Scholars Residence Halls

Each Scholars Program houses students in a Scholars Learning Community. There are no extra costs associated with living in a Scholars Residence Hall.

• Advocates for Children and Education -- Mack Hall, South Campus
• Architecture -- Baker Hall West, South Campus
• Arts -- Baker Hall West, South Campus
• Biological Sciences --Barrett House, North Campus
• Business -- Blackburn House, North Campus
• Green Engineering Scholars -– Lane Avenue Residence Hall, North Campus
• Humanitarian Engineering Scholars -– Scott House, North Campus
• Environment and Natural Resources -- Blackburn House, North Campus
• Health Sciences Scholars -- Park/Stradley Hall, South Campus
• Humanities -- Haverfield House, North Campus
• International Affairs -- Mack Hall, South Campus
• Media, Marketing, and Communication -- Nosker House, North Campus
• Mount Leadership Society -- Halloran House, North Campus
• Politics, Society, and Law -- Haverfield House, North Campus
• Sport and Wellness –- Morrill Tower, West Campus

Scholars students must take the following steps to be assigned to the appropriate Scholars hall:

1. Apply to the university (preferably by December 1)
2. Apply to the Scholars Program (no later than February 15)
3. Accept Scholars Affiliation after being admitted
4. Pay your acceptance fee to the university
5. Indicate your Scholars Program and corresponding residence hall on your Residence Hall Contract then submit the completed contract with the $250 housing deposit to University Housing

Amenities

Living in a Scholars residence hall is mandatory for all incoming Scholars students who are not commuting Central Ohio residents. All residence hall rooms come with:

• Cable television
• A microfridge (a combination microwave oven/refrigerator freezer)
• ResNet (high-speed internet connection)

Students have access to comfortably furnished study areas, a fully equipped kitchen, game areas, and television lounges within each building.

What's It Like?

What do current Scholars have to say about living in Scholars Housing?

"I know a school of over 50,000 students may seem a bit intimidating, but the most unbelievable thing about my first year here at Ohio State was how personal it really was. Living with a small group of students that you share many classes with makes the school feel so much smaller and personal from the day you move in. The Scholars Program gives students a group of friends from day one, and at the end of the year I was amazed at how close I had become with all of the other students in my program."
-- Greg Delaney, Architecture Scholars

"Being in Scholars and living with Health Sciences Scholars was one of the best choices I made entering my first year at Ohio State. Coming from a small town, I knew I wanted to be in an environment where I would share common interests and goals with many of the people around me, and also be able to find an immediate community at the largest university in the country. Being in Scholars was a great way to make friends, make memories, and prepare myself to succeed throughout my years at OSU. GO BUCKS!!!! "
-- Molly McNeil, Health Sciences Scholars

"Living in the residence hall last year was a blast. The ability to interact with so many different people who shared the same type of interests was phenomenal. Being in a Scholars dorm was the greatest part of my first year because I made a lot of friends and was able to do things, such as taking a trip to New York City and meeting an Ohio Supreme Court Justice, that I would not have had the chance to if I was not a Scholar. "
-- Carter Alleman, Politics, Society, and Law Scholars