Residence Halls

Residence Halls

West Campus:
Boland Hall / Brewster Hall /Brockway Hall / Lawrinson Hall / Sadler Hall

Mount Olympus
Day Hall / Flint Hall

East Campus:
Booth Hall / DellPlain Hall / Ernie Davis Hall / Haven Hall / Oren Lyons Hall / Shaw Hall / Walnut Hall / Washington Arms / Watson Hall

South Campus:
Skyhall I, II, and III

Additional Buildings:

  • Milton Hall
  • Orange Hall (formerly the Sheraton Hotel)

  Boland Hall Exterior Picture

Boland Hall

Highlights

  • Named for John C. Boland, Class of 1899 and College of Law Class of 1901, and May L. Boland
  • Occupied in 1968
  • Houses approximately 290 first-year students
  • Eight residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

401 Van Buren Street
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Boland Hall include singles and split doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Single-gender shared bathrooms
  • Study/social lounge on each floor
  • Laundry in basement
  • Connected to Brockway Dining Hall

 Booth Hall Exterior Picture

Booth Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Willis H. Booth, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1955; Honorary Trustee, 1956
  • Occupied in 1963
  • Houses approximately 290 returning students
  • Eight residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

505 Comstock Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Booth Hall include singles, open doubles, split doubles, two-person suites, and four-person suites. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student. Suites are also furnished with a couch.

Building Features

  • Single-gender shared bathrooms
  • Study/social lounge on each floor
  • Kitchens on floors
  • Laundry in basement

Brewster Hall Exterior Picture

Brewster Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Neal Brewster, College of Law Class of 1902, and Mabel Brewster Pierce
  • Occupied in 1968
  • Houses approximately 410 first-year students
  • Twelve residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

401 Van Buren Street
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Brewster Hall include singles, split-doubles, and four-person suites. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student. Suites are also furnished with a couch.

Building Features

  • Single-gender shared bathrooms
  • Study/social lounge on each floor
  • Laundry in basement
  • Connected to Brockway Dining Hall

 Brockway Hall Exterior Picture

Brockway Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Dr. Perle Brown Brockway, College of Medicine Class of 1908
  • Occupied in 2005
  • Houses approximately 30 first-year students
  • One residential floor – coed by room
  • Brockway Dining Hall located within the building

Mailing Address

401 Van Buren Street
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Brockway Hall include singles and open doubles. All rooms are carpet-free. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Single-gender shared bathrooms
  • Study and social lounges
  • Air-conditioned building
  • Computer cluster
  • Laundry in basement
  • Connected to Brockway Dining Hall

 Day Hall Exterior Picture

Day Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Dr. James Roscoe Day, SU Chancellor from 1894 to 1922
  • Occupied in 1958
  • Houses approximately 540 first-year students
  • Eight residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

1 Mount Olympus Drive
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Day Hall include singles, open doubles, and split doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Study/social lounge on each floor
  • Laundry in basement
  • Connected to Graham Dining Center

 DellPlain Hall Exterior Picture

DellPlain Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Dr. Morse O. DellPlain, President of Welsbach Engineering and Management Corporation, Class of 1905, 1951H, SU trustee 1956 to 1962
  • Occupied in 1961
  • Houses approximately 450 students
  • Eight residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

601 Comstock Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in DellPlain Hall include singles, open doubles, and split doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student. Suites are also furnished with a couch.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Study/social lounge on each floor
  • Laundry on the first floor

 Ernie Davis Hall Exterior Picture

Ernie Davis Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Ernie Davis, class of 1962; two-time All-American college football selection and first African American to win Heisman Trophy (1961)
  • Occupied in 2009
  • Houses approximately 250 students
  • Seven residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

619 Comstock Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Ernie Davis Hall include singles and split doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Study/social lounges on each floor
  • Laundry on floors
  • Connected to Ernie Davis Dining Hall
  • Connected to Ernie Davis Fitness Center

 Flint Hall Exterior Picture

Flint Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Dr. Charles Wesley Flint, Chancellor 1922 to 1936
  • Occupied in 1956
  • Houses approximately 510 first-year students
  • Four residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

2 Mount Olympus Drive
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Flint Hall include singles and open doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Study/social lounge on each floor
  • Team study rooms
  • Laundry in basement
  • Connected to Graham Dining Hall

