On-Campus Housing Options
We are pleased to offer a variety of living environments to AU students:
- Living-learning communities for some of our incoming first-year students (aka freshmen)
- Residence halls with a variety of room configurations (e.g. single-occupancy, double-occupancy, triple-occupancy).
- Apartment-style accommodations for students on the Ashland campus or College of Nursing & Health Sciences Mansfield campus.
Living-Learning Communities
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 into various groups established by the university. We are currently in the process of reviewing our LLC offerings for 2023/2024. Please email reslife@ashland.edu if you are interested in an update.
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:
- Honors - This is housing designated for students who are part of the Honors program and is housing in Clayton Hall on designated floors. Upperclassmen Honors students can choose to live in the Honors community too! Interested students should email honorsapps@ashland.edu.
- Ashbrook - Students in the Ashbrook program are encouraged to live in Andrews Hall with other Ashbrook Scholars. Interested students should contact the Ashbrook Program.
- USA House - The USA House is a designated house as part of our Fraternity Circle houses for students with military affiliation. Students interested in this housing option, who may be eligible, can contact veterans@ashland.edu to see about availability.
Contact Information
Residence Life Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Emily Adam
Director of Residence Life
230 Hawkins Conard Student Center
419-289-5303
reslife@ashland.edu
Kori Roberts
Assistant Director of Housing & Operations
230 Hawkins Conard Student Center
419-289-5326
kgleason@ashland.edu
Abby Johns
Assistant Director of Residence Life - College of Nursing Campus
133 CON Academic Building
419-289-5226
constudentservices@ashland.edu
Student Accessibility Center
930 Claremont Ave.
Silvia Henriss, Director of the Student Accessibility Center
419-289-5904 or Ohio Relay Dial 711
shenriss@ashland.edu
Residence Halls
Amstutz Hall
If you live in Amstutz, Ashland’s largest residence hall, you’re close to Andrews Hall, Kem Hall, the Convocation Center and the Troop Center. If you’re a first-year student entering the College of Nursing and Health Sciences or the College of Arts and Sciences, you may also be in a living-learning community.
Andrews Hall
If you live in Andrews, you're close to Amstutz Hall, the Convocation Center and the Student Center. If you’re an Ashbrook Scholar, you will be in Mishler House, a living-learning environment on the third floor of Andrews. If you’re an upper-class student, you will be on the second floor. You’ll be able to enjoy the luxury of air conditioning on every floor!
Clayton Hall
If you live in Clayton, you’re probably an upperclassmen. You’re close to Redwood Hall, Myers Hall and the Senior Apartments. If you’re a freshman in the Honors Program, you’ll also live here in a living-learning environment that puts you within easy access of the Honors Department office on the first floor. Clayton Hall offers suite-style living and many other nice amenities.
Kem Hall
If you live in Kem, you’re close to Amstutz, the Convocation Center, the Troop Center and the footbridge that connects you to the Hawkins-Conard Student Center.
Clark Hall
If you live in Clark, you’re in an all-female residence hall that’s close to the Center for the Humanities, Patterson, Redwood Hall, Jack and Deb Miller Chapel and the library.
Kilhefner Hall
If you live in Kilhefner or “Kil,” you’re in a residence hall that’s known for its active residents and community pride. Kil is located across from Clark Hall and close to the Rec Center, the Student Center and the Center for the Humanities.
Myers Hall
If you live in Myers, you have a piano in the main lobby you can play. You’re also living exclusively with upperclassmen.
Apartments
Ashland Campus Apartments
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.
Apartment Selection
Students participate in 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 fuller explanation of this process, see the Apartment Agreement, which you can find at housing.ashland.edu under “resources.”
The following are the apartments available to students this academic year:
| Occupancy | Location | Number Available |
|---|---|---|
| 4-person | Samaritan Avenue | 33 |
What Residents Say About Living in Ashland Campus Apartments
"The senior apartments are beautiful and well-kept. My roommates and I love to hang out in our spacious living room and cook together in our nice kitchen. The apartments are my favorite place I've lived on campus!" — Haley
"We love having a cozy space that we can make our own and live comfortably in. Being in an apartment has been a great outlet for allowing us to invite friends over and be together."
— Tonya
"I love living in the senior apartments because it makes me feel more independent. There is a bigger sense of responsibility in an apartment and I love being able to customize it however we like!" — Paige
"I love living in the senior apartments because the apartment gives me more space, the freedom to cook all of my own meals, more space to entertain, private bathrooms and more privacy. Living here gives me a better sense of independence and the confidence to move out on my own after graduation." — Molly
"I really enjoy the extra room that the senior apartment offers; it really gives you an opportunity to make it your own." — Katherine
College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CONHS) Apartments
If you are a nursing or health science student, you may reside in housing on the main campus or at the Mansfield College of Nursing and Health Sciences campus. Many students choose to spend the first two years on the main campus and then, during their last two years when classes take place on the Mansfield campus, move into CONHS apartments. There are two CONHS apartment buildings. Both are located directly behind the academic building.
| Apartment | Occupancy | Bedrooms | Bathrooms | Amenities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1071 Marion Ave. - Video Tour |
4 residents per apartment | 2 | 2 |
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1081 Marion Ave. - Video Tour |
5 residents per apartment | 5 | 2 |
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On-Campus Houses
In addition to our apartments and residence halls, there are also rooms in fraternity houses and USA House.
Fraternity Houses
USA House
The USA house is available for those with military affiliation. If you are interested in living in the USA House for the 2023-2024 academic year, 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.
Floor Plan for USA House - 658 Olympic Circle
