When you live in a residence hall, our campus is at your fingertips. Each hall has communal spaces, kitchens, laundry facilities, and specific amenities that are unique to that space. You’ll quickly discover that “home” is here!
While a birds-eye view is always nice, our residence hall communities are even better at ground level.
Photo credit: Suhail Akram BA '24
The forest halls tend to have very close-knit communities. It’s common to see a couple of residents with a mandolin and a guitar jamming out together, or sitting out on the picnic tables doing homework in the sun.
Cami Hildum BA ’24
Corbett, Oregon
I love living in a large residence hall that’s always alive with a ton of interesting people, events, and stories.
Whitney Schilling BA ’27
Vancouver, Washington
My favorite part about living on campus is how close everyone gets. You’re constantly surrounded by friends and new people.
Whitney Maxfield BA ’25
Riverton, Utah
The best part about living on campus is enjoying the beautiful scenery, the independence that comes from living away from home, and the friendships you build with the people and entire community you live around.
Alie Cicero BA ’24
Arcadia, California
I lived in Copeland twice. Copeland is predominantly athletes and first-year students. I also lived in the Forest complex in Alder, which was very quiet and relaxing.
DJ Smith BA ’23
Las Vegas, Nevada
I absolutely love being an RA at Lewis & Clark because it has given me the chance to create a space for students to find joy. Getting to create an inclusive and welcoming community where residents feel like they belong has been one of the most rewarding aspects of the job.
Grace Billings BA ’24
Poulsbo, Washington
Now I live in Forest and it is super social. My hall-mates are so friendly and giving, we frequently share food, have jam sessions, and study together.
Evelyn Gore BA ’26
Lakeville, Minnesota
The best thing about living on campus is being able to walk around such a peaceful campus. Other colleges tend to have lots of buildings and traffic, and ours has so much nature.
Arielle Bloom BA ’24
Portland, Oregon
Living on campus is great because of how close you are to everything! Friends, classes, the library, your professors, events. It makes it really easy to feel connected to everything that’s happening around campus and to be a part of the community.
Ashleen Smith BA ’23
Madras, Oregon
The best thing about living on campus is the convenience. I did not have to drive anywhere, I was able to walk back to my room whenever I wanted to, and food was readily accessible.
Katie Shimaura BA ’24
Mililani, Hawai‘i
Something I really enjoyed while living on campus was the proximity to classes. If I forgot something in my room, I could just go grab it and still make it to class on time!
Helen Guyton BA ’23
Cologne, Germany
The best thing about living on campus is how easy it is to hangout with friends, meet up with people atWatzek Library, and sprint back to my room when I inevitably forget my notebook.
Zoë Sanderson BA ’24
Eugene, Oregon
I love living on campus because I like being surrounded by people who are walking in a similar direction with me. Being at the same stage of life, we share interests, lifestyles, and goals, which creates a very encouraging environment.
Katrina Kuzmina BA ’23
Moscow, Russia
I find that the facilities present in the residence halls grant me ways to form genuine connections with people while doing activities I love.
Mithila Tambe BA ’25
Pune, Maharashtra, India
The best thing about living on campus is the proximity to the support systems you develop. The small floors allow for tight-knit communities of students living together, and it’s a wonderful feeling to create those connections.
Liv Nicks-Turnley BA ’23
Longmont, Colorado
Located in the heart of campus, you can often find students chatting around Akin’s cozy fireplace, cooking in the communal kitchen, or playing the grand piano in the common space.
As one of the most popular halls for first-year students, Copeland is loved for its fun personality and scenic ravine views.
Forest is a community of five residence halls and a communal lounge that can be found among the trees at the southernmost part of campus.
Hartzfeld, affectionately known to our students as Hartzi, is an upperclassmen suite-style residence hall, with four students in two rooms sharing bathroom facilities.
The newest residence hall, Holmes, houses sophomore, junior, and senior students who love to spend time at the game room, hall kitchen, and outdoor fireplace.
East, Roberts, and West Halls house juniors and seniors in apartment-style suites.
Composed of students across all class years, Platt-Howard is a small, tight-knit community featuring The Platteau, a student-run art center, on the ground floor.
Adjoining Odell Hall and housing only single-semester residents who are often participating on an overseas program, Stewart has a friendly, caring atmosphere.
Odell’s central location, in close proximity to academic buildings and Fowler Student Center, makes it extremely popular with juniors and seniors. It adjoins Stewart Hall.
Excitement, whirlwind, fun, chaos, electric—these are all words our students use to describe moving into our residence halls for the first time. Our amazing team of students and staff are here to help you feel right at home.
There’s lots of advice about what to bring out there (in fact, we have some for you), but what about what you shouldn’t pack in your suitcase? Let our students help you out by breaking down their top 10.
| Room Type | Semester Rate | Academic Year Rate |
| Double/Triple/Quad | $4,257 | $8,514 |
| Single | $4,858 | $9,716 |
| Apartment | $5,471 | $10,942 |
You are welcome to choose from any of the residence halls that you are eligible for based on your class year. This does not mean that you are guaranteed to be placed there. We try our best to place people where they choose but certain areas fill up quickly.
In all residence halls there are restrooms; showers, with private shower stalls; fully equipped kitchens with a community fridge and stove/oven combo; and free laundry facilities.
At Lewis & Clark College, gender-inclusive housing is available for all residential students. Campus Living welcomes students of all gender identities and strives to place students in the best housing arrangement based on their indicated needs and preferences.
All residence halls on campus are gender-inclusive with gender inclusive bathrooms with the exception of one single gender floor for men in Copeland, 2 single gender floors for women in Copeland, and one single gender floor for women in Spruce.
In order to ensure our housing processes are equitable and inclusive for all residents, Campus Living will not automatically assign roommates based on sex assigned at birth. Students who apply to live on-campus will indicate their own gender identity and all gender identities⁺ they feel comfortable living with through our housing portal. Once housing applications are completed, Campus Living staff will work to ensure that students are paired with a suitable roommate.
As meal plans are required for all residential students, there is no easy way to just cancel a meal plan. If you would like to explore the option of formally applying for an exemption for health reasons, please see the meal plan exemption request on our website. Otherwise, meal plans are required for all students living on campus, so if you would like a reduced plan, you can change your meal plan for the next semester through our housing portal.
