Residence Halls

When you live in a residence hall, our campus is at your fingertips. Each hall has communal spaces, kitchens, laundry facilities, and specific amenities that are unique to that space. You’ll quickly discover that “home” is here!

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Our residence hall communities are even better from ground level.While a birds-eye view is always nice, our residence hall communities are even better at ground level.
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  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> My freshman year, we would all hangout in the lobby area of Copeland on the couches and it was a great way to meet new people.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21556-kate-meinhard">Kate Meinhard BA ’26</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Cleveland, Ohio</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> I found my community through my Living-Learning Community in Manzanita Hall.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14605-lucia-sheridan">Lucia Sheridan BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Saugatuck, Michigan</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> The best thing about living on campus is the halls’ proximity to Watzek Library and the Trail Room. I love being able to study late at night and only have to walk five minutes back to my room.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18339-burton-scheer">Burton Scheer BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Gainesville, Florida</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> The best part about living on campus is that it is close to everything and makes living away from home for the first time much easier.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/22834-ava-frison">Ava Frison BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Amity, Oregon</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> As a resident advisor, watching residents build friendships and gain confidence as they adjust to life on campus is very fulfilling.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/23414-annabelle-samson">Annabelle Samson BA ’26</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Olympia, Washington</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> As a resident advisor and now as a Residential Experience Manager, I have been able to build meaningful relationships both with other student leaders and with my residents.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/19604-lucinda-law">Lucinda Law BA ’24</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Chico, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m glad that I stayed on campus for all four years. I don’t have a car, so it’s a lot more convenient and also easier to stay in touch with people outside of my circle.</span> </p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/16677-erika-hutchinson">Erika Hutchinson BA ’22</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Fort Collins, Colorado</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> The best thing about living on campus is the proximity to friends. Coming from a family that cooked dinner and ate together almost every night, having communal kitchens to cook food with my friends helped me adjust to life away from my family.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/23413-elise-bauman">Elise Bauman BA ’27</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Davis, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part about living on campus is enjoying the beautiful scenery, the independence that comes from living away from home, and the friendships you build with the people and entire community you live around.</span> </p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14604-alie-cicero">Alie Cicero BA ’24</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Arcadia, California</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part about living on campus is living with your peers and being so close to the community at Lewis & Clark.</span> </p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14638-natalie-zoz">Natalie Zoz BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Lincoln, Nebraska</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400;">I would say that the best thing about living on campus is that you don’t miss out on the events and opportunities happening around you. Moreover, you get to make friends and become more connected to the campus community.</span> </p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/14559-juan-martin-lopez-melendez">Juan Martín López Meléndez BA ’23</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">La Piedad, Michoacán, México/Fresno, California/Las Vegas, New Mexico</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> I love living in a large residence hall that’s always alive with a ton of interesting people, events, and stories.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/21549-whitney-schilling">Whitney Schilling BA ’27</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Vancouver, Washington</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> I absolutely love being an RA at Lewis & Clark because it has given me the chance to create a space for students to find joy. Getting to create an inclusive and welcoming community where residents feel like they belong has been one of the most rewarding aspects of the job.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18348-grace-billings">Grace Billings BA ’24</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Poulsbo, Washington</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> I love being a resident advisor because it allows me to be a leader in my community and connect to a wider range of students on campus. Being an RA has allowed me to make friends with my Campus Living team and share my love of campus with others.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/20614-izz-lamola">Izz Lamola BA ’25</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Seattle, Washington</span> </p> </blockquote>
  • <blockquote> <p></p> <div class="lw_profiles_767"> <p> The best thing about living on campus is being able to walk around such a peaceful campus. Other colleges tend to have lots of buildings and traffic, and ours has so much nature.</p> </div> <p></p> <p class="quote-author"> <a class="quoted-profile_name" href="/live/profiles/18331-arielle-bloom">Arielle Bloom BA ’24</a> <br/> <span class="quoted-profile_meta">Portland, Oregon</span> </p> </blockquote>
A single-story brick-faced building with a wall of large windows and surrounded by green trees, bushes, and lawn.

Akin

Located in the heart of campus, you can often find students chatting around Akin’s cozy fireplace, cooking in the communal kitchen, or playing the grand piano in the common space.

A modern, one-story building with an angular roof, Copeland Hall sign, and bicycles parked outside entrance, surrounded by trees.

Copeland

As one of the most popular halls for first-year students, Copeland is loved for its fun personality and scenic ravine views.

Multilevel building with brick and leaf-green facing and a flat roof, seen from a paved pathway. It is surrounded by lush trees and bushes.

Forest

Forest is a community of five residence halls and a communal lounge that can be found among the trees at the southernmost part of campus.

A modern brick building complex with a large orange shade sail overhead. A circular yellow bench sits on a brick patio in the center.

Hartzfeld

Hartzfeld, affectionately known to our students as Hartzi, is an upperclassmen suite-style residence hall, with four students in two rooms sharing bathroom facilities.

Large, multistory gray building with a partially covered outdoor patio and several people sitting on benches. Trees surround the building.

Holmes

The newest residence hall, Holmes, houses sophomore, junior, and senior students who love to spend time at the game room, hall kitchen, and outdoor fireplace.

Covered entrance of modern building with large windows and an angular roof. Lush green trees and tall pink flowers are in front.

The Apartments

East, Roberts, and West Halls house juniors and seniors in apartment-style suites.

Three-story brick building wrapped around a courtyard with a curved lawn, a paved walkway, and green trees and bushes.

Platt-Howard

Composed of students across all class years, Platt-Howard is a small, tight-knit community featuring The Platteau, a student-run art center, on the ground floor.

Two-story, barn-red building with some brick facing, accessed by a ramp and sidewalk. Sign reads Stewart Hall.

Stewart

Adjoining Odell Hall and housing only single-semester residents who are often participating on an overseas program, Stewart has a friendly, caring atmosphere.

Modern-looking building with wood paneling, large windows, and integrated ramp and step approaches. Signage says Odell Annex.

Odell

Odell’s central location, in close proximity to academic buildings and Fowler Student Center, makes it extremely popular with juniors and seniors. It adjoins Stewart Hall.

Get Ready to Move In

Excitement, whirlwind, fun, chaos, electric—these are all words our students use to describe moving into our residence halls for the first time. Our amazing team of students and staff are here to help you feel right at home.

Move-In Information Packing List

What to Leave at Home

There’s lots of advice about what to bring out there (in fact, we have some for you), but what about what you shouldn’t pack in your suitcase? Let our students help you out by breaking down their top 10.

Pricing for 2024-25

Room Type

Semester Rate

Academic Year Rate

Double/Quad/Triple

$4,428 $8,856

Single

$5,053 $10,106

Apartment*

$5,690 $11,380

Overflow Room

$3,542 $7,084

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