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Harvard University · Cambridge, MA

Harvard Universitydorm room planner.

6 residence halls · 14 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

Published sizes at Harvard University, drawn side by side at one scale.

  • Harvard University
  • 6 residence halls
  • 14 room types
  • 14 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

Harvard University dorms ranked by single size · published sizes

Not all singlesare equal.

The biggest single at Harvard University is at North Hall (Law School): 287 sq ft. The smallest is at The Historical Yards, 102 sq ft. For comparison, the typical single across 38 colleges is 126 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 single rooms at Harvard University, largest first
Halls and sizeFloor area
North Hall (Law School) · Single18 × 15.5 ft287 sq ft
North Hall (Law School) · Single17 × 13.5 ft230 sq ft
North Hall (Law School) · Single16 × 11.5 ft186 sq ft
River Houses (Eliot, Dunster, Adams) · Single14 × 10 ft140 sq ft
River Houses (Eliot, Dunster, Adams) · Single11 × 11 ft121 sq ft
Canaday Hall (Crimson Yard Moderns) · Single12 × 9 ft108 sq ft
The Historical Yards · Single12 × 8.5 ft102 sq ft

Your room at Harvard University,planned.

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

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