Facts & Figures

Residential housing

Total residence halls: 12

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

Total apartments: 6

Cedar Apartments, Mercer Court, Stevens Court

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

Alder Hall 666, Cedar Apartments 336, Elm Hall 586, Hansee Hall 330, Lander Hall 676, Maple Hall 917, McCarty Hall 923, McMahon Hall 1,043, Mercer Court 879, Oak Hall 377, Oliver Hall 566, Poplar Hall 298, Spratlen Hall 541, Stevens Court 513, Terry Hall 346

2026-27 Capacity and Occupancy

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

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.

Housing Partnerships

The student housing program includes the following partner-operated apartments, which are not included in the occupancy or demographic statistics:

• Managed by Blanton Turner on behalf of the UW

  • Commodore Duchess Apartments (139 beds)

• Managed by Greystar and owned by Provident Resources Group

  • Nordheim Court Apartments (460 beds)

  • Radford Court Apartments (398 apartments)

Demographics

First-year students living on campus

2026: 79.3% (5,927 applicants out of 7575 enrolled)
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)

2026: 31.6% (2,814 returners)
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)

2026: 10,456
2025: 10,738
2024: 11,258
2023: 11,356
2022: 12,033

Dining Data

Residential Dining Halls/Restaurants: 5
Grocery/Convenience Markets: 3
Cafés/Espresso Bars: 14

Number of meal plans sold: 8,629
Annual Dining Program revenues: $52.6 million total sales for FY26
Annual cost of residential meal plans: $3,909–$8,475
Average daily customer count during the academic year: ~23,500

Highest daily customer counts during the academic year:

• Residential Dining: Center Table

• Grocery/Convenience Market: District Market Oak

• Café: Suzzallo Starbucks

The District Market generally does about 2,800 daily transactions.

Residential Education

Living Learning Communities

Arts: Oak Hall, 101 students
Business: Spratlen Hall, 215 students
Engineering: McCarty Hall, 663 students
Global Experience: Poplar Hall, 51 students
Honors: Terry Hall, 182 students
Humanities: Oliver Hall, 109 students
Pre-Health Sciences: Alder Hall, 506 students
1,827 total students in 7 communities

Leadership, Service and Employment Opportunities

Resident Advisers & Community Assistants: 164 students
Residential Community Student Association (RCSA): 48
Residential Programming Board (RPB): 12
Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (SEED): 49
Representatives Budget Advisory Committee: 15
Representatives Dining: 16

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