Housing Options
We believe that housing is more than just a place to sleep. It's where you can spread out and get comfy; where you learn, play, grow, and connect with the community around you. We offer several on-campus living spaces to fit your needs.
On-Campus Options
Not only do the RU living spaces offer you indoor activities and lounge areas, RU students who live on campus can also be found relaxing on campus hammocks, playing volleyball in the sand volleyball court, or competing in pick up games on the outdoor basketball court.
From game nights, to study sessions and engaging learning activities, to outdoor impromptu sports games, your space at RU will become your home. RU is a great place to call home.
Residence Halls
There are three residence halls on campus. Each hall has a chapel, laundry facility, computer lab, TV lounge, study rooms, and community recreation areas with activities like foosball, ping pong tables and pool tables. All residence halls feature access-controlled entry for student safety.
McGee Hall
- Five floors
- Laundry facility on site
- SpectrumU
- Maximum occupancy: 210
- Renovated 2008
- Free Laundry
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Corcoran Hall
- Three floors
- Main Lobby
- Laundry facility on site
- SpectrumU
- Maximum occupancy: 196
- Free Laundry
- Renovated 2009
Side View Floor Plan
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Xavier-Loyola Hall
- Main Lobby renovated summer 2019
- Adjacent parking
- Free Laundry
- Laundry facility on site
- SpectrumU
- Three floors
- Maximum occupancy: 216
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Top View Floor Plan
The Townhouse Village
The Townhouse Village (THV) is a suite-style living community for returning students who apply in groups during the previous spring semester. The townhouses are furnished two-story apartments.
Amenities include:
- Beds and mattresses
- Kitchen table and chairs
- Kitchen appliances (cook top, convection microwave oven, refrigerator)
- Living room furniture included: 1 couch, 1 chair, 1 coffee table and 1 side table in the living room.
- SpectrumU
- Gated Parking
- Free Laundry facility on site in community center
- One, two and three bedroom options
- Renovated 2018
Rock Row Housing
Rock Row is the newest addition to the RU student housing options, available to juniors and seniors in good standing with the university. The townhome-style units are located on the south side of campus in the 5400 block of Forest Avenue.
Featuring bungalow-inspired design elements echoing the characteristic architecture of the surrounding neighborhood, both townhome units are divided into four "homes," each with four private bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, and a kitchen split between three levels.
Amenities include:
- SpectrumU
- Trash and recycling pickup
- Laundry facilities
- Off-street parking
- Furniture includes (bed, bar stools, kitchen appliances, washer and dryer).
- Catholic/Ignatian-Spirituality
- Opportunity to apply for and make the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life of St. Ignatius or access to spiritual direction
- 24-access to an on-floor Blessed Sacrament chapel
- Weekly community meal/spirituality night
- Reduced fees to the Ignatian Family Teach-In, Solidarity-Immersion Trips, and retreats
- Sustainability and Eco-Spirituality
- Opportunity to engage in spiritual life through sustainability and environmental awareness
- Community engagement in environmental preservation and stewardship (work with community organizations engaged in environmentalism, on-site gardening, composting, and food preservation)
- Opportunity for spiritual direction
- Weekly community meal/spirituality night
- Reduced fees to the Ignatian Family Teach-In, Solidarity-Immersion Trips, and retreats
- Single or double rooms
- Individual bathrooms
- Commons areas
- Kitchen
- Laundry
- Reflection and prayer spaces
Kateri Community
Kateri Community houses two different communities with focuses in:
Kateri Community is located in a former Jesuit residence situated just across the street from campus on Rockhurst Road. Living quarters include:
Students apply to Kateri Community and indicate their preference (Catholic/Ignatian or Sustainability/Eco-Spirituality) when submitting their housing request early in spring semester. Preference will be given to seniors and juniors. Former members of Kateri Community are eligible to apply to live/serve as a Kateri Assistant, which involves summer lodging/communal living in exchange for weekly chores. Contact Anna Muenchen for information.
Services
All of our housing options are equipped with air conditioning, wireless internet and cable access.
ADA Spaces
Please contact the Disability Resource Center Coordinator at 816.501.4037 if you have questions about ADA housing accommodations
Residence Life Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming and Non-Binary Housing
If you are interested in living on campus with other students who share or affirm your identity, please contact the Office of Residence Life at 816-501-4663. More information about housing accommodations for students identifying as transgender, gender non-confirming, and non-binary is available at Residence Life Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming and Non-Binary Housing.
Summer Housing
If you are interested in living on campus while taking summer classes, please contact the Office of Residence Life at 816-501-4663. Summer housing applications are available at Summer Housing.
