Residence Life and Housing

Find your home away from home

As a resident student at Worcester State University, you will be part of a lively and diverse community of approximately 1,600 full-time students who live on campus. You’ll make lifelong friendships and share a college experience that will have a lasting impact on your life.

We are committed to providing you with an inclusive living-learning environment that supports your academic and personal aspirations. We're here for you every day to respond to your physical, emotional, and developmental needs. Our residence halls offer a wide variety of comfortable living options, from traditional to contemporary.

Each hall is staffed with a professional, full-time, live-in residence director who is on call 24/7 year-round. Each wing or living area is staffed with a resident assistant. All residence hall staff assist with relevant, fun programming that will help shape your academic and social growth.

The cost of living on campus varies according to your residence hall accommodations and your choice of meal plans. All resident students are required to purchase a meal plan. Learn more about our variety of plans, dining locations, and more.

Consider applying to be a part of a living-learning community, which provides an organized living arrangement for students who share similar interests, backgrounds, and career goals. Choose from:

• A.I.D. for students in this alternative-admission cohort managed by the Multicultural Affairs Office; located in Dowden Hall
• CLEWS for first-year students interested in community building and leadership; located in in Sheehan Hall (first-year students) and Wasylean Hall (sophomores - seniors)
• ECO House for students interested in sustainability of the earth; located in Sheehan Hall
• Honors House for members of the Commonwealth Honors Program; located in Dowden Hall (first-year students) and Wasylean Hall (sophomores - seniors)
• Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Communication Sciences and Disorders House for first-year majors in these 3 programs of study; located in Dowden Hall
• Spanish House for students who converse in Spanish at an intermediate level; located in Dowden Hall (first-year students)