University of Florida student housing

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Established1906
DirectorNorbert Dunkel
Students9,200
Location,
Website housing.ufl.edu

Student housing at University of Florida is governed by the Division of Student Affairs, and provides housing for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on and off-campus.

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Approximately 8,100 students live in single-student residence halls. Nearly 1,600 students and their families also live on campus in 980 apartments arranged in Village Communities.

Undergraduate Housing

East Campus Residence Halls

Broward Hall, built in 1954, originally housed female students; similar to many other campus buildings built during that era, its architecture amalgamates Collegiate Gothic and Brutalist styles. Gville UF Broward01.jpg
Broward Hall, built in 1954, originally housed female students; similar to many other campus buildings built during that era, its architecture amalgamates Collegiate Gothic and Brutalist styles.
Buckman Hall was built in 1906 and is one of the oldest buildings at the university. UFHistoricBuildingBuckmanHall.JPG
Buckman Hall was built in 1906 and is one of the oldest buildings at the university.
Murphree Hall, built in 1939 Gville UF Murphree pano01.jpg
Murphree Hall, built in 1939
Fletcher Hall, built in 1938 UFHistoricBuildingFletcherHall.JPG
Fletcher Hall, built in 1938
Keys Residential Complex opened in 1991 as apartment-style student housing UF KeysResidentialComplex.jpg
Keys Residential Complex opened in 1991 as apartment-style student housing
Springs Residential Complex, built in 1995, replaced existing facilities located at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. UF SpringsComplex.jpg
Springs Residential Complex, built in 1995, replaced existing facilities located at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Lakeside Residential Complex, built in 2000 UF LakesideResidentialComplex.jpg
Lakeside Residential Complex, built in 2000
Beaty Towers, built in 1967, is the subject of a popular urban legend UF-BeatyTowers.JPG
Beaty Towers, built in 1967, is the subject of a popular urban legend

Murphree Area

Yulee Area

  • Nancy W. Yulee Hall (1950)
    • Yulee Hall
    • Capacity: 177
    • Rooms: 94
    • Global Living Learning Community
  • Angela Mallory Hall (1950)
  • Mary M. Reid Hall (1950)
    • Reid Hall
    • Capacity: 166
    • Rooms: 86
    • Fine Arts Living Learning Community
  • Cypress Hall (2015)

Annie I. Broward Hall (1954)

  • Broward Hall
  • Capacity: 690
  • Rooms: 325
  • Faculty-in-Residence Community

Marjorie K. Rawlings Hall (1958)

  • Rawlings Hall
  • Capacity: 364
  • Rooms: 177

May A. Mann Jennings Hall (1961)

  • Jennings Hall
  • Capacity: 520
  • Rooms: 248
  • GatorWell at Jennings

Robert Calder Beaty Towers (1967)

  • Beaty Towers
  • Capacity: 787
  • Rooms: 200

Infinity Hall (2015)

  • Infinity Hall
  • Capacity: 308
  • Rooms: 92

West Campus Residence Halls

Tolbert Area

  • North Hall (1950)
    • Capacity: 158
    • Rooms: 85
  • Harold C. Riker Hall (1950)
  • Benjamin A. Tolbert Hall (1950)
    • Tolbert Hall
    • Capacity: 252
    • Rooms: 127
    • Faculty-in-Residence Community
  • Rudolph Weaver Hall (1950)
    • Weaver Hall
    • Capacity: 171
    • Rooms: 98
    • International House at Weaver Hall
  • East Hall (1961)
    • Capacity: 210
    • Rooms: 105
    • East Hall Engineering Community

Graham Area

  • Klein H. Graham Hall (1961)
    • Graham Hall
    • Capacity: 218
    • Rooms: 105
    • Career Exploration Community
  • Thomas M. Simpson Hall (1961)
    • Simpson Hall
    • Capacity: 225
    • Rooms: 109
  • Harry R. Trusler Hall (1961)
    • Trusler Hall
    • Capacity: 208
    • Rooms: 104
    • Leader/Scholar Program

Keys Residential Complex (1991)

  • Capacity: 419
  • Rooms: 107

Springs Residential Complex (1995)

  • Capacity: 476
  • Rooms: 286
  • GatorWell at the Springs

Lakeside Residential Complex (2000)

  • Capacity: 528
  • Rooms: 135
  • Faculty-in-Residence Community

Hume Hall (2002)

  • Capacity: 608
  • Rooms: 322
  • Honors Residential College

Honors Housing

Honors Residential Housing at Hume Hall UF NewHume.jpg
Honors Residential Housing at Hume Hall

The University of Florida Honors Program offers housing for freshmen at Hume Hall. This residentially-based academic community consists of two residence halls and integrates the housing needs of Honors residents with facilities, staff, and programs in support of the Honors Program.

In total 608 residents can be accommodated, and Hume Hall is located in the heart of the UF campus. The facility has a commons building, a number of multimedia-capable classrooms, faculty offices with an on-site academic advisers, a large activity room, and an information desk. [1]

Graduate and family housing

The graduate and family housing complexes are: Corry Village, Diamond Village, Maguire Village, Tanglewood Village, and University Village South. In addition they may reside in the UF affiliate The Continuum. [2]

Dependent children residing in the student housing with their parents are assigned to schools in the Alachua County Public Schools. As of 2015, residents of Diamond Village, Maguire Village, Tanglewood Village, and University Village South are assigned to Idylwild Elementary School. Corry Village and The Continuum are in the zone for Finley Elementary School. Kanapaha Middle School and Gainesville High School are the assigned secondary schools for all of the properties except for Tanglewood Village, which is instead assigned to Lincoln Middle School and Eastside High School. [2] [3]

Village Apartments

Diamond Village UF DiamondVillage.jpg
Diamond Village
University Village UF UniversityVillageApartments.jpg
University Village
Tanglewood Village UF TanglewoodVillage.jpg
Tanglewood Village
Maguire Village UF MaguireApartments.jpg
Maguire Village

Corry Memorial Village (1958)

Emory Gardner Diamond Memorial Village (1965)

Raymer Francis Maguire Memorial Village (1971)

University Village South (1972)

Tanglewood Village (1973)

Former facilities

The building once known as The King's House was built in 1921 and was used to house the Institute of Hispanic/Latino Culture before being demolished in 2017. UF Hispanic Latino Culture.jpg
The building once known as The King's House was built in 1921 and was used to house the Institute of Hispanic/Latino Culture before being demolished in 2017.
Building 271 is the only building that remains from Schuct Village. It is currently used by Shands to house transplant patients UF Shands Schucht271.jpg
Building 271 is the only building that remains from Schuct Village. It is currently used by Shands to house transplant patients

There have been some buildings at the University of Florida that were used for housing, but have since been demolished or converted to other uses. [4]

After rapid increases in enrollment after World War II and the allowing of women to enroll, several temporary buildings were erected on the campus. These included

Other facilities built after World War II included:

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References

  1. "About Hume Hall". Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  2. 1 2 "Graduate & Family Housing Villages". University of Florida. Retrieved on September 13, 2015.
  3. "School Site Locator." Alachua County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 13, 2015.
  4. Residence Halls - Housing History, University of Florida Department of Housing
  5. The IBC and La Casita demolished for reconstruction, The Independent Florida Alligator