I did pay about $1000 more per semester for my daughter to live in a single bedroom/quad apartment style dorm, and I wasn’t that happy about it, but that’s where her coach wanted her to live, and 90% of freshmen live in this ‘village’ where all the units are the same - quads with 4 single bedrooms, shared kitchenette, 2 split bathrooms, living room. There was one ‘traditional’ dorm with bathrooms down the hall, but it was farther away, and it wouldn’t have been safe for her as she had practice with her roommates before dawn and after dark and they traveled together, plus it was farther from the dining hall and library. This year she’s one of the only players still in the dorms and she’s living with other athletes in an even MORE expensive dorm, but it is closer to athletic facilities.
Sometimes you pay for safety and convenience.