IT'S OFFICIAL: The 24 Best College Dorms In America Ranked

It's the college applications season, and although we're used to thinking that Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Stanford are the best for everything, they come in short when judged by how beautiful and comfortable their dorms are. Indeed, the colleges that made it onto this list are the least expected! These are the 24 best college dorms in the country -- as ranked by YOU!
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[@MellyXNY]

this video hardly even showed the actual dorms...

[@zipastewards1906]

Mel B exactly

[@Cbear11205]

Skipp Atomic identity theft is not a joke, Jim

[@mitzelx]

Just wasted almost 6 minutes of my morning and I didn't even get to see the dorms

[@ellacain1484]

Why am I even watching this I'm in 6th grade

[@xAlphaBxtch]

Ella Cain Omg 😂😂😂 I wish I was still in 6th grade. 11th grade sucks.

[@BrittanyAppiah]

James Dean ikr. It defines does.

[@xochitl979]

8th here

[@alexandra6322]

8th

[@vijabeveritas5990]

Nothing wrong with planning ahead!

[@dd317676]

Honestly all dorms.are the same, it's really just how you decorate it.

[@norastack6110]

The Santa Clara building looked like a mansion

[@AThomasKent]

That's not representative of how the dorms actually are.

[@pepperjack9078]

It would have been nice to actually see one

[@xuashn13aby36]

Indeed! We want to ourselves why they determined best

[@ckjl7704]

When they say they use Tempur-Pedic Mattresses, the discussion is done. I am Speechless.

[@SilentButDudley]

Harvard? Really? Their dorms are like closets lol

[@anika2955]

WashU really does have temper bedd. Stayed their over the summer. It's great.

[@AnneHoA]

In Belgium half of the students just stay at home and then for the orher part, most dorms are private housing. I live with people from other universities and I go home every single weekend.

[@sandeeprao1162]

ok cool?

[@ashleymaria29]

I live in Canada and the dorms at some of the colleges are nice as well but I live at home so I saved money.

[@genifercollins9674]

I wish my dorm was on here lol. I have an apartment style with two baths and 6 bedrooms (living and dining room plus kitchen). Free laundry on our floor and quiet study rooms and lounge spaces. The ground floor has free tutoring and other stuff I've yet to explore.

[@joy-uk9qd]

Genifer Collins what college?

[@genifercollins9674]

Joy Alale The University of Memphis

[@Mimi-le7ow]

@@genifercollins9674 oh Tennessee!

[@chimp_ape3346]

Wow these dorms are amazing

[@chadbernal9682]

Um, no?

[@chimp_ape3346]

+Chad Bernal lmao sarcasm

[@elizabethporter2127]

my brother and sister went to rice and their dorm rooms are amazing

[@jetjock8079]

Elizabeth Porter Once my brother ate rice, he liked it

[@aadiliqbalkhan8216]

my girlfriend went to wheat, she told me it is better than rice

[@liahbooker3900]

Wash U is freaking amazing and trust me their dorms make you want to cheat on the ACT just to sleep there

[@justin0717]

I live 2 minutes from Regent and once I drove past the campus's dorm building and saw some guy having a frat party 😎👍

[@arwa3370]

gosh really wanted to see the dorms and can u guys tell me; which is better Harvard dorms or stanford or Oxford

[@aishaislam3499]

probably Oxford and maybe Harvard. i've heard that Stanford dorms are quite cramped haha and at Harvard it seems to be 50/50- like some dorms seem utterly small and cramped while others seem more newer and spacious. I think you might have a better shot at Oxford...? UK dorms in general seem to be more spacious than US ones but perhaps it is just me.

[@jessicas4866]

I'm gonna be honest...I love Stanford but my dorm was terrible! No air conditioning and quite small. Also everything is super far but good news is its gorgeous outside.

[@ThymeMcKernan777]

What is the music that starts about 2 mins in it is amazing

[@cosybully]

How are the dorms at Cal Tech? I lived in Pasadena for five years, and I am curious.

[@baskingbal1]

All college dorm rooms are the same. You have a twin sized bed with a desk on each side of the 100 square foot room.

[@daniv954]

Luke Jackson not exactly true. My dorm came with a large closet, twin xl bed, desk, nightstand, and dresser. It's also apartment style, has a kitchenette, and a full bathroom. And it's freshman housing.

[@antonioreed6075]

Luke Jackson not true

[@madisonbalvanz1800]

Luke Jackson at university of Kentucky, the majority of the students there have their own rooms and share a common area (small kitchen and eating area) and bathroom with their roommate, kinda like a small apartment

[@xoxoDanniRose]

madison balvanz I actually go to UK and you're exactly right. I stayed in WG4 last year. There's only one hall that has your traditional dorm rooms. Blazer dining hall used to be a dorm hall and if you've ever been in there, the bathrooms are old and the offices are old dorm rooms

[@lilytate2290]

Luke Jackson I

[@TheMedicalReptile]

Nice royalty free music

[@katiawatkins6647]

This just made me want to go to Wash U more

[@cheyennelove7040]

Gymnastics Kat13 I go to washu and i can confirm that our housing is litty. Compared to other schools, reslife is pretty great.

[@frelee]

I want to go to WashU was well but the act scores are so high haha. I’ve made a 28 on my first try so I’m hoping I can get into the 30s next time

[@kaashkat8602]

(: my college dorm is no. 6 rice uni slays tbh

[@clarityashtons4273]

.......yet the dorms on other colleges are more expensive wtf! I don't see a $20,000 dorm room here! Why tf they want so much then!?

