Residential Housing & Rates

Gustavus is a four-year residential College and has a variety of housing options, selected in the Spring/Summer for the following academic year. First-year students submit ranked choices and are assigned housing in designated first-year student residence halls (For 2024-2025, Norelius Hall or Pittman Hall). Returning students participate in Room Selection and receive date/time slots based on a random ranking by class year and select from available units at their time slot based on housing type (single, double, triple, etc). Sohre Hall will be upper-class single housing for 2024-2025. Arbor View, Chapel View, College View and Southwest Halls primarily house Seniors. Rundstrom and Uhler Halls house primarily Juniors. Complex (North, Gibbs, Sorensen) primarily houses Sophomores and Juniors. The ILS Houses and Carlson International Center (Crossroads) house returning students placed based on a special application process. We are not able to guarantee any student a certain buliding or type of housing assignment. If you have questions about a medical accommodation/housing requirement, please see our Housing Accommodations information page and required paperwork. If you have any other questions please contact our office, reslife@gustavus.edu or 507-933-7529. See below for housing rates.

Residential Housing/Building Information

Arbor View Apartments

History: Purchased by the College in the summer of 1998

Occupancy: 64 residents

Amenities: Each apartment contains a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a dining room, and kitchen. The apartments are furnished with a sofa, chair, dining room table and 2 chairs, and a bed, dresser, desk, and desk chair for each occupant. Ample on-site parking. Laundry and printing facilities in building.

Chapel View Townhomes

History: On-campus housing option since 2012.

Occupancy: 56 upper-class students.

Amenities: Each of these townhomes has four individual bedrooms (two singles on each level of the townhome), a kitchen, living room, a washing machine and dryer, and two bathrooms. The apartments are furnished with beds, desks and desk chairs. There are also kitchen counter stools along the kitchen peninsula in each townhome. Each bedroom has its own sink and built-in closet space. Beds can be bunked without the use of rented Bedloft.com pieces. On-site parking. 

College View Apartments

Carlson International Center & Swedish House

History: Original 12-plex (Rooms 101-106 & 201-206) built in 1988. Remaining building built after the 1998 tornado.

Occupancy: 140 upper-class students.

Amenities: Each of these student apartments have two bedrooms, a kitchen, and ample storage. Apartments 101-106, 201-206, and apartment 118 have one bathroom - all other apartments have two bathrooms. The apartments are furnished with a sofa, chair, dining room table and 2 chairs, and a bed, dresser, desk, and desk chair for each occupant. Beds in College View can be bunked without the use of rented Bedloft.com pieces. Lofting a bed still requires renting pieces. The building contains two laundry rooms, a computer room, several common lounges and study spaces.

History: Constructed in 2000

Occupancy: 75 upperclass students in the International Center (suite style & double rooms); 10 in the Swedish House (apartment-style)

Hall amenities: Home to the Crossroads Community; large community room and kitchen as well as floor lounges; laundry room and computer room.

To reserve the large lounge and/or community kitchen, you must complete a reservation request via this FORM!

Room amenities: Desk, desk chair, bed (mattress & frame), and closet space for each resident. Beds in the International Center can be bunked without the use of rented Bedloft.com pieces. Lofting a bed requires rental from Bedloft.com.

Gibbs Hall

ILS Houses

History: Constructed in 1966 to link North Hall & Sorensen Hall. Was known as Link Hall until 2003.

Occupancy: 54 upperclass students in double- and single-occupancy rooms

Hall amenities: ground level study lounge, computer room, kitchen.

Room amenities: Desk, desk chair, bed (mattress & frame), and built-in closet space for each resident; Gibbs rooms have tile floors. Wooden bed frames are in each room, so beds can be bunked. Lofting beds requires a rental from Bedloft.com

Norelius Hall

History: Opened in 1967. You might hear it referred to as "Co-Ed" since it was the first residence hall at Gustavus to house both men and women.

Occupancy: 372 first-year students

Hall amenities: Section-style layout - 22 residents and one Collegiate Fellow around a common lounge space; large lounge with fireplace and conversation area, an in-hall computer lab, and two large study areas, large TV lounge. 

Room amenities: Desk, desk chair, bed (mattress & frame), and closet space is provided for each resident. Lofting a bed requires a rental from Bedloft.com.

North Hall

History: Opened in 1962

Occupancy: 192 upperclass students (primarily sophomores & juniors)

Hall amenities: A spacious basement lounge, kitchen, study room, and TV room 

Room amenities: Desk, desk chair, bed (mattress & frame), and closet space is provided for each resident. Metal bed frames are in each room. Carpet is in rooms on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors. 4th floor has tile floors. Lofting a bed requires a rental from Bedloft.com.

Pittman Hall

History: Opened in 1963 (originally called Valley View Hall)

Occupancy: 190 residents

Hall amenities: large lounge and television room on the lower level, and a smaller lounge on each floor.

