Housing | Residential Life | Skidmore College

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At Skidmore, campus housing keeps students close to classes, dining, activities, friends, and support. Students of all class years live in eight residence halls grouped in two residential quads, while Northwoods Village and Sussman Village apartments are home mostly to seniors and some juniors. Seven of eight residence halls offer suite-style living, and apartments add kitchens and shared living spaces for greater independence.

Students can also choose Special Interest Communities centered on shared interests, identities, and ways of living, from sustainability and global perspectives to LGBTQ+ community, quiet living, and substance-free housing.

Before arrival, all Skidmore students should review:

Residence Halls

Students from across class years live in Skidmore’s eight residence halls, grouped in the North and South quads. Seven feature suite-style living, and all offer shared spaces, free laundry facilities, and support from Residential Life staff.

Howe-Rounds Hall

Located in the North Quad, Howe-Rounds offers suite-style single, double, and triple rooms. It is also home to the Substance Free Community and Quiet Floor Special Interest Communities.

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Jonsson Tower

Jonsson Tower offers air-conditioned, suite-style living in the North Quad, with single, double, and triple rooms. The building has an elevator, renovated lounge and event spaces, and is home to Skidmore’s WSPN 91.1 radio station.

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Kimball Hall

Located in the South Quad, Kimball offers suite-style single, double, and triple rooms, along with floor lounges and other shared spaces. Kimball is also home to Skidmore’s Women’s Floor Special Interest Community.

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McClellan Hall

McClellan offers suite-style single, double, and triple rooms in the South Quad. Floor lounges, study spaces, kitchenettes, and shared building amenities give students places to gather beyond their rooms.

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Penfield Hall

Penfield is a suite-style residence hall in the South Quad with single, double, and triple rooms. Students have access to kitchenettes, study spaces, a building lounge, fitness equipment, and basement storage.

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Wait Hall

Wait Hall is an air-conditioned, suite-style residence hall in the North Quad. Single, double, and triple rooms share bathrooms, with kitchenettes and common spaces throughout the building.

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Wiecking Hall

Wiecking is Skidmore’s only corridor-style residence hall, with single and double rooms sharing hall bathrooms. The air-conditioned South Quad building is also home to the Gardenside Sustainability and Prism Special Interest Communities.

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Wilmarth Hall

Wilmarth offers air-conditioned, suite-style single, double, and triple rooms in the South Quad. Students have access to first-floor and top-floor lounges, along with the shared amenities found throughout Skidmore’s residence halls.

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Apartments

Northwoods Village and Sussman Village are home primarily to seniors and some juniors. Furnished apartments include bedrooms, a shared living room, a kitchen, and bathroom facilities, giving students more independence without leaving campus.

Northwoods Village

Northwoods offers three- and four-bedroom loft and garden apartments near Skidmore’s North Woods. Apartments have full-size beds and dishwashers, while Moore Commons adds a central volleyball court, patio, and fire pit.

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Lower Sussman Village

Lower Sussman offers four-bedroom loft and garden apartments with full-size beds and dishwashers. Indoor bike storage and parking directly in front of each building add practical convenience.

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Upper Sussman Village

Upper Sussman offers five-bedroom, two-story apartments with twin extra-long beds. Each apartment has one bedroom and full bathroom downstairs, with four bedrooms and another full bathroom upstairs.

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Special interest communities

Choose to live with students who share an interest, identity, or approach to community. Options include sustainability, global and multicultural communities, Prism for LGBTQ+ students, quiet living, substance-free living, and a women’s floor.

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Have a question?

Find quick answers about housing, roommates, amenities, policies, and everyday residential life at Skidmore.

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Contact Residential Life

Office

The Annex
Phone: 518-580-5765
Fax: 518-580-8067

Hours

Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

reslife@skidmore.edu

For emergency situations after hours and on weekends, please call Campus Safety at 518-580-5566.