First year housing offers easy access to classes and your professors,  close proximity to your classmates for study group sessions, and convenient access to on-campus events such as lectures, concerts, athletic events and the wide range of recreational activities on campus.

In order to help you make a seamless transition to college life and community living, each first-year residence has live-in professional community directors, resident ministers and undergraduate resident assistants (RA's) who are committed to helping you maximize your on-campus living experience.

Living on campus makes it easy to familiarize yourself with our vibrant campus community, and whether you choose to become part of our dynamic Living Learning Communities or stay in one of our other first-year on-campus residences, you’ll have an opportunity to instantly connect with the Torero lifestyle.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: USD requires that all unmarried freshmen students, under 21 years of age
and not commuting from the home of their parent(s) or legal guardian, must live in university housing. All
contracts are for the full academic year, which consists of both fall and spring semesters, or if entered into after the beginning of the academic year, for the remainder of that academic year.

There are four first year residential areas:

 

Camino/ Founders
The Camino/Founders complex features two connected buildings on the west end of campus that were originally built for the San Diego College of Women in the early 1950s.Camino Hall is an all-male hall, while Founders Hall is for female residents. Their unique design provides most rooms with a view of the beautifully landscaped courtyards.

 

Maher
Located at the center of campus and adjacent to the beautiful Plaza de San Diego, Maher Hall provides student housing on the top three stories of the building. Coed by wing, the rooms accommodate two, three or four residents. For the Fall 2012 semester, Maher will be one of the homes for our Living Learning Communities.

 

Missions A
Coed by floor, the Missions A Complex offers suite-style living, as each floor having a semi-private shower and bathroom, with furnished lounges

 

Missions B
The Missions B Complex consists of four three-story buildings that offer single and double bedrooms. Each floor provides residents with two bathroom areas and two lounges. For the Fall 2012 semester, Missions B will be one of the homes for our Living Learning Communities.

 

Please visit our RHA and Living Learning Communities pages for further information.