[@vijabeveritas5990]

You are not just paying for the dorm room, itself, you are paying for Dining Plans, maid service, laundry services, internet services, electric/water usage, upkeep on dorms, building of new dorms, interest payments on loans for dorm buildings, employment of cafeteria workers, food purchasing, etc. It takes a lot of money to keep all that going. Which is not to say some schools are not potentially turning a profit from Room and Board, but it DOES take a lot of money to provide food and housing for students. And a better/nicer college may actually have lower costs to provide those services than a lesser quality college in a big city, for example. It is also why a college that has several years of decreasing enrollment can rather quickly go under/bankrupt. Quick search just indicated that 5 closings per year has been the last 10-year norm, but that number was expected to possibly TRIPLE by the end of 2017, according to a Moody Research study. Mergers of smaller colleges is also on the rise. Running a college aint cheap.

[@saratohamy866]

where is thurston hall on this list thanks

[@cadyweibley2124]

It doesn’t even tell you why? Like what amenities make them the best?

[@Camille-23]

What’s the song at 2:12? I like it

[@pearlguan8321]

Nobody’s going to talk about the price?

[@Josue2155555]

The room and boards fee is per month, semester or year?

[@leasyjackson2808]

Josue2155555 a year

[@isabellaratcliff6224]

Has anyone been to northwestern? How are their dorms and was the college a good choice?

[@cosybully]

I went to Northwestern a long time ago. A lot of new dorms have been built since I graduated. Dorm rooms vary quite a bit.

[@CameraGuyRy]

no wonder the dislike button is removed.... annoying jingle music with a bunch of blurred out text

[@ShelbyInman]

vanderbilt is awesome!

[@CaptinHoot51]

Shelby Inman I know.

[@keatonsilver2662]

I live right next to Soka U.

[@anthonygalea1991]

Bowdoin made #2 Well deserved, These pictures don't do some of the buildings justice :)

[@Fluttershyx2]

University of Virginia?

[@stew8569]

wheres atm

[@alexandramartinez1856]

EJS i

[@chippledon1]

Sure hope the degree your going for will pay for all of this!!!

[@maejibrown7525]

MY COLLEGE #21

[@abigailr.7487]

Umass dorms & food A1 😍❤️

[@Christina-dv8ec]

What my university is so much better than those if your a UCLA student plz like 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@prettymariah6235]

I like regent university and University. of Cincinnati which one?

[@kaylidavis1441]

Pretty Mariah cincinati

[@vijabeveritas5990]

I live in Lynchburg and have been on Liberty U. campus many, many times. Trust me, their dorms are not top 10. And the campus is not remotely a top 100. It is honestly one of the most uninviting campuses that I have EVER been on. Speaking from an atmospheric/architectural standpoint. Nor does it have a very convenient layout. Facilities had some serious coin dropped on them, so you get some nice things to play with, but pretty or inviting? Lynchburg itself, and surrounding area, are truly beautiful, but as for the campus? Just keep on looking. Of course, people pretty much go to Liberty for one reason, so whatever, but it does not belong on this list. If you just want to go to college in L-burg and want a beautiful campus (dorms are not Top 10, but improving), go to Lynchburg College (becoming University of Lynchburg in summer 2018).

[@grantsolomon7417]

WashU has amazing dorms, but ever better mattresses

[@cristinamariapenatechacon7696]

fiu dorms 👍🏼👍🏼

[@briannacosta2989]

does anyone know the name of the music used in this video.. i'm obsessed

[@Camille-23]

Brianna Costa me too!

[@MinionsArmy]

I think it is from Apple Music royalty free downloads

[@albertalouis4738]

It's always quite amusing when Americans talk about "best" dorms. In almost every European country students live in 800+ square feet/80m2 flats with two or three people, having their own furniture etc., and pay 5000 Dollar per year at the very most (excluding some extraordinarily high priced cities like Paris etc.) from their first semester on.

[@thatoneguy4400]

I'm still in elementary COME O..

[@thatoneguy4400]

About 10 more years

[@madamsala2312]

I just graduated

[@mscheesetouch]

super misleading to have a picture of indiana university but have it not be on the actual list. esp. such an iconic landmark of the campus.

[@lisas7948]

Lol when u showed stanford I was out. You are kidding me xD the dorms there suck.

[@lisas7948]

Oh but I do. How do you feel? Don't be belligerent

[@sophhaugh6329]

you.......commented on your own comment............ are used the term belligerent incorrectly.................

[@chloemah8419]

+Sophie W xd have u seen yourself

[@chrisea]

+Sophie Lmao!!! Look at your own comment, you look idiotic. "Are used the term" xDDDD.......

[@KillJoy_Since2017]

free laundry yes please

[@christopherreyes1564]

High Point University is ranked the highest in dorms

[@tjadams1089]

Wow lol. My hometown and my mom went there. They took over the whole city

[@lexie7553]

Baylor....?

[@daltonagronomo1652]

Here in Brazil, we have a terrible educational system, ever on Marxists' hands. Among the more than 1,000 Brazilian universities, none is among the 100 best universities of the world. My congratulations for Americans who were, capable of making a great educational system.

[@mikaltekie2197]

The U of M is way better than 24-17

[@ellynhamon1564]

Go Corban!!!!!

[@imanepink]

Nah UK dorms are better you don't have to share them

[@analisag9613]

This is not official because YOU DID NIT PUT BAYLOR BEARS!!!! BAYLOR IS NUMBER 1 and there is not question asked lol

[@brass427]

Good thing spelling doesn't count.

[@teavlogs822]

Forgetting somthing?? UGA

[@kyshannanewkirk9766]

No HBCU