Wondering what to bring with you? Click here. You'll also find a list of the furniture we provide, and a few things we ask you NOT to bring.

Room Size
Much like our students, each housing area at Hampshire is unique. Room size and shape vary according to the house you will be living in and the position of your room on the hall. Because of these variations, we are not able to tell individual students the exact dimensions of their future rooms.

Each single room is, however, around 100 square feet, and each double is around 200 square feet. Please keep this in mind when considering the size and number of items you bring with you. 

Housing Assignment Process
Our housing preference forms are available on the Hub (https://thehub.hampshire.edu/) starting on May 1 for the Fall 2011 term, and should be submitted by June 1 for the fall term and by January 15 for the spring term.

On this date, all submitted housing preference forms will be randomly assigned numbers for the order in which room assignments will be made. Please realize that we are unable to always meet everyone’s specific choices. Forms submitted after the deadline will be considered at a later date when there may be fewer options available.

The years you will spend living on campus will have a long-lasting impact on your life. It is a time for appreciating differences and exploring relationships and having experiences that you will remember for a lifetime. The housing staff is here to help you find a comfortable home.

This guide will help assure your college experience is a positive one. We hope that the information provided in this guide will help you understand the housing process and general housing operations.

 Four Easy Steps to the Housing Assignment Process

1. This guide contains important information regarding the room assignment process and your housing options. Consider all of your housing options and preferences. Some options have specific instructions you will need to follow.


2. Read all of the questions on the Housing Preference Form before recording your initial responses. Answer each question completely and in as much detail as possible. Choosing some specific options may restrict your other preferences. 


3. Let us know about any changes in your preferences after you submit the form. If important preferences change, please let us know as soon as possible. The later you notify us, the fewer the options for change become.


4. Submit the Housing Preference Form and (if applying) the substance-free environment and the allergen-reduced environment applications by June 1 for the fall term and by January 15 for the spring term.

Room assignments will be available on the Hub after August 15 for the fall term and by late January for the spring term. If you have not been able to view your housing assignment by one week prior to your anticipated arrival date, please call the housing office at 413.559.6689 to receive your assignment over the phone. Please do not call prior to this. All housing is assigned within the available appropriate vacancies. 

You may request special accommodations due to physical, psychological, or learning disability needs. Those needs, if requested on a housing preference form, will be referred to our disability coordinator. Unless the disability coordinator advises special accommodations, your housing assignment will be made based on availability of rooms.