On-Campus Housing

Hartford Seminary offers several modest living spaces to students with housing needs. Housing at Hartford Seminary allows students to be a part of a diverse community while engaged in their studies.  On-campus living fosters a social life, openings for dialogue, and opportunities to cultivate friends that may last well beyond the years spent at our institution.

All of our housing is for same-gender housemates.  While we make every effort to accommodate housing requests, placements are made based on availability.  We offer limited housing for families in our smaller units.

Student Living Room

Student dining room

Each student that lives in our housing has their own private bedroom and shares common areas with their housemates.  Bedrooms vary in size from 18’x13’ to 9.5’x11’, and are assigned on a first-come first-served basis.  Common areas include a kitchen, bathroom(s), living room and dining area.  Kitchens come with donated cooking items such as basic pots, pans, dishes, utensils, coffee-maker, and microwave.

Kitchen in our Lorraine House

For your convenience upon arrival, rooms are furnished with a twin bed, a bureau, a desk, a chair and a lamp.  Students are required to provide their own bedding (sheets, blankets and pillows) and towels.  Occasionally, gently used bedding may be available for those unable to bring or purchase their own.  Grocery stores, pharmacies and other shopping areas are easily accessed by bus.  These stores are a short bus ride from the Seminary, and the bus stop is located within two blocks of the on-campus housing.  

Large student bedroom.

Small student bedroom.

Each unit comes equipped with basic wireless internet and basic phone service.  Generally, standard utilities are included in monthly room rent.  There is also a coin-operated washer and dryer available to those living in our on-campus housing.  When you live on campus at Hartford Seminary, there is a Resident Assistant to help you settle into your new home, get acquainted with Hartford, and make new connections in the community.  The Resident Assistant holds regular meetings for each house.

We really do our best at Hartford Seminary to welcome our residential and international students into our multi-cultural and multi-religious community.  What sets us apart from other schools are small things, but we believe significant things.  At the beginning of the academic year, we conduct New/International Student Orientation week, which includes a variety of activities designed to orient you to your new surroundings.

To request on-campus housing, please fill out the housing application and send it with your housing deposit to the Admissions office along with your degree program application.  

If you would like more information about housing at Hartford Seminary, please contact Rose Lezak, Director of Administration and Facilities, rlezak@hartsem.edu or call (860) 509-9501.