Office of Residence Life

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Office of Residence Life / Housing / South Campus Housing

South Campus Housing

Living on campus at St. Mary’s is truly a unique experience. Each of our residences plays a part in promoting an excellent living experience. There are a wide variety of housing options for students, depending on class standing and preferences. Our housing options are broken up in two parts: South Campus and North Campus.

Our South Campus housing options include:

  • Traditional residence halls

In addition, there are options to live in specialty housing, such as Women in Science Housing, Substance- and Alcohol-Free Environment housing, and Open & Inclusive Housing.

Residences by Year

Most first year students start off in our traditional residence halls which provide more staff supervision, programming, and support:

               Caroline
  • Built in 1970.
  • Houses only first year students.
  • Houses approximately 158 residents.
  • Coed by floor. The second and third floors house female students; the first floor houses male students.
                                                                                           Dorchester  
  • Built in 1968.
  • Coed by floor.
  • The first and second floors house male students.
  • The third floor house female students.
  • Primarily first year and sophomore housing.
  • Houses approximately 158 residents.

                                                                                          Prince George
  • Built in 1970.
  • Primarily first year and sophomore housing.
  • Houses approximately 165 students.
  • The full first and second floor are Open & Inclusive Housing.
  • The third is separated by wing. 
              Queen Anne
  • Built in 1965.
  • Women’s Inclusive housing.
  • Primarily first years and sophomore housing.
  • Houses approximately 154 residents.

Traditional Residence Halls Amenities 

  • Card reader access to entrances 24/7
  • Key access to rooms
  • Centralized staff office
  • Large lobby area for studying, meetings, events
  • Large balcony with beautiful view of St. John’s pond and St. Mary’s River (Queen Anne Residence)
  • Vegetarian Food Co-op located on the first floor (Queen Anne Residence)
  • Laundry room on the first floor
  • Kitchen for residents’ occasional use
  • Vending machines with card reader capability
  • Parking in adjacent lot for sophomores, juniors, and seniors (first-year students park in Lot T)
  • Recreation room with TV and pool table, soft seating for casual conversation
  • Indoor bike room and exterior bike racks
  • Furniture: standard twin bed with extra-long mattress, desk, chair, dresser or under bed drawers, and closet
  • Bathrooms on each floor cleaned regularly by Housekeeping staff

See more of our traditional halls through the videos below or by taking a virtual visit