Sophomore year at University of Massachusetts Amherst — which dorms are open, what to look for, and how to pick well.
56 dorms are open to sophomores plus other class years. Sorted by student rating.
| Dorm | Overall ★ | Style | Bath | Reviews | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Chi Omega (UMass) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Baker Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Birch Hall | — | Suite | Communal | 0 | ❄️ AC |
| Brett Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Brooks Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🛗 Elevator |
| Brown Hall | — | Suite | Communal | 0 | 🍽️ Dining |
| Butterfield Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | 🍽️ Dining |
| Cance Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Cashin Hall | — | Suite | Communal | 0 | |
| Chadbourne Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Coolidge Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Crabtree Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍽️ Dining |
| Crampton Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Delta Phi Epsilon (UMass) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Dickinson Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Dwight Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Elm Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | ❄️ AC |
| Emerson Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Field Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Gorman Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Grayson Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Greenough Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Hamlin Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| James Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| John Adams Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| John Quincy Adams Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | ❄️ AC |
| Johnson Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Kennedy Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Knowlton Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Lambda Chi Alpha (UMass) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Leach Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Lewis Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Linden Hall | — | Suite | Communal | 0 | ❄️ AC |
| MacKimmie Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Maple Hall | — | Suite | Communal | 0 | ❄️ AC |
| Mary Lyon Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| McNamara Hall | — | Suite | Communal | 0 | |
| Melville Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Moore Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| North A Apartment | — | — | Private | 0 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen |
| North B Apartment | — | — | Private | 0 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen |
| North C Apartment | — | — | Private | 0 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen |
| North D Apartment | — | — | Private | 0 | ❄️ AC 🍳 Kitchen |
| Oak Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Patterson Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Phi Kappa Theta (UMass) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Pierpont Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Prince Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Sigma Pi (UMass) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Sycamore Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Thatcher Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen 🍽️ Dining |
| Thoreau Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | |
| Van Meter Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🍳 Kitchen |
| Washington Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 | |
| Webster Hall | — | — | Communal | 0 | 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ |
| Wheeler Hall | — | Corridor | Communal | 0 |
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 University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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 University of Massachusetts Amherst dorms filtered by amenity: