Ranking the Dorms at Lafayette College

The building has decent sized rooms, but since there’s no elevator living on 3rd/4th floor can be a hassle. Especially for move in/move out. Upside of 3rd/4th floor is most are suites so you’ll get your own bathroom! - 1 year ago

McKeen is a mixed gender living option that is open to all years at Lafayette. McKeen is one of the bigger dorms on campus and has 2 commons rooms, a large laundry room, and 2 kitchens. It is located near a bunch of dining options: Upper and Lower Farinon, Gilbert's, and The Trolley. It is also close to Mojo's Cafe, which is one of my favorite places to grab coffee or a smoothie.

McKeen is also a short walk from Wawa's, which is amazing for the late night cravings. I lived in McKeen in block housing with friends my sophomore year and then as an RA my junior year. The people you meet there from other students, to the faculty members are always very friendly and open to just chat and talk about their day. - 2 years ago

Rubin is newer so the building itself it’s nicer and comes with an elevator! The full sized communal kitchen and lounge in the basement is nice and well kept. Only downside is that there are communal bathrooms and for men it’s one shower for the whole floor…kinda rough. It’s also pretty far from everything else on campus so it’ll be a decent walk to any academic building/farinon/gym. - 1 year ago

Marquis Hall is one of Lafayette's first year single-gender dorms. The room sizes are, in my opinion, on the bigger side compared to other buildings on campus. The dorms are on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the building, with one of 2 buffet-style dining options on the 1st floor. The amenities of the dorm are not game changer, as there is only 1 kitchen, laundry room, and common room for the whole building. Which makes sense theoretically, as there are only 30 students living in the dorm, but it was hard to do laundry some nights and study in the common room when others would be using it.

Location wise, it is very close to the humanities buildings (Ramer Hall, Kirby, New Oschele, etc.) All in all one of my best living experiences out of my 4 years there! - 2 years ago