Gladding features a pleasant landscaped courtyard, two laundry rooms, meeting rooms, vending machines, a computer lab, University Student Health Services and the central offices of University Housing and Residence Education. Apartment units for four, five or six students have furnished living rooms, kitchens with full-size refrigerators and electric ranges, a bathroom, and two or three bedrooms. Suites have a private entrance area, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments and suites are air-conditioned and carpeted.
Cable television is available in some rooms.
For students in apartments, but not suites, the meal plan is optional. Mail service and 24-hour security are provided. Gladding is managed by two full-time professional staff members. Students with physical disabilities and special housing needs can live in designated barrier-free Gladding apartments.