Traditional Rooms
Named for its address at 66 Commonwealth Avenue on Lower Campus, 66 is home to 100 traditional-style rooms with beds for 230 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles and triples which are lived in by primarily sophomores.
Traditional Rooms
Cheverus Hall was named after Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus, the first Bishop of Boston. Situated on the north side of O'Connell House on Upper Campus, Cheverus contains 70 traditional-style rooms with beds for 150 students. Rooms are mostly doubles with some triples and quads. Open to first-year students only.
Traditional Rooms
Claver Hall was named after Peter Claver, S.J., the Spanish Patron saint of enslaved people. One of the smaller residence halls on Upper Campus, Claver contains 40 traditional-style rooms, with beds for 90 students. Rooms are mostly doubles with some triples and quads. Available to first-year students.
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Cushing Hall was named after Cardinal Richard James Cushing, the 3rd Archbishop of Boston. Cushing entered BC in 1913 as a student in the first class on the Chestnut Hill campus. Located on Newton Campus, Cushing Hall contains a total of 60 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 120 students. Open to first-years only.
Traditional Rooms
Situated on Newton Campus, Duchesne Hall (East & West) is home to 140 traditional-style rooms with beds for 260 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Open to first-year students only.
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Fenwick Hall was named after Benedict Fenwick, S.J., 2nd Bishop of Boston. Benedict Fenwick was the founder of College of the Holy Cross, and a Jesuit former President of Georgetown College. One of the larger residence halls on Upper Campus, Fenwick Hall contains a total of 100 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 230 students. Available to first-years only.
Traditional Rooms
Fitzpatrick Hall was named after Bishop John Bernard Fitzpatrick, the third Bishop of Boston. One of 10 residence halls on Upper Campus, Fitzpatrick Hall contains a total of 90 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 200 students. Available to first-years only.
Traditional Rooms
Gonzaga Hall was named after Aloysius Gonzaga, the Italian S.J., Patron saint of students. Located on Upper Campus, Gonzaga Hall contains a total of 100 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 230 students. Open to first-years only.
4-Person Apartments
Located on Lower Campus, Gabelli Hall is made up of 40 two-bedroom apartments, each housing four students. Gabelli Hall has beds for 150 students and is primarily lived in by seniors.
Traditional Rooms
One of the smaller residence halls on Lower Campus, Grecliff Hall is home to 30 traditional-style rooms with beds for 45 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Greycliff is occupied by sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Traditional Rooms
Hardey Hall was named after Mary Aloysia Hardey, RSCJ. One of three residence halls on Newton Campus, Hardey Hall contains 100 traditional-style rooms with beds for 190 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students.
6-Person Apartments, 4-Person Apartments
Ignacio Hall was named after Ignacio Martín-Baró, S.J. & Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., Maryterd in El Salvador. Martín-Baró is the founder of liberation psychology, while Ellacuría was a liberation theologian and philosopher. Located on Lower Campus, Ignacio Hall contains 70 apartments and houses a total of 385 students. The apartments are a mixture of four-person, two-bedroom units and six-person, three-bedroom units. Ignacio is primarily resided in by seniors.
Traditional Rooms
The largest residence hall on Newton Campus, Keyes Hall (North & South) contains 150 traditional-style rooms with beds for 300 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Open to first-year students only.
Kostka Hall
Kostka Hall was named after Stanislaus Kotska, S.J., the Polish Patron saint of novices. Situated on Upper Campus, Kostka is home to 80 traditional-style rooms, with beds for 160 students. Kostka is also home to the Women’s Experience Living Learning Community. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students only.
Traditional Rooms
Loyola Hall was named after Ignatius of Loyola, S.J., the Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus. Located on Upper Campus, Loyola Hall contains a total of 60 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 130 students. Open to first-years only.
Traditional Rooms
Medeiros Hall was named after Cardinal Humberto Medeiros. Modernistic in style, these small townhouses were originally designed by architect Hugh Stubbins to provide 98 beds for students from O'Connell House. One of 10 residence halls on Upper Campus, Medeiros Hall contains 50 traditional-style rooms with beds for 100 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students.
Traditional Rooms
Located on our new Brookline Campus, Messina South contains 60 traditional-style rooms with beds for 120 students. Rooms are double bedrooms only. Available only to admitted first year students in Messina College.
