Campus Housing

Live in an environment that celebrates and explores Asian Pacific Islander Desi American students' cultural identities. The APIDA Scholars LLC is an opportunity to transition to college among other first-year students who want to incorporate Asian Pacific Islander Desi cultural knowledge and experiences with academic support and mentorship.

The Building Leaders and Creating Knowledge (B.L.A.C.K.) is a residential program that incorporates Black/African American/African cultural knowledge and experiences with academic support in a living community. This community provides a welcoming place for students to engage in discourse about the Black community on campus and at large, receive mentorship, and develop understanding of leadership and personal identity.

The Blue Chip Leadership is a nationally renowned program whose mission is to build leaders that make a difference. Blue Chip Leadership: First Year Experience helps you develop leadership knowledge and skills by combining academic and extracurricular activities like: team building, community service and professional development.

Cambium: STEM Scholars provides science and engineering students admitted to the Honors College an opportunity to live in a research-enriched learning environment. Members of this community benefit from a small cohort of peers and faculty who are engaged in scientific inquiry at a Research 1 institution; with support from Arizona community partners: the Honors College, College of Engineering, and the College of Science.

The Engineering Leadership Community (ELC) is a unique community that brings together first-year engineering students to develop their skills as future leaders in an engineering profession. Members of this community develop a real sense of belonging to the College of Engineering and benefit from being a part of a group who shares their interests and passions. Students can form a cohort of peers who attend classes together, receive guidance from a faculty member, pursue social networking among the Arizona engineering community and explore engineering professions.

Pronounced AW-THAM-KEE, this phrase translates from the southwest tribes (Hopi and O'odham) languages as "The People's House." This community provides a welcoming, comfortable, and supportive living and learning environment for Native American students that affirms Native American cultural identity and emphasizes education, culture, empowerment, and community.

Outdoor Adventures is designed for students who share a passion for human-powered outdoor recreation. In partnership with Campus Recreation, this interactive and fun-filled community will participate in a variety of outdoor trips, such as camping, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, canoeing, and canyoneering. There will be numerous opportunities to explore the incredible wilderness areas of southern Arizona and the American Southwest, both through trips provided by the Arizona Outdoor Adventures program and on informal trips planned and run by residents of the community. Through these adventure activities, residents will develop leadership abilities, technical skills, and close friendships with their peers. No previous experience is necessary; only a desire to participate, learn, and grow!

The Eller Pre-Professional Academic Communities of Excellence (PACE) LLC offers an amazing opportunity to live, learn, and socialize with your Pre-Business and Pre-Economics peers in a UA dorm. PACE Theme Communities feature a creative and high-energy environment with access to Peer Academic Leaders, Academic Advisors, student-faculty interaction, and professional development opportunities. All Eller Pre-Professional first year students are encouraged to apply to be part of these housing communities.

Through a dynamic and collaborative residential environment, The Arts District (TAD) LLC provides a space for students interested in the arts to optimize growth in leadership, academic success, and networking with artists from diverse backgrounds. This community supports the successful transition into college of first-year students through a safe and inclusive living-learning community. Students are integrated into university life through study groups, access to studio and rehearsal space, peer mentorship, and College-student interaction. The ideal student for this program is motivated in their discipline, has an interest in artistic leadership, and seeks a greater sense of community through creative diversity.

In partnership with the Transfer Student Center, the Transfer Theme Community provides a supportive living-learning environment that helps transfer students transition to life at University of Arizona. Members of this community will be a part of a space that recognizes their needs, and that the needs of transfer students vary greatly from the needs and interests of incoming freshmen. Students living in this community will live with others who are on a similar transitional journey, and residents will be connected with the academic programming, resources, a community of students, and faculty needed to thrive.

Join other first-year students in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) and live, learn, and enjoy life at the SBS LLC. We are committed to helping you follow your passions while ensuring that you are equipped with a diverse set of skills intended to help you forge a future perfectly designed for you.

Live on-campus in a dorm that celebrates and centers LGBTQ+2S experiences and community! This new residential program is intended to provide an affirming, welcoming, and comfortable space for LGBTQ+2S (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer + Two-Spirit) residents to connect with other queer and trans students at the UA.

Through a partnership with LGBTQ+2S Resource Center, Marsha’s Place residents can expect academic, social, and mental health support specific to queer and trans experiences and programs that center anti-racist, anti-colonial, and anti-oppression values. All rooms in Marsha's Place are Open Housing rooms.

Housing & Residential Life is committed to fostering inclusive communities. Open Housing is intended to create a comfortable living environment for students interested in living with someone of a different gender identity and/or where gender is not a consideration in room assignments. Room assignments are based on students’ preferred room gender. Housing provides three room genders for students: Open Housing rooms, Female rooms, and Male rooms. Open Housing rooms, Female rooms, and Male rooms.

We also offer all-gender bathrooms in most dorms. Please see dorm descriptions and floor plans for details.