University of Colorado Boulder Freshman Dorms Ranked

Number 5

"It's ok. You're super close to farrand field, the grab and go + market, and the c4c which is nice. I faced farrand market which sucked because that area has heavy foot traffic and I felt like I had no privacy. I had my window open once and these idiots threw snowballs into my room. I like that they give you three windows. You get so much natural light it's awesome. BRING FANS! It gets so hot in the spring and late summer. I hated that they made us use the chey ho UPS center when Chey ho is literally right next to us. Each floor has one private bathroom and you can usually get it depending on when you go. My floor had a lot of social people but I didn't connect with any of them. They were all nice and friendly though." - 4 years ago

4 student reviewers said they lived in Willard Hall during their freshman year

Number 4

"Cockerell Hall is falling apart. I heard they replaced the carpet which is nice though. We didn't even have a smoke detector in our room. All that aside though, location was unbeatable. Less than a minute walk to the engineering center, close to 3 dining halls, and the quad was nice too. The culture in Cockerell was great too. Basically, ignoring the building, best dorm there is. Plus the communal showers made for good bonding opportunities. I guess if there were more than 2 washers/dryers for the whole building that would've been nice. Saturday morning laundry was cutthroat." - 4 years ago

4 student reviewers said they lived in Cockerell Hall during their freshman year

Number 3

"Worst dorm at CU. Its ugly and far from campus and so inconvenient so get to classes and to go out. DONT REQUEST THIS DORM (unless you are weird and you like quiet lame stuff). Its so hard for me to go to my classes because its so far from campus that end up not going because it takes forever. Also the elevator SUCKS it takes forever and it smells like weirdos and one is usually broken. Good luck if you get stuck in the jail towers. I hate this dorm because as someone who likes to go out and party this dorm and sucks because it is so far and its filled with weird people. Also the laundry sucks because there is not enough washers and dryers for how many people that live in the Hell towers. Also the windows suck I have one small window in the corner that gives no light. Also my floor is girls only so its SO LAME. The only good with about living in willvill is there is lots of parking space but if you dont have a car good luck because the buff bus takes forever and its always so busy and smells. There are free bikes but good luck finding one because they are always being used. I HATE THIS DORM SO MUCH SAVE ME PLZ" - 11 months ago

6 student reviewers said they lived in Stearns West Hall during their freshman year

Number 2

"This building was renovated in 2016 ish so it’s pretty new and well done. There are two towers connected by a skywalk, Kitt North and Kitt South. I lived in Kitt South where the global engineering rap was located. It was super cool bc the rap had several classrooms that could be used as study rooms as well as free printing and a small library. At the base of the North tower were more classrooms and a small market/coffee shop that stayed open pretty late. Rooms are decent sized but most have hardwood floors that could get kind of cold in the winter. I had a semi private bathroom (shared between two doubles) and it was pretty large and easy to keep clean. Overall, I really enjoyed living there!" - 4 years ago

6 student reviewers said they lived in Kittredge Central Hall during their freshman year

Number 1

"Buckingham is such a nice building. The rooms are really spacious, air-conditioned, and its a newer building with lots of study rooms and a movie room. Due to Covid this year I didn't get the full experience of what life in Buckingham hall would be, but because spent a lot of time in my dorm doing my classes it was definitely one of the more ideal dorms I would have liked to spend my time in. Its nice that the dumpsters are really close and access to the road and parking lot so if you have a car, need to take an uber, or pick up door dash, it's ideal to just walk out the back door and get a ride. There is a gorgeous view of the Kittridge pond but that also means its a longer walk to get to school buildings. I had my own bathroom so I didn't need to use the public ones but the public ones have about 4 toilets and 3 showers so there isn't a lot of privacy compared to other dorms which have individual bathrooms. Overall I think Buckingham is a good choice if you're CMCI" - 3 years ago

7 student reviewers said they lived in Buckingham Hall during their freshman year