Programs in the residences are supported by a team of professional and student staff members designated for each house or cluster of houses. Residence Deans provide counseling and crisis intervention and act as resources to facilitate problem solving. All residences in which freshmen live have Resident Fellows, faculty or senior staff members who live in a residence and coordinate its educational program. All residences have Resident Assistants, students who help build community and provide personal support to residents. Each house has a team of faculty or staff Academic Advisors and student Advising Associates who assist students in planning their academic program.
All freshmen live in coeducational dormitories.
Freshman residences vary greatly in their size, age, style of architecture, and layout of student rooms and common areas. The houses range in size from 30 to 300 students. In some residences, four students share two or three rooms. Cross-cultural theme houses are open to all students and provide additional educational and social activities that explore the history and culture of the ethnic group that is the focus of the house. For more information on residence options at Stanford, take our virtual Residence Tour .