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California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA

Caltechdorm room planner.

6 residence halls · 10 room types with real measured dimensions. Pick your building, get a layout that fits to the inch, and a shoppable list that fits your budget.

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Every room type, one scale1 square = 1 ft

The same “double” can be 120 or 190 square feet here. Seeing them side by side is the whole point.

  • Caltech
  • 6 residence halls
  • 10 room types
  • 10 published sizes

Residence halls · A to Z

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Open a building for its room types, measured dimensions, bed and closet sizes, and an example layout drawn to scale.

6 of 6 buildings shown

Caltech dorms ranked by double size · published sizes

Not all doublesare equal.

The biggest double at Caltech is at Avery: 190 sq ft. The smallest is at Braun, 120 sq ft. For comparison, the typical double across 45 colleges is 180 sq ft (average dorm room size). Published dimensions describe room types, not individual rooms, so confirm anything tight on move-in day.

Floor area of double rooms at California Institute of Technology, largest first
Halls and sizeFloor area
Avery · Double16 × 12 ft190 sq ft
The South Houses (Blacker, Dabney, Fleming, Ricketts) · Double23 × 8 ft184 sq ft
The South Houses (Blacker, Dabney, Fleming, Ricketts) · Double15 × 12 ft180 sq ft
The North Houses (Lloyd, Page, Ruddock/Venerable) · Double15.5 × 12 ft180 sq ft
Braun · Double12 × 10 ft120 sq ft

Your room at Caltech,planned.

Your California Institute of Technology room, planned to the inch. How we measure these rooms

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