Residence Halls

2025-2026 Residence Halls

Explore Your Next Home

A map showing both the Mount Vernon Campus (MVC or ‘The Vern’) and the Foggy Bottom Campus. The map is color coded to show where different class-years will live; yellow indicates first-year buildings, blue is for second-years, and red indicates upper-class residence halls. MVC is entirely yellow (for first-years) and includes notable locations such as Somers Hall, West Hall, and Pelham Commons. The Foggy Bottom Campus, which is a 15-minute shuttle ride away from The Vern and located in the heart of Washingt

At the George Washington University, residence halls are environments that promote belonging, student success, personal growth, and shared community. From traditional residence halls to apartment-style living, residential living at GW provides students a chance to experience it all.

Students are eligible to live in residence halls by their class year, based on the year they were admitted into the university as an undergraduate student, not by the number of academic credits a students has. Students and families are encourage to explore all residence halls to gain insight into potential residential experiences.

Explore residence halls by student class year. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the following class years register for student housing:

  • Class of 2029 students = Incoming 1st-year students
  • Class of 2028 students = Rising 2nd-year students
  • Class of 2027 students = Rising 3rd-year students
  • Class of 2026 students = Rising 4th-year students
  • Class of 2025 students = Rising 5th-year students

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Graduate Housing

Campus Living & Residential Education is not currently able to offer housing to graduate, law, medical, and professional students.  Current and prospective graduate students seeking housing opportunities near GW can explore the options via GW Off-Campus Student Affairs.