Georgetown University Dorms Ranked

Darnall is notoriously the worst freshman dorm to live in location-wise. The path to the dorm is filled with roaches during the warmer months, and rats year-round. However, I wouldn't change my freshman dorm for anything. I met most of my best friends on my floor, the people who were there for me when I needed someone. Darnall has the best community, hands-down. If that's what you value over a private bathroom, apply to the Explore DC LLC! It's on the third floor and I loved being in it. Also, you live on-top of Epi's, a delicious 24-hour restaurant that accepts flex dollars! It's a HUGE plus. - 4 years ago

Henle is a mixed bag. Some parts are quiet. The fish bowl is always loud. Some apartments are small, and some are big.

I had 2 doubles and a single. The rooms were a good size, but the living room/kitchen is the biggest perk.

Bathroom was pretty solid as well. No major issues even with 5 people.

Location is a little further from some classes and the library, but you have Epi and Leavey nearby.

Overall, would recommend unless you have a bunch of 9AM classes in Walsh. - 4 years ago

Overall, pretty good dorm. The rooms are very spacious. The sink in each room is also great. Had one mouse and mold problems. The AC was also broken, but got ahold of maintenance whenever we ran into a problem. The main con is the cleanliness of the building including the communal bathrooms. Expect to see a lot of throw up and chunks of hair in the showers. Once you adapt, then you’ll be fine. - 4 years ago

Not the best of your 2nd year housing options, but it has its own bathroom, and that's ba huge perk.

Most people kept to themselves. If you want a dorm that's just for you to relax, this is for you. If you want to live in a party dorm, look elsewhere.

My common room had a foosball table, but that might have just been for that year. - 4 years ago

Copley is a beautiful building in one of the best locations on campus. The basement and first four floors are suite-style with two doubles connected by a shared bathroom. The rooms are nice and clean. This is probably the nicest housing you can get as a group of sophomores going through the housing lottery. The only downside is that your RHO is all the way in Arrupe. - 4 years ago

Nevils is the nicest on-campus housing. Your Nevils apartment will not be as big as a townhouse, but it will nicer overall and have newer appliances. It has easy access to Wisey’s, Walsh, Tombs, and Car Barn, and there’s an RHO downstairs in LXR. - 4 years ago

Harbin is a great freshman hall. Great location, the layout is done in a way so as to encourage interaction and it has the best community out of all. You have a much better people:bathroom ratio, meaning it's often cleaner and less crowded than in other freshman dorms. There's no sink in the room, but there is a fridge and microwave. Pretty cozy overall. - 2 years ago

Arrupe is top noch. If you're looking for a clean place without a kitchen, with central location and great amenities, look no further. Units ending in 02 and 15 are a bit bigger than the others. 4 Person units (most common) come with 1 shower room, 1 bathroom, 1 sink and 2 rooms. Amenities include a fridge, freezer and microwave. There are also some 2 and 6 people units. - 2 years ago

In my opinion, the best freshman dorm. All freshman dorms are gonna be meh, but VCW does a pretty serviceable job. Good location, right next to dining and snaxa. The private bathroom is clutch. The rooms are a little small but aren't too bad. Having an rho in the dorm makes getting packages really easy. Laundry is across the patio in VCE but hauling laundry to VCE isn't too bad. - 4 years ago