University of Minnesota Dorms Ranked

Dorm itself and bathrooms are ok, and its quiet, but far from main campus. However dining hall is quite good - 11 months ago

There is NO AC!! The heating system is super old so the temperatures are always really extreme, no matter what season it is. Rooms are all diff sizes and you have no control over which room you get. There is one communal kitchen for the whole building - 2 ovens/stoves and 1 microwave. Laundry is in the basement and it’s always full, it’s an annoying deal to do laundry.Bathrooms/trash don’t get cleaned on the weekend. Bathrooms have no shelf space and are communal. Dining hall is gross and not worth the money. However living in this area is really convenient. There is a bus stop for almost every bus right outside the front door. The walk to Target and restaurants is really quick.
Definitely bring your own microwave, fridge/freezer, lamps, and a couple of fans. There’s also nearly no outlets in the rooms so bring a lot of surge protectors/extension cords. My roommate & I had one box fan in the window & one stand fan, plus a mini fan clipped to our loft beds. A double room comes with 2 desks, 2 chairs, 2 trash cans, and 2 dressers. - 1 year ago

Not the nicest dorm at the University but it’s cozy and overall clean. Bathroom could be improved. Had a good experience living there. - 2 years ago

The location is great for East Bank. like a 5 minute walk from Bruinicks and Northrop Mall where most classes are. My double room was very nice and spacious. The bathrooms at times were nasty but were always cleaned pretty quickly. - 1 year ago

Note: this applies specifically to Middlebrook tower. Rooms in east wing were set up differently (and have taller ceilings).
Overall, I had a pretty good experience. I lived in a double with neither bed lofted (the ceilings aren’t very high, so I remember several of my neighbors choosing to undo their loft beds at the beginning of the year). Bathrooms were semi-private and across the hall (one for every two rooms / 4 people).
Location: This is the only dorm on west bank, so you have to walk a bit if you have most of your classes on east bank, but it’s not too far. You will be nearby to the arts, music, and social science buildings as well as the business school.
Community: Floor had a large common area. Quieter than many other dorms (most people went out if they wanted to go to a huge party), but we had a good community on my floor, and there were always people in the common area.
Food: In-building dining hall. Nothing too special (it is dorm food after all), but better than many of the other dining halls (17th is still the best, though). - 4 years ago

As far as superblock goes, Pio’s the undisputed king. T hall was definitely a great place thoguh, especially since I got a quiet hallway off of the main one so I could sleep on weekend nights if I wanted. If you get a main hallway room though, it’ll definitely be pretty noisy most Thursday-Saturday nights if you’re not going out. Other than that I think it’s the second best superblock dorm, things like bathrooms got cleaned daily - 4 months ago

Pioneer hall is definitely one of the best halls on campus. It's right next to campus and because it's in superblock it's very easy to socialize - 11 months ago