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A white clay model of a furnished dorm room with two beds, two desks and dressers, its walls edged in blue.

Purdue University · Residence hall · 5 room types

Honors College and Residencesroom dimensions.

5 room types at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, 5 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Quad w/AC · 18.2 × 18 ft
  • Single w/AC · 11.7 × 11.5 ft
  • Sixth Floor Double · 19 × 11.7 ft
  • Twin XL beds
  • Closet as published

Floor plans · all 5 rooms at the same scale

Five room types,drawn to scale.

  • Quad w/AC · Sleeps 4

    18.2 × 18 ft

    327 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    18.2 ft18 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSERDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Single w/AC · Sleeps 1

    11.7 × 11.5 ft

    134 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    11.7 ft11.5 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Sixth Floor Double · Sleeps 2

    19 × 11.7 ft

    222 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    19 ft11.7 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Floors 2-5 Double · Sleeps 2

    18.7 × 11.7 ft

    218 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    18.7 ft11.7 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Floors 2-6 Triple · Sleeps 3

    19.8 × 18.3 ft

    362 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    19.8 ft18.3 ftBEDBEDBEDDRESSERDRESSERDRESSERDESKDESKDESK
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft

Closet: 2.83′ wide × 2.83′ deep, as published for this building.

Standard furniture footprints

What's alreadyin the room.

  • Bed · Twin XL3.17′ × 6.67′
  • Dresser2.5′ × 2′
  • Desk3.5′ × 2′
  • Desk chair1.5′ × 1.5′
  • Closet2.83′ × 2.83′ · as published for this building

The built-in pieces the layouts plan around, at the sizes we use for fit checks. All drawn at the same scale · 20 px per ft

Open floor,once it's all in.

Our estimate from the footprints above, one of each piece per person. For most furnished singles and doubles, a 5 × 7 rug fits the open floor better than a larger size.

  • Quad w/AC · 327 sq ft99 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 228 sq ft open
  • Single w/AC · 134 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 99 sq ft open
  • Sixth Floor Double · 222 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 151 sq ft open
  • Floors 2-5 Double · 218 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 147 sq ft open
  • Floors 2-6 Triple · 362 sq ft106 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 256 sq ft open

Honors College and Residences,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure