Transfer students who want to live in a traditional residence hall are placed in upperlevel housing on west campus or in Collegetown along with other sophomores, juniors and seniors.* Most transfers are housed together in groups with other new transfer students.

Transfer students may request to live in Lyon Hall for women only.  If you prefer to live in any of the other upperlevel residence halls, your building and room will be assigned to you. 

Cornell’s residence halls offer the traditional college living experience within a diverse, multicultural community of friends and neighbors.  You’ll form an immediate bond with students on your hall through group activities and events, and will get hands-on guidance from your live-in Residence Hall Director while you learn about the many opportunities available to you at Cornell.

Singles, doubles, triples, and quads are available in most residence halls.  Each hall has shared bathrooms, laundry facilities, kitchenettes, and common areas, plus Internet access, basic campus phone service, and optional cable television (with an additional charge).

*In limited situations, transfer students who qualify as first-year students are placed in first-year housing.