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🏠 University of Iowa — Parent Guide

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🏠 How housing selection works at University of Iowa

First-year residency requirement.Entering Iowa students live in university housing.

Halls.Burge, Slater, Rienow, Hillcrest, Currier, Daum, Mayflower, Petersen, Catlett, Stanley.

Greek life.Iowa has a large system with chapter houses on Greek Row.

As of May 8, 2026

📍 Location

Iowa City, IA

🏛️ College Type

Public research university

👥 Enrollment

31,000 total students

🏠 Housing

39 dorm buildings reviewed on DormScouter

📊 Dorm Comparison by Safety & Cleanliness

DormOverall ★Safety ★Cleanliness ★ReviewsFeatures
Burge Hall — — — 0
Slater Hall — — — 0
Rienow Hall — — — 0
Hillcrest Hall — — — 0
Currier Hall — — — 0
Daum Hall — — — 0
Mayflower Residence Hall — — — 0
Petersen Hall — — — 0
Catlett Hall — — — 0
Stanley Hall — — — 0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Phi Epsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Delta Theta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Beta Theta Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Tau Kappa Epsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Lambda Chi Alpha (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Gamma Delta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Tau Delta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Kappa Psi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Pi Kappa Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Zeta Beta Tau (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Epsilon Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Sigma Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Chi Omega (Chapter House) — — — 0
Pi Beta Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Kappa Kappa Gamma (Chapter House) — — — 0
Kappa Alpha Theta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Gamma (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Chi Omega (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Delta Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Delta Delta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Zeta Tau Alpha (Chapter House) — — — 0
Gamma Phi Beta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Zeta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Xi Delta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Catlett Residential Complex — — — 0
Parklawn Apartments — — — 0

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🏛️ Official Housing

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🎓 Class-Year Housing Guides

Year-specific advice for University of Iowa dorms — what changes from freshman to senior year:

🎓 Freshman Guide📚 Sophomore Guide📖 Junior Guide🎉 Senior Guide

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