🏠 Middlebury College — Parent Guide

🏠 How housing selection works at Middlebury College

guarantees on-campus housing for all four years. The is central to Middlebury's educational model, and the college has a notably high on-campus retention rate for upperclass students.

First-Year Students:Incoming first-years are assigned to residence halls through a questionnaire-based process administered by the Office of . First-years typically live in the newer, more centrally located halls — Allen, Coffrin, Hadley, Kelly, and Lang Halls — which cluster near the central dining facility and academic buildings. These halls generally have more communal-style living and serve as the hub of first-year social life.

Upperclass Housing:Returning students select housing through a points-based lottery in the spring. Students accumulate "lottery points" over time, giving seniors priority. Popular options include:

• Ridgeline Townhouses & Ridgeline View Suites— newer, apartment-style buildings on campus of campus; highly sought-after by juniors and seniors for their private or semi-private bathrooms and common areas
• and Perkins House— smaller with a tighter community feel
• Bowker, Brackett, Palmer, and Prescott Houses— traditional New England-style houses on the edges of campus; popular with students seeking quiet, close-knit living
• Brooker House— outdoor-interest theme house; open application

Language Houses:Middlebury is nationally recognized for its language immersion programs. Students who have completed at least one year of study in a language may apply to live in one of the dedicated language immersion houses — Das Deutsche Haus, Le Château (French), (Arabic), and Residents make a language pledge to speak only the target language in common areas.

Middlebury's compact campus in Middlebury, VT means all are within easy walking distance of dining and academic facilities. For current lottery schedules and detailed room-selection procedures, visit the website.