Room amenities: Each room is furnished with a bed, bed frame, mattress, desk, desk chair, and built-in closet space for each resident. Lofting requires a rental from Bedloft.com. Pittman rooms have carpet, a sink, and vanity.

Prairie View Hall

History: Constructed in 1998

Occupancy: 59 upperclass students (sophomore, junior, senior)

Hall amenities: computer room, lounge with a TV and small kitchen

Room amenities: Each room is furnished with a bed, bed frame, mattress, desk, desk chair, and built-in closet space for each resident. Beds may be bunked. Lofting beds requires a rental from Bedloft.com. Rooms do not have carpet.

Rundstrom Hall

History: Opened in 1938

Occupancy: 96 upperclass students (sophomore, junior, senior)

Hall amenities: Large lounge/television room, computer room, kitchenette, and a small chapel.

Room amenities: Each room is furnished with a bed, bed frame, mattress, desk, desk chair, and closet space for each resident. Each room also has a sink and vanity. Rooms do not have carpet.

Sohre Hall

History: Opened in 1961

Occupancy: 190 residents (typically 2 floors of first-year students and 2 floors of returning students)

Hall amenities: Sohre has a large lounge, television room, kitchen, computer room, and study room. 

Room amenities: Each room is furnished with a bed, bed frame, mattress, desk, desk chair, and closet space for each resident. Sohre rooms do not have carpeting.

Sorensen Hall

History: Opened in 1955.

Occupancy: 192 upperclass students (primarily sophomores and juniors). 

Hall amenities: large recreational lounge in the basement, a television room, and a kitchen

Room amenities: Each room is furnished with a bed, bed frame, mattress, desk, desk chair, and closet space for each resident. Rooms have tile floors. Beds can be bunked without a rental kit, but a Bedloft rental is needed to loft a bed.

Southwest Hall

History: Built in 2005.

Occupancy: 192 students (primarily junior and senior)

Hall amenities: Varied room types: four-person apartments, four-person suites with individual bedrooms, several six-person suites selected as 'singles'.

Room amenities: Apartments have a full kitchen, bathroom, and two bedrooms. Suites have a shared bathroom and shared living room space. Each resident is provided a bed, bed frame, mattress, desk, desk chair, and closet space. Beds in Southwest can be bunked without renting items from Bedloft.com. Beds can only be lofted with rented pieces from Bedloft.com.

Uhler Hall

History: Opened in 1929

Occupancy: 195 upperclass students

Hall amenities: The lower level houses a kitchen, study room, computer room, television room, laundry, and lounge. Each student will have a desk, desk chair, bed, and closet space in each room.

Room amenities: Doubles, triples, and quads are available. Doubles house two students and consist of a bedroom and living room space. Triples house three students and consist of a bedroom and living room space. Quads house four students and consist of two bedrooms and a large living room space. 


Housing Rates for 2024-2025

All room rates listed below per person, 'per year' is for the acadmic year Fall and Spring semesters

 Hall Name
 Rate

Arbor View Apartments (4-person units, 2 bedrooms)*

$4635 per semester/$9270 per year

Carlson International Center (Crossroads Program)

$4030 per semester/$8060 per year

Chapel View Townhomes (4-person units, 4 bedrooms)*

$4635 per semester/$9270 per year

College View Apartments (4-person units, 2 bedrooms)*

$4635 per semester/$9270 per year

Gibbs Hall, Double:

Gibbs Hall, Single:

$3525 per semester/$7050 per year

$4125 per semester/$8250 per year

Norelius Hall, Double (first-year housing):

$3525 per semester/$7050 per year

North Hall, Double:

$3525 per semester/$7050 per year

Pittman Hall, Double (first-year housing):

$3525 per semester/$7050 per year

Prairie View Hall, Double:

$3525 per semester/$7050 per year

Rundstrom Hall, Double:

Rundstrom Hall, Triple:

$3525 per semester/$7050 per year

$3785 per semester/$7570 per year

Sohre Hall, Single

$4125 per semester/$8250 per year

Sorensen Hall, Double

$3525 per semester/$7050 per year

Southwest Hall, Apartment:

Southwest Hall, Suite:

$4635 per semester/$9270 per year

$4105 per semester/$8210 per year

Uhler Hall, Single:

Uhler Hall, Double:

Uhler Hall, Triple:

Uhler Hall, Quad:

$4125 per semester/$8250 per year

$3525 per semester/$7050 per year

$3785 per semester/$7570 per year

$3955 per semester/$7910 per year

ILS Houses (including 7th St houses & the Swedish House)

$4635 per semester/$9270 per year

All students living on campus in singles, doubles, triples, quads, and suites are required to have a college meal plan. *Those living in on-campus apartments or houses may choose a meal plan if they would like. More info about meal plans can be found on the Dining Services page.