Housing FAQs
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Medical Accommodations
Students who have an accommodation for a single room must connect with the Office of Residence Life & Commuter Services prior to housing selection to be placed into a single room. Single rooms are not guaranteed to be available during general housing selections.
If you are a student with a disability or special need, contact the Office of Disability Student Access at osda@hiram.edu or 330.569.5463. More information about how to acquire accommodations can be found on the Office of Student Disability Services website. The Office of Residence Life & Commuter Services must receive recommended housing accommodations from the Office of Disability Student Access before any housing accommodations can be granted.
Window AC units that have been approved by the Office of Disability Student Access will need to be installed by an employee of the Hiram College Physical Plant. Reach out to residencelife@hiram.edu or 330.569.5232 before you arrive to campus so that Residence Life staff can submit the proper work orders to have your AC Unit installed. It can take up to 3 business days for work orders to be completed after the unit is present in a space and a work order has been submitted. AC units of any kind are not allowed in air-conditioned buildings (Bowler Hall, Townhouses, and East Hall).
If you are a student with a disability or special need, contact the Office of Disability Student Access at osda@hiram.edu or 330.569.5463. More information about how to acquire accommodations can be found on the Office of Student Disability Services website. The Office of Residence Life & Commuter Services must receive recommended housing accommodations from the Office of Disability Student Access before any housing accommodations can be granted.
The Unlimited Meal Plan is required for all residential students who are living in The Quad, Booth-Centennial Hall, East Hall, Miller Hall, Whitcomb Hall, Bowler Hall, and Henry Hall. Students who are Commuters or living in the Townhouses may purchase one of the Block Meal Plans that are available. The Unlimited Meal Plan is automatically added to Student Accounts once they select or are placed into housing.
If you are a student with a disability or special need, contact the Office of Disability Student Access at osda@hiram.edu or 330.569.5463. More information about how to acquire accommodations can be found on the Office of Student Disability Services website. The Office of Residence Life & Commuter Services must receive recommended housing accommodations from the Office of Disability Student Access before any housing accommodations can be granted.
HOUSING selection
No, the rising senior with the better lottery number would pull in the rising sophomore roommate with the lower lottery number in selecting normal housing. Specialty Housing group numbers are based on the total of the lottery numbers of group members.
East Hall, the Townhouses, Bowler Hall, Henry Hall, and the C.A.L.M. Community are the specialty housing options that are available to Returning Students. Applicants will be notified prior to room selection if they have been approved to live in the specialty housing options that they apply for. Applicants must indicate their desire to be considered for specialty housing in their Residential Housing application on eRezLife. Applicants will be notified a week after Returning Students Housing applications close regarding the status of their application.
New Students who are a member of the Eclectic Scholars Honors program can choose to indicate their interest in living in Henry Hall in their Residential Housing application on eRezLife.
You may sign up for a double room without a roommate, but any other student who meets the restrictions of the room type will be able select into the space to live with you. Once one person selects into a double room, the gender definition of the room adjusts to the identity of the person who selected the room. This only occurs on floors that are co-ed.
You will remain in your room unless your housing assignment is changed due to room consolidation that may occur if there are many spaces that are under assigned. Students will have the opportunity to pull-in a new roommate after they are made aware that they lost their planned roommate.
Summer Housing & Storage
Students who wish to stay over the summer on Hiram College’s campus must complete a Summer Housing application on eRezLife. Applications for summer housing will be available on eRezLife starting on April 3rd, 2026, and will close on April 24th, 2026. The Office of Residence Life & Commuter Services will send out additional information to current students regarding summer housing. Summer housing will be located in the Quad and students will be assigned to their room for the summer. There is not a room selection process that students take part in for summer housing and all students will receive a single room. Summer housing is limited to 96 students based on housing availability. Summer rooms will become available to students between Monday, May 18th, 2026, and Thursday, May 21st, 2026, once the rooms have been cleaned and students must move into their rooms within 24 hours of their room and room key becoming available to them.
