DOCUMENT RESUME ED 036 145 EF 004 126 AUTHOR HIGGENS, E. EUGENE; AND CTHEFS TITLE RESIDENCE HALL PLANNING AIDS. REVISED JAN. 1965. COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL FACILITIESSERIES. INSTITUTION OFFICE OF EDUCATION (DHEW), WASHINGTON, D.C. REPORT NO OE-51004-9A PUB DATE JAN 65 NCH 23P. AVAILABLE FP CM OFFICE OF EDUCATION (DHEW), WASHING:ON, D.C. 20202 EDES PRICE FEES PRICE MF-$0.25 BC NOT AVAILABLE FROMEDRS. DESCRI:PIORS BIBLICGRAPHIES, *BUILDING DESIGN, *COLLEGE BUILDINGS, *COLLEGE HOUSING, *COLLEGE PLANNING, DORMITORIES, HIGHER EDUCATION, RESIDENTIALCOLLEGES, *STATISTICAL DATA ABSTRACT BASED CN A SURVEY Of HIGHER EDUCATIONINSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, RESIDENCE HALLSDATA FOR SINGLE STUDENTS ARE PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM. TABLE 1PRESENTS, FOR MEN AND WOMEN RESPECTIVELY, THE STUDENT DESIGN CAPACITY OFSLEEPING-STUDY ROOMS, BY STATE AND REGICN, FOR BCTH PUBLIC ANDPRIVATE INSTITUTIONS. TABLES 2 (PUBLIC) AND 3 (PRIVATE) PRESENT THEMEAN ASSIGNABLE AREA (NET SQUARE FEET) PEE UNIT OF DESIGN CAPACITY FORCOMPONENTS OF RESIDENCE HALLS FOR SINGLE MEN, THE TOTAL MEAN ASSIGNABLEAREA, THE RATIO OF TOTAL ASSIGNABLE AREA TO TOTAL GROSS AREA INBUILDINGS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENCE HALLS, AND THE COMPUTED MEANGROSS AREA. TABLES 4(PUBLIC) AND 5(PRIVATE) SHOW THE SAEE INFORMATION FORSINGLE WOMEN. LIST A SHOWS, BY STALE, THE NAMES AND LOCATICNSOF BUILDINGS HOUSING SINGLE MEN AND WOMEN WHICH WERE REPORTED TO HAVEBEEN INITIALLY OCCUPIED DURING 1956-57. LIST B IS A BIBLIOGRAPHYON PLANNING RESIDENCE HALLS FOR SINGLE STUDENTS.. (FS) College and University Physical Facilities Series U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Office of Education January 1965 (Revised) OE-51004-9A U.S. DEPARTMENT Of HEALTH.EDUCATION A WELFARE RESIDENCE HALL PLANNING AIDS OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEENREPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSONOR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT POINTSOF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOTNECES- by E. Eugene Higgins, Specialist for Physical Facilities, SARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICEOF EDU- CATION POSITION OR POLICY M. Louise Stewart, Statistical Assistant, and Linda L. Wright, Research Aide Residence halls for single students in higher 74. 2 in the South.Among private institutions, education institutions in the United States h ad percents are also highest in the South (men, 72. 8; sleeping-study room accommodations for nearly women, 78. 2).Lowest percents are found in the 352,000 men and approximately 310, 000 women as Northeast--49. 8 for men and 53. 7 for women. of December 31, 1957. These data are found in returns from the "Inventory of College and Univer- Table 1 presents for men and women, re- sity Physical Facilities, December 31,1957."1/ spectively, the student design capacity (planned, intended, or desirable) of sleeping-study rooms, The responses to the survey indicate that 339 by State a n d region, for both public and private (53.6 percent) of t he public institutions provide institutions. Public institutions as a group accom- residence halls for single men and 363 (57. 3 per- modate nearly 9 percent more men than do private cent) provide accommodations for single women; institutions. Private institutions, however, report 639 of the private colleges (62.6 percent) provide accommodations for 1 percent more women than accommodations for single men and 675 (66.2 per- do public.In the Northeast region, almost 245 cent) provide accommodations for single women. percent more men c an be housed in residence The percent of institutions providing residence halls at private institutions than a t public insti- halls varies considerably among regions as well as tutions.Difference in public and private E7com between public and private colleges. Among public modations f o r women is also greatest in th e colleges, the percent offering accommodations for Northeast, where dormitories c a n accommodate single men ranges from a low of 37.3 in the North- 117.2 percent more women a t private colleges east to a high of 76.9 in the South; for women, the than at public.Similarity in total design capacity range extends from 44.0 percent i n the West to between public and private institutions, a s well as between dormitories for men and women, is greatest in the North Central.However, there 1/ Part 3 of a5-part study, College and University Facilities i s a substantial difference in t h e South.Public Survey, now in process.The institutions queriedincluded a 1 1 institutions there accommodate 80. 