Residential Facilities | Residential Education and Housing

TCNJ’s Residential Facilities

Residential Education and Housing maintains 15 on campus residential facilities and 12 houses along Pennington and Carlton Road, for a total on campus population of around 4,000 students.

First Year Experience

(Travers and Wolfe Halls, Norsworthy Hall, Allen/Ely/Brewster Hall)

First year students will live in one of the First Year Experience residence halls: Travers, Wolfe, or Cromwell. Travers and Wolfe are two ten story high-rise residence halls with traditional double rooms and communal bathrooms. Cromwell is a suite style residence hall, and consists mainly of three double rooms sharing a bathroom and small foyer, housing a total of 6 students per suite. All first year students live in Living and Learning Communities focused around their First Seminar, or FSP, course.

Sophomore Year Experience

(Allen/Ely/Brewster Hall, Decker Hall, Centennial Hall, Eickhoff Hall, New Residence Hall, Townhouses East)

The Sophomore Year Experience program offers both traditional and suite style buildings. Decker Hall primarily consists of two double rooms connected by a bathroom, housing a total of 4 students per suite. Decker offers a few suites that hold 5 total students as well. Allen, Brewster and Ely Halls, dubbed ‘ABE’ are three small traditional double style residence halls connected by first floor lounges and a basement. ABE also offers a few single rooms. Similarly, Centennial and Norsworthy consist primarily of traditional double rooms and communal bathrooms, with a few singles dispersed throughout. New Residence Hall and Eickhoff Hall offers double rooms each with a private bath.

Upper Class Experience

(Townhouses West, Townhouses South, Phelps and Hausdoerffer Halls, College Houses)

The Upper Class Experience offers single rooms in Townhouses East, West, and South, housing between 2 and 4 students per floor. Each floor includes a bathroom and a small kitchenette. The College Houses line Pennington and Carlton avenue and offer space for 6 to 7 students in a combination of singles and doubles. Each house includes a full kitchen, living room, and two bathrooms. Hausdoerffer and Phelps Halls are the newest addition to the TCNJ campus. These apartment style residence halls provide three singles and one double room, housing a total of 5 students. Each apartment includes a kitchenette, living room and bathroom.