University of Colorado Boulder Freshman Dorms Ranked

As an introvert who doesn't go out much, Farrand is a nightmare. Do not live here unless you're in Greek Life because those are the people you will be surrounded by. Awesome location but not an awesome building. Sometimes the hot water doesn't work in the shower which really sucks in January and February. Most of the other dorms have a large common area or study lounge but Farrand doesn't really have that except for a small one in the basement. If you value your academics or a structured daily routine, don't live here. It's hard to sleep, especially on weekends, because it's a "party dorm" so you're sleep schedule might be pushed back a few hours. RA's/staff are very nice and lots of social events are held here which is great. I would never recommend this dorm personally but to be fair there are some people I know who like it. - 1 month ago

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

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 - 1 year ago

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

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 - 4 years ago