First and many second year students at Wesleyan are housed in residence halls, each of which has its own personality and advantages. Living in residence halls includes living in communities with at least one upper-class student who serves as a Resident Advisor (RA).  RAs develop community, provide opportunities for social and educational growth, and serve as a resource to help you learn about Wesleyan.  Each residential unit includes a laundry room with card-operated washers and dryers.  Each student room has one telephone line, cable connection, and a high-speed internet access port per person, along with wireless connection.

Student housing at Wesleyan University is designed so that first and second year students live together in residence halls near the center of campus.  As they move through their years at Wesleyan, students have an opportunity to choose an increasingly more independent living option from residence hall doubles to singles to program houses, apartments, and eventually woodframe houses.  All of these options are within a 5-10 minute walk from the center of campus.  All of our units house both men and women, however some residence halls are coed on each floor, while other halls offer single-gender floors and gender neutral housing throughout campus.  No smoking is allowed in any of the residence halls.    Residential facilities vary by, size, room type, and ratio of first-year to upper-class students.