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University of Massachusetts Amherst

UMass Amherstdorm room planner.

4 residence halls · 8 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 161 or 187 square feet here. Seeing them side by side is the whole point.

  • UMass Amherst
  • 4 residence halls
  • 8 room types
  • 8 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.

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UMass Amherst dorms ranked by double size · published sizes

Not all doublesare equal.

The biggest double at UMass Amherst is at Traditional Residence Halls (Southwest, Central, Northeast, Orchard Hill): 187 sq ft. The smallest is at Sylvan Residential Area (McNamara, Brown, Cashin), 161 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst, largest first
Halls and sizeFloor area
Traditional Residence Halls (Southwest, Central, Northeast, Orchard Hill) · Double15 × 12.5 ft187 sq ft
Commonwealth Honors College (Elm, Maple, Birch, Linden, Oak, Sycamore) · Double15.5 × 11.5 ft178 sq ft
Sylvan Residential Area (McNamara, Brown, Cashin) · Double14 × 11.5 ft161 sq ft

Your room at UMass Amherst,planned.

Your University of Massachusetts Amherst room, planned to the inch. How we measure these rooms

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