George Washington University residence halls
# George Washington University residence halls

The George Washington University is one of the largest United States private universities in terms of enrollment. Almost 10,000 undergraduates attend George Washington. GW has residence halls on two of its three campuses. The Foggy Bottom campus is the university's main campus, where most of the residence halls can be found, in an urban setting. Also in Washington's Foxhall neighborhood is the Mount Vernon campus, formerly the Mount Vernon College for Women. The Mount Vernon campus provides a more suburban residential setting.

## Foggy Bottom

There are over 26 residences at the Foggy Bottom campus. Residences come in residence halls, or dormitories, and townhouses. Some residence halls were originally constructed as hotels and apartment buildings. The current residences on the Foggy Bottom campus vary in age; some residences were built in the 1920s and the newest, District House at 2121 H Street, opened in August 2016. Hattie M. Strong Hall is a women's only residence found on 21st Street, between G and H Streets. I (Eye) Street residences such as Munson and JBKO are very close to the Foggy Bottom–GWU Washington Metro station, which is also right next to George Washington University Hospital.

The following is a list of residence halls found on the Foggy Bottom campus:

| Name | Year built | Capacity | Street | Class | Image | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Potomac | 2006 | 379 | F | Freshman | | Potomac House houses 379 Freshman men and women in doubles. |
| Madison | 1926 | 222 | 22nd | Freshman | | Madison Hall houses 222 Freshman men and women in doubles and quads. |
| Thurston | 1929 | 1,116 | F | Freshman | | Largest freshman residence hall. Thurston Hall houses 1,116 Freshman men and women in doubles, triples, quads, fives and sixes. |
| Lafayette | 1926 | 126 | I | Freshman | | Lafayette Houses 126 Freshman men and women in doubles. Completely renovated in 2011. |
| 2109 F Street | 1935 | | F | Sophomore | | Completely renovated in 2016. Formerly all-female residence hall until 2019–2020 academic year. |
| Mitchell | 1929 | 350 | 19th | Sophomore | | Singles only. 7-11 at street level. |
| Munson | 1937 | 155 | I | Sophomore | | |
| Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (JBKO) | 1936 | 265 | I | Sophomore | | |
| Building JJ | 1920 | | F | Sophomore | Greek-letter affinity housing for Kappa Sigma. |
| Fulbright | 1939 | 250 | H | Sophomore | | |
| Francis Scott Key | 1940 | 160 | 20th | Sophomore | | |
| Guthridge | 1926 | 250 | F | Sophomore | | |
| South Hall | 2009 | 450 | F | Seniors | | GW's newest residence hall until completion of District House in August 2016. |
| Amsterdam Hall | 1997 | | H | Upperclassmen | | Formerly known as New Hall. |
| Strong | 1936 | | 21st | Upperclassmen / Freshman / Sophomore | | Women only, Greek-letter affinity housing for Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi sororities, National Register of Historic Places |
| 1959 E Street | 2002 | | E | Upperclassmen | | Starbucks, Subway, and SecreTea at street level. |
| Shenkman Hall | 2004 | 730 | 23rd | Upperclassmen | | Basement level features a food-court, including: Dunkin' Donuts and Pita Pit. Street level Potbelly. Formerly known as Ivory Tower. |
| The Dakota | 1989 | 200 | F | Upperclassmen | | |
| The Aston | 1960 | | New Hampshire Avenue | Graduate | | |
| Townhouse Row | 2002 | | 23rd | Sophomores / Upperclassmen | | Greek Housing for Sigma Chi, Alpha Phi, Sigma Kappa, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Delta Tau, Kappa Delta, and Alpha Delta Pi |
| International House | 1966 | | Virginia Avenue | Sophomores / Upperclassmen | | |

## Mount Vernon

The following is a list of residence halls found on the Mount Vernon campus:

| Name | Year Built | Class | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Merriweather | 1960 | Freshman | Merriweather houses 43 female residents in doubles. |
| Hensley | 1945 | Freshman | Hensley houses 39 men and women in singles and doubles. |
| Clark | 1945 | Freshman | Clark Hall houses freshman in singles and doubles. |
| Somers | 1945 (renovated 2002) | Freshman | Somers was fully renovated in 2002. It houses 246 men and women in singles and doubles. |
| Cole | 1945 | Freshman | Cole Hall houses freshman in doubles. |
| West | 2010 | Freshman and sophomore | MV Campus Center/Dining Center West Hall houses 287 men and women in singles, doubles or quads. |
