Housing

Beyond being a comfortable place to live, Pacific's residence halls and houses are at the heart of students' academic and social lives.

"I like living on campus because it's more intimate and a more true 'college experience.' The independence is a big part of growing up."
— Kellie Takamori

You will study, meet friends and grow as a person, all while being supported by professional and student live-in staff. Plus, being able to roll out of bed minutes before class starts is pretty great.

Find information about our housing options, gender and housing assignments, as well as specialty wing options.

While individual hall rooms will vary in size and shape, each is furnished with a single bed, dresser, mirror, desk with overhead light, chair, bulletin board, mini-blinds, computer network connection, smoke detector, closet and storage space. Additionally, halls contain lounges for hangouts and studying, laundry facilities, and kitchens.

Buildings

1st year students typically live in:

  • Cascade Hall: mostly shared (2-person) rooms, with a few private rooms and shared suites (have a bathroom)
  • McCormick Hall: mostly shared (2-person) rooms, with a few private rooms, private suites and shared suites (shares a bathroom with another suite)
  • Walter Hall: mostly shared (2-person) rooms, with a few private rooms

Returning, transfer and professional students typically live in:

See eligibility requirements for residence halls and houses.

Pricing information for rooms can be found here.

Gender & Housing

Campus Living welcomes students of all genders to live at Pacific University and offers gender-inclusive housing options to all residential students. Our team is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for students of all gender identities. We make every effort to place students in the housing arrangements that best meet students' needs and preferences.

All residential buildings are gender-inclusive with the exception of a men's wing and a women's wing, both in Walter Hall.

Through the new student housing application, students will select their gender identity. If a student chooses to form a roommate group, they can create a with whomever they'd like to live with, regardless of their gender identity. If a roommate group is not created, Campus Living will match students with roommates whose gender matches their own.

Students may contact Campus Living at any time to change their gender identity or other housing preferences. Official name changes and legal sex designation changes with the University should be made with the Registrar's Office via the process described here.

Halls, Floors & Wings: Campus housing halls, floors and wings are gender-inclusive, with the exception of a men's wing and a women's wing.

All Gender Bathrooms and Restrooms: All gender bathrooms (toilet, sink and shower) and restrooms (toilet and sink) are available as follows: 

  • Cascade: private use all-gender bathrooms with showers on each floor
  • McCormick: four private-use all-gender restrooms on 1st and 2nd floors; no all gender showers available
  • Walter Hall: 1 private-use all gender restroom and 1 private-use all-gender bathroom on 1st floor
  • Burlingham & Gilbert: no community all-gender bathrooms or restrooms; all units have private bathrooms
  • Vandervelden: 1 community all-gender restroom; all units have private bathrooms

When completing a housing application, students will have the option to select if they need access to an all gender bathroom so that we can make their placement accordingly.

Specialty Wing Options

These wings are designated portions of otherwise typical floors for students who prefer such communities, and are pending based on available space and student interest. These wings are located near typical floors and wings, and as such, students from other wings will walk through and share community spaces with the students of each specialty wing.

Women's Wing: A wing within a traditional residence hall where neighbors are women.

Men's Wing: A wing within a traditional residence hall where neighbors are men.

Rainbow Wing: A wing in a traditional hall with rooms for students who are in or allies to the LGBTQIA+ community, including those who identify outside the gender binary. This wing provides a space that affirms the experiences of students in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Walter Hall exterior
Walter Hall

Walter Hall is a traditional residence hall for first-year students, offering primarily double rooms, a community kitchen, lounges and laundry facilities. The largest of Pacific’s residence halls, Walter Hall is home to more than 240 students. It is a gender-inclusive building and also home to Pacific’s men’s wing and women’s wing.

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Cascade Hall exterior
Cascade Hall

Cascade Hall is a traditional residential building featuring single, double and quad suite units, community lounges and kitchens, and study and recreation spaces.

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Large brick building, McCormick
McCormick Hall

Fondly known as “Mac,” McCormick Hall is a residence hall that houses many first and second-year students. The hall offers single, double and quad rooms, along with social and study area, a community kitchen, and laundry facilities — and a storied history shared by Pacific University alumni.

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Burlingham Hall exterior
Burlingham Hall

Built in 2007, Burlingham Hall offers apartment- and suite-style accommodations, as well as a community kitchen, lounges, and laundry facilities. Designed to give students a sense of community combined with increased independent living, this four-story hall typically houses upperclassmen and some second-year students.

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Gilbert Hall

Gilbert Hall opened in 2009 alongside Burlingham Hall. Designed for students that are 19 years old or older prior to the start of the Fall term or have fulfilled one-year of the University's two-year residency requirement. Gilbert is a residence hall featuring four and six-person apartments, as well as three and four-person suites. Units have bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens or kitchenettes, and the hall also features shared community spaces. Gilbert also features energy-efficient design and an indoor bike storage room. 

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Vandervelden Court

Named for Forest Grove businessman and philanthropist Joe Vandervelden ‘37, Vandervelden Court apartments offers furnished apartments with four bedrooms, a kitchen, two bathrooms, and a living area. Vandervelden houses mostly upperclassmen and graduate/professional students.

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Houses

Campus houses available to current graduate students and upperclassmen

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