At F&M, our students find their "homes" in our five College Houses. Not the average dorms, the Houses provide an intersection of vibrant intellectual and social life that gives students their own special places to belong.  Every F&M College House crest was developed by the earliest student residents of the respective houses. The best part about the College Houses, our students say, is that students are in charge of their living spaces and organized activities.

There are five College Houses in F&M: Bonchek, Brooks, Weis, Ware, and Roschel. Click here and learn more about the Houses and events hosted in the Houses.

• Single Room: One bedroom housing one student

• Double Room:  One bedroom housing two students

• Triple: One bedroom housing three students (larger room)

• Quad: One or two connected bedrooms housing four students

• Suite: A cluster of single or double rooms connected to a common area shared only with the residents assigned to the space. Typically the A room is the double and the B, C, and D rooms are single rooms within the suite. Common hall bathrooms are used for students assigned to suites. 

• Apartment: A cluster of single rooms connected to a common area, kitchen, and private bathroom shared only with the residents assigned to the space.

There are seven buildings housing students around our central residential quad; Roschel College House is a short walk away. Some halls correspond to a college house name and almost all residents in that building belong to a single college house; other buildings maintain older names and/or house sophomores, juniors and seniors from different houses. To learn more about each building, please click here.

Franklin & Marshall has a 4-year residency policy requiring all enrolled students to live within the college's portfolio of housing for all four years. Any student in their fifth year of enrollment will need to live in a college approved location.

All first-year students are required to live in their assigned College House.  Second year students may choose to live in their College House, in theme housing or in one of the residential quad annex buildings, Thomas or Schnader.  Juniors and Seniors may select to live in their College House, in theme housing, in an annex building on the residential quad or in an approved off campus housing apartment within the college's portfolio.  The College House system seeks to build community among residents of the houses by promoting the idea of continuous membership.  Student housing is reserved for currently enrolled students only. 

On campus and theme house options are a 9-month academic year commitment and all utilities are included in the semester cost. Off campus apartment spaces are 12-month leases with additional utility expenses and security deposits.