General Information

On behalf of the Residence Life & Housing staff, welcome to campus living! Our goal is to make your residence hall living experience a significant and positive part of your college life and beyond.

Campus Residency Requirement 

Living on campus is an important part of the Roanoke College experience and all students are required to live on campus unless they meet certain criteria. For more information about the Campus Residency Requirement.

Housing Selection

Incoming students will go through housing selection after the last orientation session. Students will choose in order based on their deposit date.  Please see our Incoming Student Housing Selection page for more information.  Students who feel that traditional gender specific housing may not meet their needs should visit our Beyond the Binary page.

Meal Plans

All first year students are required to have a 19 meal plan.  After your first year, Roanoke College offers three weekly meal plans: 9 meals a week, 14 meals a week, and 19 meals a week. More information about meal plans can be found here, and the Business Office can answer specific meal plan questions.  .

Residence Halls and Neighborhoods 

With a total of 26 on-campus housing facilities, Roanoke College has 19 residence halls, 2 apartment buildings, and 5 Greek houses for 8 individual organizations.  All residence halls and Greek houses fall within a specific neighborhood on campus, which has its own unique identity. For more specific information about individual residence halls, please see our Residence Halls page. 

Residence Life & Housing Staff

Each hall on campus has a number of student staff members dedicated to creating residence hall communities and especially assisting new students in their transition to college. All residence halls are staffed by Senior Community Leaders (SCL), Community Leaders (CL), while all Greek communities have a Greek Community Leader (GCL).  Roanoke College has a ratio of approximately 28 students for every student staff member, with about 18 first year students per CL. Student staff members assist with maintenance and housekeeping issues, roommate conflicts, and they also plan events for their halls. Each staff is overseen by an Assistant Director who oversees the buildings, staff, and residents in their area.