 Haven Hall Exterior Picture

Haven Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Rev. Erastus O. Haven, second Chancellor of SU, 1874-1880
  • Occupied in 1964
  • Houses approximately 375 students
  • Eleven residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

400 Comstock Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Haven Hall include singles, one-person suites, open doubles, split doubles, two-person suites, and four-person suites. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student. Suite furnishings include a couch.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Social lounge on each floor
  • Laundry in basement
  • 24-hour quiet study room

 Lawrinson Hall Exterior Picture

Lawrinson Hall

Highlights

  • Named for William Henry and Elizabeth M. Lawrinson, parents of Ronald K. Lawrinson, New Jersey dairy executive
  • Occupied in 1965
  • Houses approximately 540 students
  • Twenty residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

303 Stadium Place
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Lawrinson Hall include singles, split doubles, and corner doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Social and student lounge on each floor
  • Laundry on each floor
  • Music room
  • Penthouse gathering space

 Sadler Hall Exterior Picture

Sadler Hall

Highlights

  • Named for John W. Sadler, class of 1896 and former Surrogate Judge of Onondaga County, and his sister Nettie M. Sadler, class of 1900
  • Occupied in 1960
  • Houses approximately 490 first-year students
  • Eight residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

1000 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Sadler Hall include singles, open doubles, and split doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Study/social lounge on each floor
  • Team study rooms
  • Laundry in basement
  • Connected to Sadler Dining Hall

 Oren Lyons Hall Exterior Picture

Oren Lyons Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Oren Lyons, Class of 1958
  • Occupied in 1971
  • Houses approximately 40 returning students
  • Three residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

401 Euclid Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Oren Lyons Hall include singles, open doubles, open triples, and three-person suites. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student. Suites are also furnished with a couch.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Laundry in basement
  • Social and study lounges

 Shaw Hall Exterior Picture

Shaw Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Robert Shaw, late husband of May M. Shaw, who started in the bakery business in Chicago and later became official at Union Carbide
  • Occupied in 1952
  • Houses approximately 475 students
  • Five residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

201 Euclid Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Shaw Hall include singles, open doubles, and split doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Laundry in basement
  • Social and study lounges
  • Connected to Shaw Dining Hall

 Walnut Hall Exterior Picture

Walnut Hall

Highlights

  • Occupied in 1997
  • Houses approximately 60 returning students
  • Four residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

400 Comstock Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Walnut Hall include singles and open doubles. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Laundry in basement
  • Social and study lounges

 Washington Arms Exterior Picture

Washington Arms

Highlights

  • Occupied in 1946
  • Houses approximately 70 returning students
  • Four residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

621 Walnut Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Washington Arms include open doubles with baths and two- and three-person suites with baths. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student. Suites are also furnished with a couch.

Building Features

  • Bathrooms located within rooms/suites
  • Laundry in basement
  • Kitchens on floors
  • Social and study lounges

 Watson Hall Exterior Picture

Watson Hall

Highlights

  • Named for Thomas J. Watson, Sr., President of IBM 1914-1949 when land donated to SU for Triple Cities College, SU Trustee
  • Occupied in 1954
  • Houses approximately 460 returning students
  • Four residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

405 University Place
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in Watson Hall include singles, open doubles, two-, three-, four-, and six-person suites. Furnishings include a bed (XL twin), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet for each student. Suites are also furnished with a couch.

Building Features

  • Single-gender shared bathrooms & a few bathrooms located within rooms/suites
  • Laundry in basement
  • Kitchenettes (microwave & sink) on 2nd-4th floors
  • Social and study lounges

 Skyhall Exterior Picture

Skyhalls

Highlights

  • Named for their Skytop area location
  • Occupied in 1966
  • Three-building complex houses approximately 180 students
  • Nine residential floors – coed by room

Mailing Address

410-430 Lambreth Lane
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types in the Skyhalls include singles. Furnishings include a bed (XL full), desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet.

Building Features

  • Gender-inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Laundry on the floors
  • Social/study lounges

Additional Buildings

206 Walnut Place

Highlights

  • The University recently renovated this former sorority house and converted it into single and double rooms for student housing.
  • Conveniently located near the Whitman School of Management and Marshall Street.

Mailing Address

WP Resident Room #
400 Comstock Ave.
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Room types at this residence building are single and double occupancy.

