Facts & Figures

Residential housing

Total residence halls: 12

Alder Hall, Elm Hall, Hansee Hall, Lander Hall, Spratlen Hall, Maple Hall, McCarty Hall, McMahon Hall, Oak Hall, Poplar Hall, Terry Hall, Oliver Hall

Total apartments: 6

Cedar Apartments, Commodore Duchess Apartments, Mercer Court, Nordheim Court, Radford Court, Stevens Court

Operating capacities: (By number of beds, unless noted)

Alder Hall 663, Cedar Apartments 344, Elm Hall 584, Hansee Hall 331, Lander Hall 683, Spratlen Hall 549, Maple Hall 917, McCarty Hall 970, McMahon Hall 1,032, Mercer Court 283, Nordheim Court 460, Oak Hall 380, Poplar Hall 297, Stevens Court 516, Terry Hall 350, Oliver Hall 565, Commodore Duchess 139 units, Radford Court 398 units, and Stevens Court Family Housing 516 units.

2025-26 Capacity and Occupancy

Based on 10th-Day Stats—does not include Commodore Duchess, Radford Court or Stevens Court Family Housing.

The designations “9-month” and “12-month” refer to the lengths of housing agreements. The 9-month agreement group is mostly made up of residence hall students, with a few 9-month agreement apartment occupants. The 12-month agreement group has apartment occupants on a full-year agreement.

Demographics

First-year students living on campus

2025: 72.6% (5,173 applicants out of 7,129 enrolled)
2024: 74.0% (5,324 applicants out of 7,195 enrolled)
2023: 76.6% (5,365 applicants out of 7,006 enrolled)
2022: 74.2% (5,502 applicants out of 7,410 enrolled)

Resident Retention (based on spring quarter capacities)

2025: 32.9% (3,004 returners)
2024: 34.7% (3,167 returners)
2023: 32.9% (3,007 returners)
2022: 33.9% (3,299 returners)

Total applications for HFS housing (before cancellations)

2025: 10,738
2024: 11,258
2023: 11,356
2022: 12,033

Dining Data

Residential Dining Locations: 3
Grocery/Convenience Markets: 3
Espresso/Coffee Cafés: 8
Restaurants: 6

Number of meal plans sold: 8,131 
Annual Dining Program revenues: $52.1 million total sales for FY25
Annual cost of residential meal plans: $3,759–$8,409
Average daily customer count during the academic year: About 30,000

Highest daily customer counts during the academic year:

• Residential Dining: Center Table

• Grocery/Convenience Market: District Market Oak

• Cafe: Suzzallo Starbucks

The District Market generally does about 3,200 daily transactions.

Residential Education

Living Learning Communities
Arts: Oak Hall, 104 students
Business: McCarty Hall, 171 students
Engineering: Maple Hall, 666 students
Global Experience: Poplar Hall, 51 students
Honors: Terry Hall, 178 students
Pre-Health Sciences: Alder Hall, 501 students
1,671 total students in 6 communities

Leadership, Service and Employment Opportunities
Resident Advisers & Community Assistants: 164 students
Residential Community Student Association (RCSA): 48
Residential Programming Board (RPB): 12 students
Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (SEED): 49
Representatives Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW): 28
Representatives Budget Advisory Committee 15
Representatives Dining: 16

HFS employs about 1,000 students during the academic year.