For first-year students we provide rooms in residence halls that are strictly for first-year students and rooms in some of the halls that allow students from other classes (e.g. sophomores and upperclassmen). Most first-year students reside in Kem or Amstutz Halls, located conveniently near the Convo (dining hall) and the Troop Center. Students who are part of a living-learning community are placed into housing together based on various groups established by the university.
In addition to our apartments and residence halls, there are also rooms in fraternity houses and the USA House.
Four-person apartments, located on Samaritan Avenue, are available to students living on the Ashland campus. Four- and five-person apartments on the Mansfield College of Nursing campus are available to students who are enrolled in the undergraduate nursing program, PA program and accelerated nursing programs. If you live in an apartment, you may still select any meal plan, but if you have senior status (90+ credit hours) you may opt out of having a meal plan. All apartments feature full kitchens and two full bathrooms, as well as outdoor spaces.
Housing is available on both the Ashland University main campus and College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CONHS) Mansfield campus for graduate students and students with families.
If you’re a first-year student hoping to feel at home as quickly as possible, you may want to look into a room in a living-learning community (LLC), which places students into housing together based on various groups established by the university.
All students living in an LLC still need to complete a housing application at housing.ashland.edu for placement into LLC housing. Some groups also require coordination through a program coordinator, their contact information is included below.
There are a few LLCs that exist each year regularly:
schoolThis is housing designated for students who are part of the Honors program and is housed in Clayton Hall on designated floors. Interested students should email honorsapps@ashland.edu.
history_eduStudents in the Ashbrook program are encouraged to live in Andrews Hall with other Ashbrook Scholars. Interested students should contact the Ashbrook Program at info@ashbrook.org.
military_techThe USA House is a designated house for students with military affiliation. Students interested in this housing option should contact the Office of Veteran Services at veterans@ashland.edu.
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The following table shows the housing rates per person for the specified academic year. These rates do not include the cost of a meal plan, which is mandatory for all residential students who are not living in a university apartment. For information about meal plan options and costs, visit the Student Dining page.
If you have any housing questions, please contact the Residence Life Office at reslife@ashland.edu.
| Residence Hall | Type of Room | Fall | Spring | Total |
| Amstutz Clark Kem | Regular Double or Triple | $3,380 | $3,380 | $6,760 |
| Amstutz Clark Kem Kilhefner | Regular Single | $3,670 | $3,670 | $7,340 |
| Clark (sororities only) Kilhefner | Paid Double | $3,830 | $3,830 | $7,660 |
| All Halls | Paid Single | $4,340 | $4,340 | $8,680 |
| Andrews Myers | Regular Double or Triple | $3,420 | $3,420 | $6,840 |
| Regular Single | $3,700 | $3,700 | $7,400 | |
| Andrews | Paid Double | $3,740 | $3,740 | $7,480 |
| Regular Quad | $3,890 | $3,890 | $7,780 | |
| Clayton Suite | Regular Double | $4,010 | $4,010 | $8,020 |
| Fraternity & USA Houses | Single/Double | $3,420 | $3,420 | $6,840 |
| Paid Single | $4,340 | $4,340 | $8,680 | |
| Senior Apartments | n/a | $4,050 | $4,050 | $8,100 |
| CONHS Apartments (1081 - Undergraduate) | n/a | $4,000 | $4,000 | $8,000 |
| CONHS Apartments (1071 - Graduate & Family) | n/a | $5,200 | $5,200 | $10,400 |
| Regular Single | 1 set of furniture, typically a smaller-size room for one person |
| Regular Double | 2 sets of furniture |
| Regular Triple | 3 sets of furniture |
| Paid Single | A standard double-size room that one student pays to occupy alone. These rooms have 2 sets of furniture and may also be referred to as a “buyout.” Essentially, the student is paying to keep the second bed empty. |
| Paid Double | A standard triple-size room that two students pay to occupy by themselves. These rooms have 3 sets of furniture and may also be referred to as a “buyout.” Essentially, the two students are splitting the cost to keep the third bed empty. Housing is subject to change at the discretion of Ashland University. |
Each residence hall on campus is staffed with Resident Assistants - student leaders who are active in the hall community and will invest in you and your AU experience. We’re also proud to say that each residence hall on campus has a hall council — a student-run group that plans programs for the hall’s residents and recommends changes and upgrades to the hall’s facilities and policies.
One of two first-year student residence halls, Amstutz Hall has 7 floors and is located at the intersection of Jefferson and Broad streets. Amstutz Hall is next to the John C. Myers Convocation Center and the pedestrian bridge to the Hawkins-Conard Student Center.
Home of the Ashbrook LLC, Andrews Hall has 2 floors for students in the Ashbrook Scholar program. Conveniently located on Claremont Avenue, Andrews Hall is next to the street entrance of the John C. Myers Convocation Center and the crosswalk where Claremont, King, and College Avenues all meet.
Clayton Hall has 8 floors that have been fully renovated with in-suite bathrooms and air conditioning throughout, as well as study rooms on each floor. Located on King Road, Clayton Hall is across the street from the Recreation Center and Intramural Fields.
Reserved for female students only and home to our sorority suites, Clark Hall has 5 floors, 4 of which have laundry rooms. Clark Hall is located off King Road behind Kilhefner Hall and close to the Archer Library.
One of two first-year student residence halls, Kem Hall has 6 floors and is located at the corner of Jefferson Street and Claremont Avenue. Kem Hall is next to the John C. Myers Convocation Center and the pedestrian bridge to the Hawkins-Conard Student Center.
Located on King Road, directly across from both the Recreation Center and the Hawkins-Conard Student Center, Kilhefner Hall consists of 5 floors, all of which have lounges with televisions for students to relax and hang out with friends.
Myers Hall houses students on 3 floors and is located off King Road next to Clayton Hall and behind Clark Hall and is near the Recreation Center, the Archer Library and the Quad. On the ground floor, students can find a lounge area where students can relax, mingle, or study.
In addition to our apartments and residence halls, there are also rooms in fraternity houses and USA House.
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The USA house, located at 658 Olympic Circle, is available for those with military affiliation. If you are interested in living in the USA House, please contact the Office of Veteran Services prior to housing selection by emailing Chelsea Weiler at cweiler@ashland.edu or Mason Feeman at mfeeman@ashland.edu.
We offer four-person apartments on the Ashland campus located on Samaritan Avenue. If you live in an apartment, you may still select any meal plan, but if you have senior status (90+ credit hours) you may opt out of having a meal plan.
Students select their apartments through an apartment lottery in the spring prior to the academic year in which they plan to reside there. The selection order for the apartment lottery is determined by a point-system based on GPA, credit hours and student conduct history. The apartment applications with the highest scores receive earlier lottery times, followed by those with lower scores in descending order. For a full explanation of this process, see the Apartment Agreement, which you can find at housing.ashland.edu under “resources.”