Building Features

  • Gender inclusive individual bathrooms
  • Free on-site laundry

 

Milton Hall

Highlights

  • Formerly known as ‘The Marshall’, this modern high-rise style building is located at 727 South Crouse Avenue.
  • More information is located here.

Mailing Address

Resident Name / Room #
Milton Hall
727 South Crouse Ave.
Syracuse, New York 13244

Rooms

Studio and one-, two-, and four-bedroom options

Building Features

Amenities include a fitness center, laundry room, study areas, and entertainment areas. Each apartment includes a full, modern kitchen. Additionally, each bedroom has a full bathroom.

Orange Hall 

Highlights

  • Former site of the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center
  • Being renovated into a residence hall Summer 2024, opening Fall 2024

 

First-Year Students

Each year, new students (first-year and transfers) occupy approximately 3,500 beds within our residential facilities located on North and South Campus. All first-year students will reside within North Campus residence halls while new transfer students typically reside within our South Campus Skyhalls or South Campus apartments. Syracuse University requires students to reside on campus during their first two years of enrollment (however new transfer students are not required to live on campus, regardless of class standing).

Learn More:

RESIDENCE HALLS     FURNISHINGS AND LAYOUTS

BUILDING FLOOR PLANS     MOVE-IN INFORMATION

Your First Year at SU

Access to the University’s computing and network services is controlled by a unique personal identifier – the NetID. If you have not activated your NetID, please do so now! It’s simple to activate your NetID from your home computer. You will need your Syracuse University identification (SUID) number, which is included in your letter of admission.

MySlice is your secure virtual gateway to life at Syracuse, including access to your Admission Acceptance Form (AAF), advising, viewing the online course catalog, registering for classes, and accessing financial aid, tuition, housing and meal plan information and services. You can also configure MySlice to share ‘pieces’ of your access with others, such as your parents (click on “Share My Account”).

Official email accounts for students are established in a system called SUmail. This system provides students several powerful and convenient features. Syracuse University has established email as the primary vehicle for official communication with students, faculty, and staff. All University communications sent via mail will be sent to your SUmail address upon your matriculation to Syracuse. For more information on SUmail, visit the “new students” section of the ITS website.

Please review the photo submission page for instructions on how to submit your photo and obtain your SUID card.

Syracuse University provides housing for approximately 55 percent of our undergraduate students. Your advance tuition payment and advance housing payment must be submitted on time to ensure that on-campus housing is available to you. Once you have confirmed your admission to Syracuse, you will receive an email (typically within 3 business days) from the Housing, Meal Plan and I.D. Card Services office inviting you to apply for on-campus housing.

You may access your housing application on your self-service housing portal using the link that is emailed directly to your syr.edu email address. Once you submit your application, you will be able to make changes through May 31. Be sure to regularly check your syr.edu email address for important information.

By completing the online housing and meal plan application, you are expected to comply with the rules and regulations established in the University’s Housing Agreement. Please note: First- and second-year students are required to live in University housing.

It’s important to also note that your housing agreement is for the full academic year, although the room charge is paid by the semester. You are expected to live in your assigned room from the end of August until the middle of May, except for the academic recess between semesters. New students who are not required to live in University housing may cancel housing arrangements until June 1 (fall applicants) and January 1 (spring applicants). After that date, your housing commitment is financially binding.

Steps you must complete before gaining access to the online housing application:

  1. Accept your offer of admission by submitting the Admission Acceptance Form, your advance tuition payment of $500 and advance housing payment of $450 (if you plan to apply for University housing) by the date specified in your letter of admission.
  2. Activate your Syracuse University NetID and access your email account.
  3. The Syracuse University Housing Office will send an email to your syr.edu email account once your information is confirmed so that you can complete your housing application.

The Housing Office utilizes a roommate compatibility feature within your Housing Self-Service to assist first-year students in their search for a compatible roommate. 

Within your Housing portal, you will be able to complete a questionnaire that provides you with an opportunity to connect with fellow first-year students and to identify a roommate before arriving on campus. On this tab in the Housing portal, incoming students will be able to answer questions about their habits and hobbies, and select attributes to discover what they have in common with other new Syracuse students. 

To complete your Roommate Questionnaire,  you must: 

  • Complete your Admissions Acceptance Form (AAF), accessible on MySlice. 
  • Submit any applicable advance payments as noted on your AAF. 
  • Complete the Housing Application, accessible via the link sent to your syr.edu email.

