Safe, convenient student housing
With the exception of students who commute from their permanent residence, those over 21 years of age or who are married, all freshmen are housed in one of seven lower-campus residence halls.
Because of demand, the university cannot guarantee on-campus housing to transfer students.
When incoming freshmen complete a one-year housing contract, they are surveyed by the Office of Residence Life with a goal of finding a compatible match, and room assignments are mailed to incoming freshmen in early August.
All residence halls are co-ed, but roommates must be of the same gender.
Hall amenities vary slightly from building to building, but all have kitchen, laundry and lounge facilities. Each room has a hard-wired smoke detector, sprinklers, local telephone service, two ethernet connections to the university's high speed network, and cable television. All rooms are furnished (standard twin beds). No lofting is permitted. All major cellular telephone services function well throughout the campus. Mailboxes are located in a common area, and packages are delivered to students via the front desk.
Bloomsburg University does not permit smoking in any building. No alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs or weapons are allowed on campus. The university operates its own professional police force, and all student vehicles must be registered with police. Emergency call boxes and video surveillance are located throughout campus, and students can obtain free campus escort service at any time of day.
Bloomsburg University guarantees on-campus student housing to all incoming freshmen in their first year, and after the first year students are permitted to request buildings and roommates on their own.
BU offers furnished apartment housing to 930 sophomores, juniors and seniors on upper campus in two apartment complexes. Apartments in Montomery Place house four students each in two-bedroom units that include a kitchen and common area; Mount Olympus Apartments house six students per unit in six-bedroom apartments, also with kitchen and common area. All apartments have smoke detectors, sprinklers, phone, ethernet and cable TV.
About 4,000 students opt to live off campus in a variety of privately owned housing units in and around Bloomsburg. Although rental agreements are between the tenant and landlord, the university assists with an off-campus housing office. In addition, the Community Government Association, along with Allen & O'Hara Education Services, Inc., developed a large apartment complex of its own. Rental information can be obtained at the Honeysuckle Student Apartment Office or calling (570) 387-0220.