Most Expensive College Dorms

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<p>Check out my son’s “Super Suite” dorm…he has a private room in a 4 bedroom “Super Suite” with a living room, kitchenette, and 2 bathrooms. Each bedroom has a large closet - more like a home closet.</p>

<p><a href=“http://housing.ua.edu/ridgecrestsouth.cfm[/url]”>http://housing.ua.edu/ridgecrestsouth.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Scroll down for all the interior pics (scrolling right and left and then click to make larger) and the Super Suite Layout</p>

<p>Very nice… But, these pics were taken before the hall’s game/pool table room was finished.</p>

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<p>This is fantastic quarters! Isn’t it amazing what a difference location makes?</p>

<p>My sister is sharing a 2BR Westwood apt with three other kids
and probably paying twice as much rent as your son. I guess the difference is that when she walks out the building, well, she’s in Westwood … not in a remote place deep south.</p>

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<p>How did they come to these costs? UCLA has 40 different on-campus housing plans, and none match the price listed.</p>

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ouch</p>

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<p>^^
Well, it’s not a “remote location in the deep south.” </p>

<p>And, since I’m a Southern Calif girl, I’ve been in Westwood many times (love pinkberry!). I’ll admit that they aren’t the same, but T-Town is not some “deep south” city at all. And Bama is MUCH prettier than UCLA.</p>

<p>Plus…the Crimson Tide can roll over the Bruins any day of the week. LOL</p>

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<p>I can’t remember the last time Alabama beat UCLA in anything though. UCLA did beat Alabama in the NCAA tournament in 2006 and in Football in 2000 and 2001… :)</p>

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<p>This is my favorite picture of the dorms my daughter lives in:
[Long-range</a> Plan - University Housing](<a href=“http://housing.uoregon.edu/about/longrangeplan.php]Long-range”>http://housing.uoregon.edu/about/longrangeplan.php)</p>

<p>Nothing has changed since this picture was taken! Well… the rooms are more beat up looking. ;)</p>

<p>It’s great though. The community of kids is what it’s all about.</p>

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<p>You pay for the location, not the architecture. I had a 3 BR apartment in Manhattan, which I shared with 4 other people. I paid $800/month for rent, not including utilities. Was it worth it? For me, it was, but it depends on the person. Are you willing to pay a premium for the location?</p>

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<p>True…that was pre Nick Saban…BTW, Was that 2001 game the last football game that UCLA won?<br>
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<p>jk</p>

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<p>They missed Johns Hopkins: 17440/year. </p>

<p>[Oncampus:</a> Rates](<a href=“http://www.jhu.edu/hds/oncampus/rates.html]Oncampus:”>http://www.jhu.edu/hds/oncampus/rates.html)</p>

<p>yeah that’s the 12 month, but 9 month isn’t thaaaat much cheeper</p>

<p>Hopkins also reports to government etc a cost of living based on housing only available to freshmen.</p>

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<p>anyone know about Cornell’s dorms?</p>

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<p>Wow! re: Johns Hopkins’ housing! You might as well buy a cheapish condo and rent out an extra room to another. At least you’ll get a tax break.</p>

<p>I’m sure that there are kids here on CC that are considering JH and have never looked at the housing prices.</p>

<p>I still think that pricey campus housing is like hidden tuition. Colleges know that their tuition prices get heavily scrutinized and published, and they know that their housing prices get less publicity (same with “course fees”). Plus, they can offer hide the price of their pricier digs by including a lower cost dorm’s prices in their Cost of Attendance page.</p>

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<p>Cooper Union has high room and board? Guess it balances out with the tuition - which is always free there.</p>

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<p>Only freshmen live in the dorm, so it really depends on how good of an apartment you find for yourself in the city.</p>

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<p>The variability of this factor is something I started to notice while searching for my daughter ~3 years ago. Also, the immediate-area rental market for off-campus housing, if and when the student decides to move off-campus. Clark U. in Worcester, MA works out pretty well on both fronts.</p>

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<p>^^^</p>

<p>Yes, budget-conscious families need to look at such things. If “all things are equal” between 2 possible choices, the cost of housing can tip the scales towards one school.</p>

<p>Typically (but not always) public school campus housing is cheaper than private.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, let’s not forget the fact that a maid comes in the dorm of every freshman at George Washington University and cleans the rooms once a week. Now whether you’re getting what you pay for–I’ll leave it up to you guys.</p>

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<p>^^^^</p>

<p>How nice!!!</p>

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<p>Incorrect, Columbia dorms ranges from 6,000 to 7,500 per academic year. NYUs dorms are over double the price. Columbia overall is about the same price (perhaps $1000 more expensive) as the other ivies.</p>

<p>[Housing</a> : Residence Halls](<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/residence-halls/index.html]Housing”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/residence-halls/index.html)</p>

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<p>Can that really be true?:eek: I’m just thinking of the way some college kids keep their dorm rooms (especially some of the males)—one would have to don hazmat gear in order to tackle such a mess. You couldn’t pay me to enter such rooms, much less clean them.</p>

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<p>NYU housing isn’t all that expensive, but some people really do get screwed over.</p>

<p>That is, assuming you don’t get stuck at Lafayette Street.</p>