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Trinity requires full-time undergraduate students to live on campus for their first three years, and first-years start in the east-side First-Year Neighborhood near Mabee Dining Hall.
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- Confirm your class year and whether the on-campus living requirement applies to you.
- Pick between the east-side first-year neighborhood and upper-division halls based on location and room features.
- Review the meal-plan requirement if you’ll live on the main campus.
- Use the Residential Life pages for the current application and move-in steps.
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Trinity’s residential life is built around on-campus living, with 15 residence halls and a first-three-years live-on requirement for full-time undergraduates. The first-year area is on the east side of campus and is close to Mabee Dining Hall, so daily life is designed around walking to class, meals, and campus activities.
- Full-time undergraduates are required to live on campus for their first three years.
- Students begin in the First-Year Neighborhood, a cluster of four halls on the east side of campus.
- Campus housing includes suite-style residence halls and options that support connection, comfort, and community.
First-year housing options
The First-Year Neighborhood includes Beze Hall, Herndon Hall, McLean Hall, and Witt-Winn Hall. Each has its own setup: Beze is right behind Mabee Dining Hall and has the Beze Underground with a gameroom, laundry, and computer lab; Herndon shares a quad with Beze and has quick access to the Bell Center; McLean has shared and private balconies plus a rooftop deck; Witt-Winn sits in the middle of the quad and has walk-in closets.
- Beze Hall is directly behind Mabee Dining Hall.
- Herndon Hall overlooks park-like scenery and is near recreation facilities.
- McLean and Witt-Winn add features like balconies, a rooftop deck, and walk-in closets.
Dining and daily convenience
Housing and dining are closely tied at Trinity. Mabee Dining Hall offers all-you-care-to-eat meals in the first-year area, while Coates Commons, Skyline, Trinity Markets, and Starbucks give students quick options across campus; students living on the main campus are required to select a meal plan.
- Mabee Dining Hall is in the first-year area and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Coates Commons, Skyline, Trinity Markets, and Starbucks add grab-and-go and quick meal choices.
- Main-campus residents must choose a meal plan, and Tiger Bucks add extra flexibility for snacks, retail purchases, vending, and select off-campus options.
Upper-division housing
Trinity also offers upper-division options such as City Vista Apartments, Isabel Hall, Murchison Hall, North Hall, South Hall, Thomas Hall, Lightner Hall, Myrtle Hall, Prassel Hall, Susanna Hall, and Calvert Hall. The listed features range from apartment living to private bedroom suites, skyline or football-field views, and locations near student-center or recreation areas.
- City Vista offers apartment living while staying connected to Residential Life.
- North Hall has private-bedroom suites for 72 residents.
- Some halls are positioned near the Coates Student Center, Bell Athletic Center, or west-campus buildings.
What to do next
If you’re planning housing, the official Residential Life pages are the place to check for your application path, roommate matching, what to bring, move-in day details, and hall-specific floor plans and fixtures. Trinity’s Housing page also points students to pricing and meal-plan information.
- Review the First-Year Residence Halls, Roommate Matching, What to Bring, and Move-In Day pages.
- Use the All Residence Halls page to compare hall locations and features.
- Check the Housing and Dining Costs page if you need the pricing guide.
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