Housing & Residential Life offers on-campus housing in five residential colleges and the University Village for approximately 4,300 University of Miami undergraduate students. All freshmen students are required to live in University housing for two academic semesters, with the exception of those who live with their parents or guardians within Dade or Broward counties.
HRL takes great pride in its program and does its very best to maintain an environment conducive to learning and positive well-being. Offering fully furnished single and double rooms in all facilities, each room and apartment bedroom is air-conditioned and equipped with a bed (extra-long twin in the residential colleges and full-size in University Village), dresser, desk, chair, trash can, recycling container, and window coverings.
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Eaton Residential College
1211 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Students in Eaton are part of the First Year Experience (FYE) and typically form close bonds with their floors through living together and participating in engagement opportunities led by their RA, FYF or the entire building staff. In addition to experiential learning opportunities, students are provided with personalized academic and career support from live-in staff.
Rooms in this building are suite style with four students sharing an in-suite bathroom that connects the two rooms or private single with a private bathroom.
Fast Facts:
- Capacity: 391
- Area Type: First Year Student Experience
- Room Type: Double Rooms in Semi-Suites & Private Singles as well as "Double-as-Single" rooms
- Laundry Facilities: Floors 2, 3, & 4
Hecht & Stanford Residential Colleges
Hecht: 1231 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Stanford: 1239 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Students in Hecht and Stanford are part of the First Year Experience (FYE) and typically form close bonds with their floors through living together, sharing a community bathroom and participating in engagement opportunities led by their RA, FYF or the entire building staff. In addition to experiential learning opportunities, students are provided with personalized academic and career support from live-in staff.
Rooms in these buildings are traditional doubles or small singles, with each floor of residents sharing a common bathroom. Due to the nature of a common bathroom, floors in these buildings are separated by gender.
Fast Facts:
- Capacity: 856 each
- Area Type: First Year Experience
- Room Type: Double Rooms & Small Singles
- Laundry Facilities: First floor commons
Mahoney & Pearson Residential Colleges
Mahoney: 1101 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Pearson: 5185 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Fully independent from the First Year Experience (FYE), life in Mahoney and Pearson is completely focused on the Continuing Student Experience (CSE). Students living in Mahoney and Pearson have established an initial comfort with campus and are looking to further explore the University of Miami and its many community offerings. Students have the option of having a vehicle which they can park in the garage located adjacent to the buildings.
Programming in these buildings is focused on experiential activities hosted throughout Miami and career-focused workshops, both of which allow students to grow socially, culturally, and professionally.
Rooms in these buildings are suite style with four students sharing an in-suite bathroom that connects the two rooms or private single with a private bathroom.
Fast Facts:
- Capacity: Mahoney - 709, Pearson - 717
- Area Type: Continuing Student Experience
- Room Type: Double Rooms in Semi-Suites & Private Singles along with "Double-as-Single" rooms and limited number of efficiency suites
- Laundry Facilities: Floors 2, 3, & 4
University Village
1527 Albenga Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Students living in University Village (UV) live in one of five different apartment models within one of seven buildings. Each apartment has a kitchen, a living & dining area with full-size appliances, laundry in-unit, private bedrooms and bathrooms, allowing for students to take control of their living experience.
Life in the UV still comes with support from Resident Assistants and all the familiar amenities from the Residential Colleges such as a front office for mail and packages, Wi-Fi and wired internet, maintenance, cable TV, security, and a computer lab. Students also can take advantage of their own parking garages and a convenience store just for UV residents.
By choosing to live in the University Village, upperclassmen can have the freedom of living on their own with the flexibility, safety and support that derives from living on campus.
Fast Facts:
Lakeside Village
Currently under construction, the 12-acre Lakeside Village is comprised of 25 interconnected buildings and a multitude of outdoor spaces including a grand courtyard, study spots, recreational spaces and outdoor patios overlooking the courtyard.
In addition to five floors of student housing for 1,115 upperclass students, the first floor and mezzanine level of the main structure are planned to serve as retail, event and office spaces.
In an effort to activate the space surrounding Lake Osceola, amenities include a large exhibition space for dynamic programming and other meeting spaces such as an auditorium, classrooms and training rooms.
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