Residence Life & Housing
Residence life and housing exists to provide students with an intentional community on campus and encourage students to foster stewardship in their living areas.
RESIDENCE HALLS
Simpson University has six residence halls available for our traditional undergraduate students. Incoming, first-year students are traditionally housed in Thompson Mangham Hall (all male hall) or Irwin-Shellrude Hall (all female hall). Transfer students are housed with our upperclassmen students in Morgan-Sharpe, Currie-Ediger, Cooper-Heath, or Measell-Taylor.
Each residence hall is equipped with I.D. card access security. Communal kitchens are available to all residents along with lounges, which include DirectTV and laundry facilities. Individual rooms include either suite-style bathrooms or private bathrooms, depending on the style of the room, as well as individual thermostat control (A/C and heating) and high-speed internet access.
RESIDENCE HALL FLOOR PLANS
- Thompson-Mangham
- Irwin-Shellrude
- Morgan-Sharpe
- Currie-Ediger
- Cooper-Heath
- Measell-Taylor
BENEFITS OF LIVING ON CAMPUS
Simpson University is committed to the residential experience and views it as an extension of the classroom. In contrast to distance learning approaches and community college, Simpson is intentionally residential for undergraduates, with approximately 88% of new students living on campus. We believe the residential experience is one of the many benefits of a Simpson education.
Simpson University believes that living on campus is a valuable part of the university experience. The Residence Life program supports student success and thriving by fostering holistic student development and supporting the student’s academic goals. Specifically, campus living offers the advantages of close fellowship with other students, opportunities to develop and grow in various aspects of personal life, and easy involvement with university activities. It also provides ready access to the library and other on-campus academic resources.
The university’s commitment to on-campus living is based on current research and is in line with some of the best practices for liberal arts institutions.
RESIDENCY EXPECTATIONS
All undergraduate students are required to live in one of the University on-campus residences. By accepting admission to Simpson University, a student agrees to live in one of the University’s on-campus residences unless the student requests and is granted an exemption to live off-campus.
MEAL PLAN INFORMATION
Simpson University offers a variety of meal plans to accommodate every student’s need. If you need to change your meal plan, please email reslife@simpsonu.edu. If you are a commuter student and would like to add a meal plan to your student account, please email reslife@simpsonu.edu.
EXEMPTIONS FOR LIVING OFF-CAMPUS
- Student is 24 years of age or older
- Student is a homeowner
- Student is living with a parent or other approved family member (35 miles or less from Simpson University’s campus)
- Student is a veteran
- Student is married
- Student has employment where living in is required (showing validation)
- Student is not full-time (part-time students are not required to live on campus)
- Student has a disability-related reason that has been approved by the Academic Success Center
