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Housing

First-Year Student Housing Options

» First-Year Student Housing Options

As a first-year student at Chapman, you are required to live on campus for your first three years unless you are living with your family within a 30-mile radius.

For your first year, you will be assigned to one of the residence halls below. All residence halls are on campus. Select a residence hall to learn more about it, including info about room occupancy, parking, amenities, and more.

Who you'll live with

Here is some information about who you will room with as a first-year student at Chapman.

  • You should expect to be housed in a triple-occupancy room.
  • You will live with assigned roommates. In your first year at Chapman, we take care of room assignments. But don’t worry: when you apply for housing, you’ll fill out a quick questionnaire about your living habits and preferences. We’ll place you with someone who answered similarly to you.
  • Your roommates and floormates will share your academic interests. All first-year students are placed in a Fenestra Living Learning Community. This means that you will live on the same floor as other students in your school/college. That way, you’ll definitely have things in common with them, including your interests and classes.

 

Keila San Pedro ‘22
“Living in the residence halls, I was able to make connections with people who had similar academic and social interests to me, so I went into classes with pre-established connections already. It helped my transition into college go a lot smoother!”

Meal plans

Meal plans are mandatory for first-year students living in Chapman housing. With a meal plan, you’ll get a set amount of meals at the Randall Dining Commons, our on-campus dining hall, using your student ID card.

Check out our meal plan options for more details.

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Moving in

As you prepare to move into your residence hall, check out our Moving In page for details on what your room comes with and what we suggest you bring.

View residence life area

With more than 90 percent of first-year students living on campus, our residence life area is a vibrant community with plenty of activities on evenings and weekends. You can see and learn more on this 360-degree virtual tour:

Launch Residence Life Tour

Questions? Ask a student

Questions about housing, life at Chapman or anything else? These current Chapman students are here to help.

Contact us


Email
reslife@chapman.edu

Phone
(714) 997-6603

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Rates


Check out our housing rates.