Reserved for first-year students, Warren Olney Hall provides an environment that gives you numerous opportunities to form strong bonds in your first year at Mills. Special activities and programs bring students together—and the large recreation and TV rooms, kitchen, and lounges provide a comfortable setting for all.

Special Features:

• Mostly single rooms with hardwood floors and a sink
• California sleeping porches (some rooms)
• common rooms
• Full disability access
• Computer lab

    Housing mostly first-year women, Orchard Meadow Hall consists of two separate wings. Connected by a large living room with paneled oak walls and tile floors, the wings share a meeting room and a computer lab. Many of Orchard Meadow’s sleeping porches look out on a beautiful courtyard, with a small reflecting pond and brick barbeque.

Special Features:

• Mostly single rooms with hardwood or carpeted floors and a sink
• California sleeping porches (some rooms)
• Disability access
• Two libraries with antique furniture
• Computer lab

   

With its charming Mediterranean-style red tile roof and blue trim, Ethel Moore Hall—which houses juniors, seniors, and graduate women—sits beautifully atop Prospect Hill. The flagstone entrance to Ethel Moore Hall connects to a downhill path into the center of campus. Ethel Moore also opens onto the Rhododendron Courtyard, accessed through the building or through a garden gate. The newly renovated Olive Courtyard is accessed through the lobby.

Special Features:

• Many single rooms with hardwood floors and a sink
• California sleeping porches (in double rooms)
• Reserved floors for resumers (students aged 23+)
• Two courtyards
• Antique furnishings in some common areas
• Computer lab

   

Mary Morse Hall offers housing to both undergraduate and graduate women. From its location atop Prospect Hill, students look out upon the Rhododendron Courtyard shared with Ethel Moore. You enter the building through a beautiful high-ceilinged living room, a favored gathering spot for Mary Morse residents.

   

Hettie Belle Ege Hall is home to both undergraduate and graduate students. Its design is light and open, with modern-style furnishings and plentiful gathering spaces for residents. On the north side of campus, Ege is conveniently located close to Founders Commons dining hall.

Special Features:

• Three wings, each with
  its own common area
• Female-only and
• coeducational wings
• Single or double rooms, some in suites featuring one double and two single rooms
• Computer lab

 

Newly renovated Lynn Townsend White Hall offers housing to both undergraduate and graduate students. The new interior pairs a light, open design with modern-style furnishings and a spacious recreation room. Situated on the north side of campus, White Hall is conveniently located close to Founders Commons dining hall and provides easy access to the heart of campus.

Special Features:

• Single or double rooms, some in suites featuring one double and two single rooms
• Two bedroom suites with private bathrooms and shared kitchenette, living room, and bathroom
• Three wings, each with its own common area
• Female-only and coeducational wings
• Computer lab

   

Providing new and modern spaces for Mills students interested in more independent living, Prospect Hill Apartments are situated atop one of the highest points on campus. The eight spacious apartments house juniors, seniors, and resumers, who come together in the comfortable community room for study breaks, meetings, and casual conversations. An enchanting outdoor patio looks out upon the beautiful nearby woods.

Special Features:

• Four-bedroom apartments with shared kitchens and living rooms
• Bathrooms with double sinks
• Fireplace in community room
• Disability access

   

Located on one of the Mills' hills just off the main campus entrance, the Courtyard Townhouses—Danforth, Springs, and Stephenson—offer an additional housing option for undergraduate and graduate students 21 years of age or older. In addition to a choice of four or five bedrooms, these distinctive and charming Craftsman-style apartments each have a kitchen, two bathrooms, a living room, and an adjoining dining room.

Special Features:

• Four- and five-bedroom units with kitchen, dining room, and two bathrooms
• Single-gender apartments for both male and female students
• Cable TV hook-up in each living room
• High-speed and wireless Internet access
• Disability access

   

High above the College's Greek Theatre, Underwood Family Housing provides housing for Mills students with children. The building complex offers a total of 12 two-bedroom apartments in three separate buildings, all with wonderful views—and only a five-minute walk from the center of campus.

Special Features:

• Two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartments with living room and eat-in kitchen
  • Children’s play yard
  • Private entrances
• Reserved parking spaces

 

Ross House consists of two connected Victorian houses and overlooks a grassy area adjacent to the botany greenhouse and garden. Ross House residents are undergraduate students 23 years of age or older and female graduate students. Most enjoy the independence of cooking for themselves in the spacious kitchen, although residents may purchase a meal plan. Due to the need to accommodate students with allergies, housing for students with service or emotional support animals is not available in Ross House.

Special Features:

• Private bedrooms
• Satellite TV in living room
• Disability access
• Resident and disability-accessible parking

 

Larsen House Co-op is a delightful two-story Victorian house located close to the center of campus. The six women residing in Larsen share house duties and decision making, and work to raise awareness around environmental issues through campus-wide programs and events. Residency for Larsen House Co-op is determined through an application and interview process. Due to the need to accommodate students with allergies, housing for students with service or emotional support animals is not available in Larsen House.

Special Features:

• Private bedrooms
• Satellite TV
• Resident and disability-accessible parking