Students — Housing Selection:Upperclassmen participate in Davidson's annual housing selection process each spring. Selection is typically conducted by class year priority with a lottery number assigned within each class. Students may apply as individuals or as roommate groups. Available housing options range from traditional halls to apartment configurations:

• Traditional corridor halls(Strong, Watts, Rumple, Cannon, Chidsey, Richardson, Tomlinson, Belk) — double rooms arranged along shared corridors; communal bathrooms; community-oriented living for all class years
• Suite-style halls(Lingle, Irwin) — rooms arranged in suites with semi-private bathrooms; air conditioned; typically available to sophomores and above
• Apartment-style housing(Rusk Apartments) — apartment units with private bathrooms and kitchens; greatest independence; typically available to juniors and seniors
• eating houses— Davidson's unique organizations are located on Students who join an eating part of the social system live alongside other members; assignments are determined by the processes, separate from the general housing lottery

Air Conditioning Note:Davidson is located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, where late-summer temperatures can be hot and humid. The older corridor-style halls do not have central air conditioning. Suite-style buildings (Lingle, Irwin) and the Rusk Apartments have AC. First-year students in the traditional halls should plan accordingly for the early weeks of the fall semester and the end of the spring semester.

Room Types:Davidson offers primarily double rooms in its traditional halls, with some singles available for upperclassmen through the lottery. group 2–4 students around a shared bathroom. Rusk Apartments provide apartment-style units with kitchens and private bathrooms for the most independent living on campus.

Key dates(approximate — verify each year at davidson.edu):

• February–March: housing selection application opens for returning students; lottery numbers assigned
• March–April: housing selection windows open by class year
• April–May: first-year housing application and roommate questionnaire open for incoming students
• July: first-year room assignments sent; roommate contact information shared

For current deadlines, room availability, rates, and step-by-step housing selection instructions, visit theDavidson Residence Life page.