You will have a few months after your admission to make a roommate selection. Keep in mind that as Spring goes on and more students commit to Syracuse, your pool of possible connections and roommates will grow. Make a point to return to the Roommate Matching section of the housing application to see what new connections are available. If you’re interested in a Living Learning Community (first-year students only), you will have the option to find other students with that same interest. 

  • Complete your Questionnaire in the Housing Portal promptly. 
  • Beginning March 1, students eligible to access their housing application will have access to select and confirm their chosen roommate within the application process. 
  • Please review the provided guide on how to find & match with roommates within the housing application on the Housing Portal.
  • If you opt not to select your roommate, a roommate will be assigned to you by the Housing Office. 
  • The deadline to request/confirm a roommate is Saturday, June 1 at 11:55 p.m. 

Defined as a need or condition that requires a student to have a modification to their physical living environment and/or meal plan. Students requesting housing accommodations must submit a request to the Center for Disability Resources (CDR) office. Accommodation examples could include a physical alteration to a room for medical or psychological needs, a specific space/room type, or various food options/restrictions that are medically necessary. The goal of an accommodation request is to allow the student to fully participate in the residential experience while remaining on campus. Students are encouraged to submit their requests as early as possible and no later than the CDR deadline.

Questions regarding how to submit a Housing Accommodation Request should be directed to the Center for Disability Resources (CDR) at 315.443.4498.

The majority of the incoming class will be placed randomly into open double and split double rooms. Some first-year students will be placed into 4-person rooms. Incoming transfer students are typically placed within open-double rooms and two- and three-person apartments. Housing is guaranteed for all first-year students but is not guaranteed for all transfer students. On-campus housing for transfer students is managed on a space-available basis until all allotted spaces have been filled. 

Housing assignments for new students cannot be confirmed until your health history and immunization records have been submitted to health care staff at the Barnes Center at The Arch. Please submit your records using the student patient portal. For more information, visit the New Student Programs website. 

New students residing in our residence halls are required to have a University meal plan.  Those new students residing in South Campus apartments are not required to choose a meal plan, as each apartment is equipped with a full kitchen. 

New students should also be sure to familiarize themselves with several important dates related to living in University housing. Our online calendar of important dates is continuously being updated and will help to keep new students informed of any upcoming deadlines related to housing and/or meal plans. Also remember to keep your syr.edu email account up-to-date as the Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card operation uses email as an official line of communication with students. We use email frequently to send updates and notifications regarding the room selection process, relocation opportunities, meal plan change deadlines, etc. 

Housing assignments are typically communicated to first-year and transfer students in early-to-mid July. Please be sure to regularly check your syr.edu email address for the most up-to-date information. 

Transfer students who have completed fewer than 40 academic credits are encouraged to reside in University housing unless they are students with families or students who commute from the permanent home of their immediate family. Housing for new transfer students is on a space-available basis until all available spaces are filled. New transfer students typically reside within our South Campus Skyhalls and apartment community.

If your immediate family resides within the immediate Syracuse, NY area and you plan to commute from home, please complete the commuter application which is available through the housing self-service page. 

The Apartment and Off-Campus Student Living department provides all students living off-campus with support, information, and resource referrals throughout their off-campus housing or commuter experience. Students who opt for off-campus accommodations can visit the Student Living website to learn about the network of educational and community services available to them. 

New students can choose to be part of a learning community or interest housing option or be assigned housing randomly.

You are invited to become involved in one of the living and learning opportunities designed to complement and enhance your educational experience at Syracuse University. Many students find that these special opportunities help ease the transition to college life, providing them with a group of peers and friends who become like a family away from home. To learn more about the learning community options offered at Syracuse, visit the Living Learning Communities website.

Cancellations: Remember that first- and second-year students at Syracuse University are required to live in University housing. 

Not attending: Students who choose to not attend the University must contact the Office of Admissions to withdraw their acceptance. They must also contact our office at housing@syr.edu to cancel their housing application. Refunds of the $450 advance housing payment will not be made after July 1, 2024. 

Attending But Not Living in University Housing: Transfer students and returning students who have met their 2-year residency requirement may cancel their housing application and request access to the off-campus/commuter application by contacting our office by email at housing@syr.edu by July 1, 2024. 

