Arizona State University - Tempe Campus

Basics

• Living on campus gives students access to a new world of opportunities in a dynamic university environment. The residential experience is designed to promote students academic and personal success and to help students make the most of their first year as a Sun Devil.
• To gain the most from your first year, freshmen are expected to live on campus. While ASU offers housing for upper-division students, graduate students and families, the majority of the residence halls are designated for freshmen. ASU encourages you to live on the campus of your major to receive the most from your academic experience.
• Student housing at the Tempe campus is organized into neighborhoods that promote your academic and personal success. Residence halls are just minutes from your classes and dining options, and provide a community where you can learn, grow and make the most of your Sun Devil experience.

Student Comments

• The immense number of freshmen who enroll every year makes it necessary to sign up and request housing early for the best results. (College Prowler)
• ASU's Freshman Year Experience (FYE) program is a terrific way for incoming freshman to ease themselves into life away from home and the college experience among peers. (College Prowler)
• The halls are well furnished for the most part, and the apartment-style residences offer an even plusher lifestyle. The dorms are also fairly safe because there is 24-hour security on duty for each one as well as 24-hour desk service. (College Prowler)
• The cost is high for living on campus, but worth it. The campus is huge and convenient. (College Prowler)
• It's very close to all of the classes, which makes for great convenience. It's also very easy to meet people, as many students leave their doors open. But the dorms are fairly small, so there isn't much room for belongings. (College Prowler)
• The dorms are great at ASU, but it's all about what you make of them. I lived in PV West and absolutely loved it. It was in a great location, and it really didn't matter that it was in an older building because it just added to the experience. (College Prowler)

North Neighborhood

• Residence halls in the North Neighborhood offer a variety of dining options, along with academic support and community activities.
• Near many athletic and recreation facilities including outdoor volleyball courts, barbecue grills, Sun Devil Stadium, Wells Fargo Arena, Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium and Packard Baseball Stadium.
  • Manzanita Hall
    • Basics
      • Largest residence hall at ASU
      • Double Occupancy
      • Suite-style bathrooms
      • Freshmen
      • Coed by room
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Residential college
      • Business
      • Education
      • Engineering
    • Additional/exclusive amenities
      • Dining Hall
    • Student Comments
      • While many people rumor that you should avoid Manzanita Hall, it can be a great experience because it is the largest and has the most activity. (College Prowler)
      • The dorms are okay. Manzanita Hall is really big and fun but it can be sort of a love-hate relationship. (College Prowler)
  
  • Palo Verde Main Hall
    • Basics
      • Freshman co-ed
      • 4-person suites
      • Suite Bathrooms
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Residential college
      • Engineering
    • Student Comments
      • It's the central location and home of the Engineering nerds. The dorm is filled with people who care about each other's success and it feels like a small town within itself. Everyone always does homework together from calculus to physics. (College Prowler)
  
  • Palo Verde East Hall
    • Basics
      • Freshman co-ed (women only on the 4th floor)
      • Non-smoking
      • 4-person suites
      • Suite-style bathrooms
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Residential college
      • Engineering
  • Palo Verde West Hall
    • Basics
      • Freshman co-ed (women only on 4th floor)
      • 4-person suites
      • Suite-style bathrooms
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Residential college
      • College Explorers
    • Student Comments
      • Living in such a small with another person can be a lot to handle. However, living in the dorms allowed for me to make a ton of friends that I am still in touch with. I lived in Palo Verde West, there was a campus restaurant called Devil's Diner downstairs and it was convenient for late night food runs, but definitely not very healthy. They served greasy hamburgers, quesadillas, chicken fingers, ice cream, etc. I remember using the SRC (our gym) very often. It's really nice and has a couple of pools, a room full of treadmills and ellipticals, weight rooms, and they also offer a variety of fitness classes. The best part of the SRC is that students can use it for free and it's within walking distance from all the dorms. One of the negative sides to living in the dorms was that during winter break you were forced to move out or pay extra to stay during that time. (College Prowler)
  
  • San Pablo Hall
    • Basics
      • Freshman co-ed
      • 4-person suites
      • Suite-style bathrooms
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Residential college
      • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Center Neighborhood

• Residents in the Center Neighborhood enjoy outdoor courtyards with nearby access to advising offices, Hayden Library, ASU Gammage, the Memorial Union and the center of campus. Students have many dining options within the Memorial Union including Pitchforks, several casual restaurant outlets, Devils' Market convenience store and numerous retail stores.
• If your social life is of any importance, try to avoid Best, Hayden, and Irish.
  • Best
    • Basics
      • Freshman
      • Double Occupancy
      • Community bathrooms
      • Residential College Requirements may apply
    • Floor Plans
      • A Wing
        • Floors 1 & 3 women only; Floor 2 men only
      • B Wing
        • Floors 2 & 3 women only; Floor 1 men only
      • C Wing
        • All floors coed by room
    • Residential college
      • Arcadia Residential Community for Design and the Arts
    • Student Comments
      • I'm an Architecture student and I lived in Best C. My building was part of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, so all of the students were design and arts majors. This was really helpful because I was able to work on projects with other architecture students without even leaving my dorm! On the bottom floor of our building was a studio where we were able to work on projects, which was extremely convenient because it would be bothersome to walk across campus with all your supplies and portfolio. (College Prowler)
  
  • Hayden
    • Basics
      • Freshman
      • Double Occupancy
      • Community bathrooms
      • Coed by room
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Residential college
      • Arcadia Residential
        Community for Design
        and the Arts
  