5 percent more those listed in the Education Directory, 1957-58,Part 3, Higher Education (branch institutions considered separate institutions men and 31.4 percent more women than do private when they reported separately), except for those for which t h e institutions.Private colleges in the South house survey was not applicable.It should be noted that as of that date Alaska and Hawaii were considered outlying parts.Respondents about the same number of men as women. Per- represented 85.0 percent of these higher education institutions centage variations in design capacity for institu- (public, 91.2; private, 81.6) and 95.7 percent of their fall 1957 en- rollment (public, 97.8; private, 93.0). tions in the West are similar to variations in the 2 Table 1.--Design capacityi/ ofsleeping-study rooms in residence hallal/ at higher education institutions for single students participating in the College andUniversity Facilities Survey, Part 3, as of December 31, 1957,by control, region, and State Region and State PUBLIC PRIVATE Men Women Men AGGREGATE UNITED STATES Women . 184.070 154.385 CONTIGUOUS STATEW 168.548 155.739 183.029 153.859 168.528 NORTHEAST . 155.613 . 16.915 20.007 Connecticut 58.264 43.454 159 433 Maine 1,510 1,462 1,661 1,014 Massachusetts 1,292 1,224 1,997 2,145 New Hampshire 7,926 10,935 1,304 1,326 New Jersey 2,156 857 2,060 2,157 New York 5,094 1,529 2,752 5,357 Pennsylvania 18,014 10,670 5,929 6,353 Rhode Island 17,343 14,110 488 230 Vermont 3,041 1,432 565 992 NORTH CENTRAL 1.888 1.235 . 48,976 46.049 45.146 44.501 Illinois 4,599 2,851 7,866 7,652 Indiana 7,220 6,088 7,650 4,626 Iowa 4,052 Kansas 3,467 4,929 5,259 690 2,083 1,734 2,667 Michigan 12,536 10,509 2,783 1,910 Minnesota 2,487 2,684 4,390 4,115 Missouri 2,100 2,108 4,100 5,980 Nebraska 2,016 1,870 1,477 1,877 North Dakota 2,152 1,320 289 210 Ohio 7,695 9,459 5,872 5,954 South Dakota 1,483 1,269 656 1,038 Wisconsin 1,946 2.341 3,400 3.213 SOUTH 93.932 68.472 Alabama 52.029 52,095 5,947 5,694 Arkansas 2,723 2,193 3,622 2,427 Delaware 1,424 1,081 584 744 Florida 229 83 4,532 3,646 Georgia 2,715 3,255 6,851 4,180 Kentucky 3,506 3,735 2,971 3,218 Louisiana 1,814 1,786 8,258 - 5,191 Maryland 1,609 1,265 3,051 2,317 Mississippi 2,878 2,553 6,038 4,076 North Carolina 1,267 1,818 8,313 6,738 Oklahoma 8,770 6,605 7,135 5,078 South Carolina 1,467 1,246 6,544 2,444 Tennessee 3,081 4,304 4,005 3,448 Texas 5,056 5,341 15,386 11,513 Virginia 9,729 9,292 8,087 5,163 West Virginia 2,873 5,144 1,977 2,018 District of Columbia 714 608 . 631 577 WEST 2,174 1.786 23.206 19,331 Arizona 13.089 15.563 2,609 2,721 California 177 39 1,606 2,151 Colorado 7,147 7,505 3,547 4,477 Idaho 866 1,379 1,668 789 Montana 249 335 2,007 1,170 Nevada 361 125 136 188 ... New Mexico - -- 2,811 1,838 Oregon 230 - -- 3,183 2,344 Utah 1,511 1,515 977 950 Washington 466 2,031 3,789 2,361 Wyoming 2,082 2,634 873 342 ... U.S. SERVICE SCHOOLS - -- . 581 --- - ... ... OUTLYING PARTS . 460 526 Alaska 20 126 264 100 --- Canal Zone - -- (n --- Guam (V) - -- (4/) (4/) --- Hawaii - -- 80 173 20 Puerto Rico 116 (Ai) 253 (41) 126 1/ Number of students. 2/ Includes only those residence halls for which both capacity and assignablearea were reported. 2J Excludes U.S. Service Schools. 4/ Not reported. 3 South.Public institutions accommodate 77.3 a given component is greater for private institu- percent more men and 24. z percent more women tions than for public, and the area for women ex- than private.In public institutions 20 percent ceeds that for men. For example, the assignable more m en than women a r e accommodated, and area for sleeping-study rooms for male students 18.percent more women than men are housed in averages 96.5 square feet in public institutions private colleges. and 111.3 square feet in private institutions; also, the mean assignable area for female students is Tables 2 (public) and 3 (private) present the 103.8 square feet in public institutions and 118.4 mean assignable area (net square feet) per unit of in private institutions. design capacity for components of residence halls for single men, the total mean assignable area, Variations in gross areas are similar to those the ratio of total assignable area to total gross found for assignable areas.The mean gross area area in buildings used exclusively for residence for male student residence halls in the United halls, and the computed mean gross area.Tables States is 234.3 square feet in public institutions 4 (public) and 5 (private) show the same informa- and 263.1 square feet in private institutions.The tion for single women.