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· NewHall Finder: which Columbia University hall is closest to your classes?

Columbia University · New York, NY

Columbia Universitydorm room planner.

11 residence halls · 21 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 142 or 200 square feet here. Seeing them side by side is the whole point.

  • Columbia University
  • 11 residence halls
  • 21 room types
  • 21 published sizes

· NewHall Finder · Columbia University

Which hall is closestto your classes?

Upload your schedule or add your classes. We rank all 11 Columbia University halls by weekly walking time and draw the routes.

  1. 01Works with a calendar file (.ics) of your schedule, or add classes by hand
  2. 02Real walking routes, AC and room sizes for every hall
  3. 03Plan the room in your top pick with one tap
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A map of Columbia University with walking routes from Hartley Hall to five class buildings.
  1. 1Hartley Hall2 h 15 m
  2. 2Furnald Hall2 h 19 m

Residence halls · A to Z

Pick yourbuilding.

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

11 of 11 buildings shown

Columbia University dorms ranked by double size · published sizes

Not all doublesare equal.

The biggest double at Columbia University is at McBain: 214 sq ft. The smallest is at Wien, 142 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 Columbia University, largest first
Halls and sizeFloor area
McBain · Double16.5 × 13 ft214 sq ft
Furnald, Schapiro, Hogan Hall & Ruggles · Double16 × 12.5 ft200 sq ft
John Jay · Double16 × 12 ft192 sq ft
Hartley · Double15 × 12.5 ft188 sq ft
Broadway · Double14.5 × 12.5 ft181 sq ft
Carman · Double15 × 12 ft180 sq ft
McBain · Double13.5 × 11.5 ft155 sq ft
Wien · Double13.5 × 10.5 ft142 sq ft

Your room at Columbia University,planned.

Your Columbia University room, planned to the inch. How we measure these rooms

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