Compare Housing Options

Need help deciding between which residence hall or apartment complex is right for you? Use the charts below to understand the differences between your housing options.

Residence Halls

The table below provides a summary comparison of UC Berkeley’s residence hall complexes according to a variety of criteria, such as location, room occupancy, and bathroom type. Please note that all residence hall contacts include a meal plan, furniture, utilities, wifi, live-in support staff, laundry facilities, and more. Note: The least expensive housing option is a quad room.

A legend describing the abbreviations used can be found just below each chart.

	UNIT 1	UNIT 2	UNIT 3	BLACKWELL	CLARK KERR RES HALL	CLARK KERR SUITE	FOOTHILL	MARTINEZ COMMONS	STERN
ROOM OCCUPANCY AVAILABLE	S, D, MS, T, TS	D, MS, T, TS	S, D, T, TS	S, D	S, D, T	SS, DS, TS	SS, DS, TS, QS	D	S, D, T, DS
CAMPUS LOCATION	South	South	South	South	Southeast	Southeast	Northeast	South	Northeast
WALKING TIME TO SPROUL PLAZA	6 MIN	8 MIN	5 MIN	5 MIN	15 MIN	15 MIN	15 MIN	7 MIN	15 MIN
GENDER DESIGNATION (All- or Single-Gender Floors)	AG, SGL	AG, SGL	AG, SGL	AG, SGL	AG	SGL	AG, SGL	AG	ALL WOMEN
ELEVATORS	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES
BATHROOM TYPE (All or Single Gender)	BOTH	BOTH	BOTH	BOTH	AG	SINGLE	BOTH	BOTH	SINGLE
FLOOR LOUNGES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES
MAIN LOUNGE	4	4	5	1	4	1	2	1	1
DINING CENTER ON SITE (All Residents have access to all Dining Halls)	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
Academic Services Center ON SITE	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	SHARE w/ FH
THEME PROGRAMS/LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES	AA, NA, SFE	APA	CASA, UNITY	—	GETH	GETH	WiSE	TLLC	—
OPEN DURING WINTER BREAK	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO

KEY:

AA – African American Theme Program
AG – All Gender
APA – Asian Pacific American Theme House
CM – Casa Magdalena Mora Theme Program
D – Double
DS – Double Room in Suite
FH – Foothill
GETH – Global Environment Theme House
MC – Martinez Commons
MS – Double and Triple room in Mini-Suite
NA – Native American Theme Program
QS – Quad Room in Suite
S – Single

SFE – Substance-Free Environment
SGL – Single Gender
SHARE – Stern and Foothill share an Academic Services Center
SS – Single Room in Suite
T – Triple
TH/S – Town House Single
TH/D – Town House Double
TLLC – Transfer Living Learning Community
TS – Triple Room in Suite
TUD – Transfer, Upper Division
UNITY – Unity House
WiSE – Empowering Womxn in STEAM

Undergraduate Apartments

The table below provides a summary comparison of UC Berkeley’s apartment buildings according to a variety of criteria, such as location, room occupancy, and bathroom type. All apartments are furnished and include a full kitchen (full refrigerator, stove, oven and microwave), and furnished common rooms (living rooms). Every apartment building has a recreation area, laundry facilities, vending/ice machines, and live-in hall staff. And replace with this: While apartment rates do not include meal plans, residents may purchase one of our off-campus meal plans (learn more about Meal Plans).

A legend describing the abbreviations used in the chart can be found just below each chart.

	CHANNING BOWDITCH	MARTINEZ COMMONS	WADA	CLARK KERR APARTMENTS
ROOM OCCUPANCY AVAILABLE	S, D, TH/S, TH/D	S	D, T	D, T
CAMPUS LOCATION	South	South	South	Southeast
WALKING TIME TO SPROUL PLAZA	6 MIN	7 MIN	8 MIN	15 MIN
GENDER DESIGNATION (All- or Single-Gender Floors)	SINGLE	SINGLE*	SINGLE	SINGLE
ELEVATORS	YES	YES	YES	NO
BATHROOM TYPE (All or Single Gender)	SINGLE	SINGLE	SINGLE	SINGLE
FLOOR LOUNGES	NO	NO	NO	NO
MAIN LOUNGE	1	1	1	1
Academic Services Center ON SITE	Share w/ MC	YES	YES	YES
LEASE LENGTH	Academic Year	Academic Year	Academic Year	Academic Year
OPEN DURING WINTER BREAK	YES	YES	YES	YES

KEY:

D – Double
MC – Martinez Commons
S – Single

T – Triple
TH/S – Town House Single
TH/D – Town House Double