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Housing Statistics
 
Residence Hall Facts
  • Spaces available for undergraduate and graduate students: 9618
  • Rooms for undergraduate and graduate students: 5793
  • Residence Halls: 15
  • Square Feet: 2.7 million
  • First Residence Hall Built: Newberry House (1915)
  • Last New Residence Hall Construction: Bursley Hall (1968)
  • Largest Residence Hall: Bursley - 1277 Residents
  • Smallest Residence Hall: Henderson House - 31 Residents
Occupancy Statistics
  • Percentage of Residents who are Students of Color: 28%
  • Percentage of Residents by Origin:
    • In-State: 60%
    • Out-of-state: 30%
    • International: 10%
  • Percentage of Occupancy by Class Level:
    • Freshman: 57%
    • Sophomore: 24%
    • Junior: 8%
    • Senior: 5%
    • Graduate/Professional: 6%
Dining Halls
Academics & Computing
  • Different Michigan Learning Communities Offered: 9
  • Academic classes taught annually in the Residence Halls: more than 100
  • Number of resident house/hall and multicultural councils involved in community building, student government, and activity planning: 30
  • Number of Computing Sites within the Residence Halls: 17
    • Number of Sites Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week: All 17
    • Between 5 and 45 computers at each site with laser printers
  • Ethernet Connectivity in all residence hall rooms.
Northwood Community Apartments
  • 3rd Largest Family & Single Graduate Housing Operation in the US
  • Population: 3,777 (including Spouses and Children)
    • Representing all 50 states and 83 countries
  • Housing Complexes: 5
  • Apartment Unites: 1483
  • Square Feet: 1.5 million
  • First Family Housing Complex Constructed: University Terrace (1947)
  • Last Family Housing Complex Constructed: Northwood V Townhouses (1972)
  • Percentage of Residents by Origin:
    • In-state: 13%
    • Out-of-state: 25%
    • International: 62%
  • Percentage of Residents by University Status:
    • Undergraduate: 5%
    • Staff/Faculty: 23%
    • Graduate/Professional: 72%
  • Percentage of Married, Single Parent, or Same-Sex Partnership Residences: 80%
  • Percentage of Households with Children: 48%
    • School age children: 483