Housing Tour

Here's a Preview of Your Tour

Each one of our residence halls has its own personality, community and unique opportunities for students. Check out this tour to learn about which residence hall might be the right fit for you. While some lobbies are open to the public, individual rooms are not available to be viewed by the public. Please use the videos provided at each stop to get a better idea of the what an individual room could look like.

25 stops

1

Columbia Hall

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2

Capstone House

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3

820 Henderson Street

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4

Women's Quad

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5

Patterson Hall

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6

South Tower

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7

Campus Village

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8

Bates House

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9

Bates West

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10

East Quad

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11

South Quad

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12

McBryde

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13

Honors Residence Hall

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14

Green Quad

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15

Saga of Columbia

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16

Park Place

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17

650 Lincoln

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18

Preston Residential College

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19

Woodrow

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20

Rutledge College

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21

Pinckney/Legare

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22

Harper/Elliott

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23

DeSaussure College

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24

Thornwell

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25

Maxcy College

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