Best Duke University dorms

Number 5

"Dorm is nice, most rooms are spacious. I lived on bottom floor sophomore year, and top floor Junior and senior year. Community got worse as I got older, people weren’t as nice junior year, but you don’t look for social life in dorms most of the time anyways. Good study spaces, lots of amenities, male bathrooms can get dirty, especially since this is the football player’s dorm" - 4 years ago

We collected 3 dorm reviews for Wannamaker Quad

Number 4

"The suite-style housing sounds like a good idea, but really the bathrooms are very small and gross. Also, my suite had eight girls sharing one toilet and two VERY small showers. We also had to clean it ourselves. My room was awesome. It was super big and had a fairly spacious closet. The AC was only from a unit, not central AC, but it did the job. Wilson's location is the best on East Campus, right between the bus stop and Marketplace. Also, the basketball players live in this dorm. It's not a bad dorm, but because of the bathroom I would not recommend this dorm to a friend." - 4 years ago

We collected 4 dorm reviews for Wilson

Number 3

"Practically bug-free, long and open rooms, mirrors, very conveniently attached to GA down under (meaning you can actually print things or go up to your room at night), two kitchens, study areas all on first floor and GADU, has its own bus stop, central AC, no hard to clean carpet, handicap access bathrooms, multiple entrances and exits (depending on your late-to-class needs), distanced from main quad so quiet on Shooters nights, closer to 9th street/whole foods, multiple laundry rooms, ice machine (hidden away a bit in GADU but explore), big glass doors at main entrances so its easier to get help if you get locked out (will happen)

There is technically an elevator but it is only used for package/mail delivery" - 4 years ago

We collected 1 dorm reviews for Gilbert-Addoms

Number 2

"Community was amazing, and has consistently been amazing since I moved out. Year after year Giles seems to be the most tight-knit of any dorm. Additionally, it's easily the best location on campus. Close to Marketplace, the library, the bus stop, Brodie. It's perfect. I was a freshman during COVID year, so I had a double room all to myself which made the room seem a lot bigger than it was. If I had a roommate, it'd have been pretty tight, but thats the only drawback I can think of." - 2 years ago

We collected 3 dorm reviews for Giles

Number 1

"My corner room was HUGE (some rooms are smaller), bathrooms were renovated a couple years ago and are much nicer than neighboring Alspaugh and Bassett. In-room AC for now which is certainly better than nothing. AMAZING location, right next to MP and not to far from the bus stop. Smaller dorms also have better communities usually." - 4 years ago

We collected 1 dorm reviews for Brown