Students who are enrolled in Fall 2026 classes will be able to move directly into their Fall housing assignment once it becomes available in August 2026. Students who are enrolled in the Fall 2026 semester must move into their rooms within 24 hours of their room and room key becoming available to them. Room keys for the Fall semester can become available at any point between August 2nd, 2026, and August 11th, 2026. Please be aware that priority will be given to students that plan to return in Fall 2026. Approvals and Denials will be sent to those approved/denied for summer housing by April 29th, 2026. Any student wishing to live on campus for the summer must have their student balance in a “paid status”.
The Bistro will be open with a limited menu Monday through Friday, from 11:00am-6:00pm. Meal options may be limited or unavailable on holidays or when the college is closed. Summer meal plans are active from Monday, May 18th, 2026, until lunch on Sunday, August 23rd, 2026.
| Summer Housing Cost | Summer Meal Plan Cost |
| $70/week – $840 for entire summer | 35 Meal Swipes – $280.00 75 Meal Swipes – $600.00 110 Meal Swipes – $880.00 |
Students may store up to 4 boxes, or 3 boxes and a mini refrigerator on campus unless otherwise approved to store more items on an individual basis. General guidance on the maximum size of boxes are Large moving boxes and 27-gallon storage containers. Couches are not able to be stored in Summer Storage. Summer Storage is located in the basement of Miller Hall. Summer Storage is offered to students free of charge.
Hiram College assumes no responsibility or liability for lost or damaged items placed in Summer Storage. Students assume all risk and are encouraged to make sure that their belongings are covered through their own insurance policies for possible damages, theft, or loss of property. Students may sign up to drop off their items using the Summer Storage Sign-Up form on eRezLife.
Housing Release
If you are at the point of student teaching, you have met the minimum 90 credit hours needed to be released from housing. You may choose to move off campus; however, you must submit a Commuter Application for the term that you will be living off campus. This form is available to students on eRezLife under “Housing Overview”. If you desire to return to campus after you have completed your student teaching semester, students must complete a Residential Application for the applicable term.
Students who will have achieved a senior status (at least 90 credits) by the end of the spring semester of their junior year may request an exemption to living on campus. Please contact the Office of Residence Life & Commuter Services to inquire about the process for moving off campus. There is a withdrawal process you must go through to avoid being charged for room and board by completing a Commuter Application on eRezLife.
Residence Halls
Resident Assistants (RAs) are student paraprofessionals who live on the floors of the Residence Halls with students who they support. RAs have been students at Hiram College for at least one-year and have been given the skills and education to support their fellow students through the experience of living on campus. RAs provide in-hall programming and support to residential students throughout their experience at Hiram College. Students will meet their RAs during move-in and their first Floor Meeting each year. RAs are supported by the Professional Staff members who work in the Office of Residence Life & Commuter Services. Contact information for Professional Staff members can be found on the Hiram College Directory.
Students are able to create their own account to connect to the Wi-Fi in the Residence Halls. This network is separate than the one available in academic buildings on campus and allows for students to have 24/7 support access for internet issues that they may be experiencing on campus. In order to create and manage your account, go to Boldyn Networks.
Students are encouraged to connect with Boldyn Networks for any internet issues in the halls including ethernet, Wi-Fi, and any other connectivity issues.
Students do not need to bring any coins to pay to do their laundry in the Residence Halls but make sure to bring your own laundry detergent, dryer sheets, laundry sanitizer, bleach, or anything else you may need to do your laundry! Laundry machine services on campus are provided by CSC Serviceworks and students are able to use the CSC Go app (available on the App Store and Google Play) to request maintenance on machines or review machines that are currently available for use. Laundry services are included in the cost of on-campus housing.
Students are able to loft or bunk their bed at no charge. Hiram College provides all materials to loft or bunk beds and students are able to ask their Resident Assistant to receive the materials and instructions on lofting or bunking their bed. Students who wish to bring bed risers to campus may do so, but bed ends in the residence halls are fully adjustable allowing students to adjust the height of their bed without lofting. Students are not able to bring their own materials to loft or bunk their beds. Materials for lofting and bunking beds are limited, but the college has historically never run out of these materials in past academic years.
Information on receiving and sending packages can be found on the Service Center webpage.
If students have a desire to have food or grocery delivery, they should utilize the address for the building that they live in instead of the mailing address of the college. Individual hall addresses can be found on the Campus Buildings webpage. Students should plan to meet the person delivering their item in order to guarantee proper delivery.
