South Campus Housing

Living on campus at St. Mary’s is truly a unique experience. Each of our residences plays a part in promoting an excellent living experience. There are a wide variety of housing options for students, depending on class standing and preferences. Our housing options are broken up in two parts: South Campus and North Campus.

Our South Campus housing options include:

• Traditional residence halls

In addition, there are options to live in specialty housing, such as Women in Science Housing, Substance- and Alcohol-Free Environment housing, and Open & Inclusive Housing.

Residences by Year

Most first year students start off in our traditional residence halls which provide more staff supervision, programming, and support:

Building	Info
Caroline	Built in 1970. Houses only first year students. Houses approximately 158 residents. Coed by floor. The second and third floors house female students; the first floor houses male students.
Dorchester	Built in 1968. Coed by floor. The first and second floors house male students. The third floor house female students. Primarily first year and sophomore housing. Houses approximately 158 residents.
Prince George	Built in 1970. Primarily first year and sophomore housing. Houses approximately 165 students. The full first and second floor are Open & Inclusive Housing. The third is separated by wing.
Queen Anne	Built in 1965. Women’s Inclusive housing. Primarily first years and sophomore housing. Houses approximately 154 residents.

Traditional Residence Halls Amenities 

• Card reader access to entrances 24/7
• Key access to rooms
• Centralized staff office
• Large lobby area for studying, meetings, events
• Large balcony with beautiful view of St. John’s pond and St. Mary’s River (Queen Anne Residence)
• Vegetarian Food Co-op located on the first floor (Queen Anne Residence)
• Laundry room on the first floor
• Kitchen for residents’ occasional use
• Vending machines with card reader capability
• Parking in adjacent lot for sophomores, juniors, and seniors (first-year students park in Lot T)
• Recreation room with TV and pool table, soft seating for casual conversation
• Indoor bike room and exterior bike racks
• Furniture: standard twin bed with extra-long mattress, desk, chair, dresser or under bed drawers, and closet
• Bathrooms on each floor cleaned regularly by Housekeeping staff

See more of our traditional halls through the videos below or by taking a virtual visit