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

Old Dorms (McCormick Road).9 historic halls — Bonnycastle, Dabney, Echols, Hancock, Humphreys, Kellogg, Lefevre, Metcalf, Page.

New Dorms (Alderman Road).13 newer halls — Balz, Cauthen, Courtenay, Dunglison, Fitzhugh, Gooch, Lile, Maupin, Tuttle, Watson, Weeden, Woody, Bice.

The Lawn.54 historic single rooms surrounding the Rotunda — Jefferson's original Reserved for elite fourth-year students through competitive selection.

.plus language houses (French, Spanish, Russian, etc.).

Greek life.Massive system on Rugby Road and Mad Bowl with chapter houses for nearly all recognized chapters.

As of May 8, 2026

📍 Location

Charlottesville, VA

🏛️ College Type

Public research university

👥 Enrollment

25,000 total students

🏠 Housing

80 dorm buildings reviewed on DormScouter

📊 Dorm Comparison by Safety & Cleanliness

DormOverall ★Safety ★Cleanliness ★ReviewsFeatures
Bonnycastle House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Dabney House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Echols House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Hancock House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Humphreys House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Kellogg House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Lefevre House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Metcalf House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Page House (Old Dorms) — — — 0
Balz House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Cauthen House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Courtenay House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Dunglison House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Fitzhugh House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Gooch House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Lile House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Maupin House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Tuttle House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Watson House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Weeden House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Woody House (New Dorms) — — — 0
Bice House (New Dorms) — — — 0
The Lawn (Pavilion Single Rooms) — — — 0
The Range (Pavilion Single Rooms) — — — 0
Hereford Residential College — — — 0
International Residential College (IRC) — — — 0
Bice House — — — 0
Lambeth Field Apartments — — — 0
Faulkner Apartments — — — 0
Copeley Apartments — — — 0
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Chi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Phi Epsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Delta Theta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Beta Theta Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Nu (Chapter House) — — — 0
Tau Kappa Epsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Tau Omega (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Kappa Psi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Pi Kappa Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Epsilon Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Chi Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Sigma Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Upsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Sigma Kappa (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
Kappa Delta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Zeta Tau Alpha (Chapter House) — — — 0
Gamma Phi Beta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Kappa (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Zeta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Sigma Sigma (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alderman House — — — 0
Bonnycastle House — — — 0
Cauthen House — — — 0
Dabney House — — — 0
Dobie House — — — 0
Fitzhugh House — — — 0
Gildersleeve House — — — 0
Gooch House — — — 0
Grayson House — — — 0
Maupin House — — — 0
Page House — — — 0
Ruffner House — — — 0
Shannon House — — — 0
Tuttle House — — — 0
Webb House — — — 0
Brown College — — — 0
Hereford College — — — 0
International Residential College — — — 0
The Lawn Rooms — — — 0

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