  • Irish
    • Basics
      • Freshman
      • Double and
        Single Occupancy
      • Community bathrooms
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Residential college
      • Arcadia Residential
        Community for Design
        and the Arts
  • McClintock
    • Basics
      • Freshman (since 2011-12 academic year)
      • Sister hall to Center Complex
      • Double occupancy
      • Suite-style bathrooms
    • Floor Plan
      • A Rooms
      • B Rooms
    • Exclusive/Additional amenities
      • Micro fridge

South Neighborhood

• Residents of South neighborhood are close to the Student Recreation Complex (SRC) with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and aquatics program as well as indoor and outdoor sports facilities for basketball, tennis, volleyball, squash, weight training and fitness.
• Academic support services are available in the South Neighborhood including computer labs, tutoring centers, study lounges and academic advising.
• South Neighborhood dining options include Hassayampa P.O.D Market convenience store with a Subway component and Hassayampa Dining Center.
  • Hassayampa Academic Village (A-E)
    • Basics
      • Freshman
      • Double Occupancy
      • Suite-style bathrooms
      • Coed by rooms
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Residential colleges
      • College Explorers
      • Business
      • Teacher's College
      • Liberal Arts and Sciences
    • Halls (click for location map)
      • Acacia
      • Arroyo
      • Churaposa
      • Jojoba
      • Mohave
      • Verbena
      • Acourtia
      • Mesquite
    • Exclusive/additional Amenities
      • Dining Hall
      • P.O.D. Market
    • Student Comments
      • Voted Best Dorm. (College Prowler)
      • I lived in Hassayampa when it was brand new, my freshman year. The elevators broke down often, but have since been fixed. The rooms themselves were very nice and good sized for dorms. (College Prowler)
      • Hassayampa Village is the dorm to go with for freshmen. (College Prowler)
      • Hassyampa is definitely the best (next to BHC) dorms to be in. They're in great condition and very convenient in location. The older dorms are okay, but could use some renovation. (College Prowler)
  
  • Sonora Center
    • Basics
      • Freshman
      • 4-person, 2 bedroom occupancy
      • Suite-style bath
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Exclusive/additional Amenities
      • Large Mirror
      • Corner Table
      • Shelving
      • 1 and 2 person sofas
      • Swimming Pool
    • Student Comments
      • Voted Best Dorm. (College Prowler)
      • If you're more concerned with the actual condition of a dorm, then Sonora may be the place for you. It's further from the Main campus but it's [one of the newest dorms]. (College Prowler)
      • Everyone seems to like Sonora even though it's way too far off of campus. It's definitely the nicest, though. (College Prowler)
  
  • Adelphi Commons 1 & 2
    • First residence hall built under a public-private partnership
    • Won the CityAZ 2002 Design Award for Multifamily Housing
    • 70,829 square-foot complex
    • Basics
      • 12 clusters of suites
      • Houses 332 students
      • Home to 11 sororities
      • Home to community of freshmen students (Adelphi 2)
    • Floor Plan
      • Unavailable
    • Hall Location
      • Adelphi 1
      • Adelphi 2
    • Exclusive/additional Amenities
      • Group study rooms
      • Kitchen and laundry areas
      • Meeting and multipurpose rooms
      • Office and a manager's apartment

Honors College Residential Community

• Living in the upperclassmen dorms definitely has its advantages. Especially in the Barrett Honors College Dorms. These dorms have their own dining and fitness center, as well as an entertainment room. It's comfortable to live in and the study and private rooms are very helpful too.
  • Barrett
    • Basics
      • Coed by Room
      • Freshman and upperclassmen
      • Various occupancy styles
      • 7 separate buildings
    • Floor Plan
      • Click Here
    • Hall Location
      • Click Here
    • Residential College
      • Barrett Honors College
    • Exclusive/Additional Amenities
      • Dining Hall
    • Student Comments
      • The new honors dorms on Arizona State University's campus are more spacious than any other dorm on campus. They are comfortable and a great place to meet new people with similar interests and study habits. (College Prowler)

Apartment Village

• Just minutes from campus center these residential communities provide just the right mix of services, amenities and privacy for students looking for an on-campus experience beyond residential hall offerings.
• Each complex has a variety of living options, kitchen and laundry facilities, technology and computer resources, and recreational facilities including swimming pools, volleyball courts, and TV lounges.
  • University Towers
    • Basics
      • Upperclassmen
      • Coed apartment-style community
      • Single and double occupancy apartments
    • Exclusive/Additional Amenities
      • Private balcony
      • Swimming pool
      • Complex office with regular hours
      • Reserved parking structure for residents
      • Stove & Oven
      • Chair with Footrest
      • Entertainment Center
      • Sectional Couch
      • Refrigerator
  
  • Cholla Apartment
    • Basics
      • Freshmen
      • Coed apartment-style community
    • Floor Plans
      • Studio
      • Single occupancy
      • One bedroom, double occupancy
      • Two bedroom, 4-person occupancy
    • Residential college
      • Global Village
    • Exclusive/Additional Amenities
      • Kitchen table & chairs
      • Bookshelves
      • Corner table
      • 1-person chair
      • 2-person sofa
      • Refrigerator
      • Stove & oven
    • Student Comments
      • I lived in Cholla. My only real issue was that the outer walls are paper thin, so you can hear everything in the elevators if you're next to them (I was). However, the convenience of having our own kitchen and being just far enough off campus to give us some separation from our classes made it a pretty fair location. (College Prowler)
  
  • Vista del Sol and The Villas
    • Opening Fall 2012
    • Upperclassmen
    • Student apartments and townhomes
      • Variety of floor plans
      • Videos also available here
    • Convenient location
      • Across the street from Tempe Campus
      • On the ASU and Tempe bus route
      • Within walking distance of the light rail and Mill Avenue
    • For complete list of amenities click here

Source:
"University Housing." Arizona State University. 22 December 2011 http://www.asu.edu/housing/