Cancellation Deadline: The fall cancellation deadline is July 1, 2024. After July 1, all housing requests are financially binding, regardless of whether official confirmation of housing assignment has been communicated. 

Request an ID Card

New Undergraduate Students for Fall
Welcome to Syracuse! If you are a new student starting at the University, a SUID card will be automatically produced if you submit a photo before July 15 and you will receive that card at the start of your first semester. After July 15, an SUID card must be requested via the request form. More information to come on where you can retrieve your card at the start of the Fall  semester.
New Graduate Students
Welcome to Syracuse! If you are a new student starting at the University, first submit a photo , then complete the ID Card Services Issue/Replacement Form and for the issue type, please select “First Issue.” You will be notified via email when your card is ready for pick up in 111 Waverly, Suite 111. After July 15, an SUID card must be requested via the request form.

New Law Students for Fall
Welcome to Syracuse! If you are a new student starting at the University, first submit a photo, then complete the ID Card Services Issue/Replacement Form and for the issue type, please select “First Issue.” You will be notified via email when your card is ready for pick up in 111 Waverly, Suite 111. After July 15, an SUID card must be requested via the request form.
New Faculty/Staff/Sponsored Associates
Welcome to Syracuse! If you are a new staff member, first submit a photo , then complete the ID Card Request / Replacement Form and for the issue type, please select “First Issue.” You will be notified via email when your card is ready for pick up in 111 Waverly, Suite 111.
Current Students
Students in need of a replacement SUID may make a request online for a new ID to be made. To make this request, students should visit the ID Card Request / Replacement Form and the $30 fee will be charged to their student account. Instructions on how to pick up your card will be communicated via email. If you have a damaged card, please bring that card to the office to have it replaced.
Current Faculty/Staff
Faculty or staff in need of a replacement SUID should visit the ID Card Request / Replacement Form to make a request for a new card to be printed. You will be taken to a Cashnet site to pay the $30 charge via a credit card. Instructions on how to pick up your card will be communicated via email after payment and when your card is ready for pick up. If you are replacing a damaged card (which you need to bring when picking up your new ID) please bring the card to 111 Waverly, Suite 111 to have damage confirmed and card replaced if necessary.  If you would like to update your photo on file, you can update your ID card photo but you are not required to update your photo when requesting a replacement card.

Issue Types

When completing the ID Card Request / Replacement Form, here is helpful information on the issue type to select:

  • First Issue – you have never had an SUID and you are requesting your first card to be printed.
  • Replacing Damaged Card – You still have your SUID in your possession but the card is damaged and stopped working from typical wear and tear (fee waived as long as you bring in damaged card when picking up your new SUID)
  • Replacing Lost Card – You have lost your SUID and requesting a new one to be printed. ($30 charge)

Do not punch a hole in your SUID card, it will damage the card and a replacement card will need to be purchased. 

 

 

Meal Plans

Common Meal Plan Terms

Unlimited Plan: Students on this plan have unlimited access to any of the University’s six all-you-care-to-eat dining centers. Students are allotted 10 guest meals per semester for friends and/or family.

Block Plan: Students on a block plan choose a number of meals to eat at the six dining centers per semester. The plan resets at the beginning of each semester. Meals from the plan can be used as guest meals.

Meal Plan Dining Dollars: Meal Plan Dining Dollars are a supplemental declining balance that accompanies certain meal plans. Dining Dollars are reset each semester, they do not roll into future semesters. The only way a student can get Meal Plan Dining Dollars is to have a meal plan that comes with them. If a student would like to add more funds to use on campus after their Dining Dollars are depleted, they should add ‘CUSE Cash. Check out the locations that Meal Plan Dining Dollars are accepted!

‘CUSE Cash: ‘CUSE Cash is a declining balance cash account that provides access to food, goods, and services through the SU I.D. card. This account is separate from the Meal Plan Dining Dollars account and must be established each academic year. While Meal Plan Dining Dollars may only be used for food purchases, ‘CUSE Cash can be spent at nearly every point of sale on campus: Campus Dining locations, vending machines, campus convenience stores, stores and concession stands in the Dome, and for all products in the Syracuse University Campus Store.

Dining Centers: Ernie Davis, Shaw, Graham, Sadler, Orange, and Brockway dining centers.