Traditional Rooms
Located on our new Brookline Campus, Messina West contains 60 traditional-style rooms with beds for 120 students. Rooms are double bedrooms only. Available only to admitted first year students in Messina College.
6-Person Apartments
Situated in the heart of Lower Campus, the Modulars consist of 80 apartments housing a total of 440 students. All units contain three bedrooms and can accomodate six people. Only seniors will be permitted to live in the Modulars.
8-Person Suites, 6-Person Suites (Triple bedrooms)
Located on Lower Campus, Ninety Hall contains 60 suites and houses a total of 380 students. Students can choose between six-person, two-bedroom suites or larger eight-person, four-bedroom suites. Ninety Hall's residents are primarily sophomores.
4-Person Apartments, 2- or 3-Person Apartments
Located on Lower Campus, Reservoir Apartments consist of 190 apartments with a total of 520 beds. Students can choose from two-person, one-bedroom apartments, three-person, one-bedroom apartments, or four-person, two-bedroom apartments. Reservoir's residents are primarily juniors.
Traditional Rooms
Roncalli Hall was named after Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who later became Pope Saint John XXIII, the Pope who presided over the Second Vatican Council. Located on Upper Campus, Roncalli Hall contains a total of 80 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 180 students. Roncalli residents are primarily sophomores.
6-Person Apartments, 4-Person Apartments
Located on Lower Campus, Rubsentein Hall consist of 65 apartments with a total of 360 beds. Students can choose between four-person, two-bedroom apartments or six-person, three-bedroom apartments. Seniors primarily reside in Rubenstein Hall.
Traditional Rooms
Shaw House was named after Rev. Joseph Coolidge Shaw, S.J., He is identified as Boston College's first benefactor, because his will included a bequest to be used in the "establishing a school or college of the Society (of Jesus) in Boston". His personal library of nearly 2,000 volumes provided the first library collection in at Boston College. The smallest residence hall on Upper Campus, Shaw Hall is home to 10 traditional-style rooms with beds for 20 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students.
6-Person Suites, 8-Person Suites
For large groups, Stayer Hall on Lower Campus features a mixture of 50 six-person and eight-person suites. A total of 310 students can live in Stayer Hall, which are primarily juniors.
6-Person Apartments, 4-Person Apartments
Located on Lower Campus, the Thomas More Apartments have room for 490 students. The 80 apartments are a mix of four-person, two bedroom units and six-person, three-bedroom units. Thomas More Apartment residents are primarily seniors.
8-Person Suites, 9-Person Suites (Triple bedrooms)
Located on Lower Campus, Vanderslice Hall is home to 60 suites with beds for 400 people. Students can choose between eight-person, four-bedroom suites, or larger nine-person, three-bedroom suites. Residents are primarily sophomores.
4-Person Apartments
Located on Lower Campus, Voute Hall is home to 60 two-bedroom apartments, each with room for four people. A total of 200 students can live in Voute Hall, which are primarily seniors.
8-Person Suites, 4-Person Suites
Walsh Hall was named after Michael P. Walsh, S.J., the 22nd President of Boston College and former chair of the Biology department. One of the larger residence halls on Lower Campus, Walsh Hall can house 800 students in its 140 suites. Students can choose between four-person, two-bedroom suites or eight-person, four-bedroom suites. Walsh residents are primarily sophomores.
Traditional Rooms
Welch Hall was named after Edward Holker Welch, S.J., a member of the original Board of Trustees at Boston College. Welch was a Harvard graduate who converted to Catholicism and later became a Jesuit. Located on College Road, Welch Hall contains a total of 90 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 200 students. Welch residents are primarily sophomores.
Traditional Rooms
Williams Hall was named for Rev. John Joseph Williams, the 4th Bishop of Boston and 1st Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. Located on Upper Campus, Williams Hall contains a total of 80 traditional-style rooms with enough doubles, triples, and quads to sleep 180 students which are primarily sophomores.
Traditional Rooms
Xavier Hall was named after Francis Xavier, S.J., the Spanish Co-Founder of the Society of Jesus and patron saint of missionaries. Situated on Upper Campus, Xavier Hall is home to 50 traditional-style rooms, with beds for 110 students. Rooms are a mixture of doubles, triples, and quads. Available to first-year students only.