Housing Options

Our community consists of eight on-campus residence halls. Learn more about each one and find out which one works best for you.

Living spaces are not one size fits all. You can choose the peace and quiet of a single room, a traditional hall or an apartment with or without roommates.

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Housing Update 2025

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Florida A&M University administrators, Kendall D. Jones, associate vice president, facilities, planning, construction, and safety, and William Hudson, Jr., Ph.D., vice president of student affairs, discuss the new residence halls that are under construction and in design phase as part of the university’s strategic plan. Venom Landing, a 700-bed residence hall, will be open in Fall 2025.

 

 

Suites & Apartments 

These halls offer a diverse and dynamic community to students and encourages building community on each floor.  2023-2024 Configurations | Freshmen Only: Sampson, Young, Village East, Towers North | Upperclassmen: Village West, Towers South, Rattler Pointe | Anyone: Palmetto South, Phase 3

FAMU Towers North and South
Co-Ed

Our newest building on campus provides students with "Hotel-Style" living. It offers 13 Living and Learning Communities, allowing students to live with someone who shares the same interests and academic majors with them. Closest to our newest eatery "the Rattler Hub."

Palmetto Street South Apartments
Co-Ed

In these apartment-style residences, choose between living in a single or double room while enjoying amenities like a kitchen, courtyard, and plenty of parking.

Palmetto Street Phase III Apartments
Co-Ed

In these apartment-style residences, choose between living in a single or double room while enjoying amenities like a kitchen, courtyard, and plenty of parking.

Traditional 

These halls offer a traditional student-centered college experience.

Sampson Hall
Male

Located near the library, this traditional-style residence hall offers single and double accommodations for a close-knit community of male residents. It sits directly beside its twin dorm Young Hall.

Young Hall
Female

Located near the library, this traditional-style residence hall offers single and double accommodations for a close-knit community of female residents. It sits directly beside its twin dorm Sampson Hall.

Polkinghorne Village East & West
Co-Ed

Home to a diverse array of student programming, from 10 living learning communities to Battle of the Floors, you are always encouraged to engage with your fellow residents and build a community. Single rooms are available. 

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Living Learning Communities
Uniquely-Designed 

Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) provide a holistic and diverse style to student growth and education.  Our residents live in housing facilities which support these ideals through academic partnerships, service-learning opportunities and in-hall education.

Residental Handbook
Live, Learn, Engage

University Housing is not just a place to live. It is an educational environment in which we are dedicated to helping you learn outside of the classroom and preparing you for life beyond college.

How To Apply For Housing?
Make that Move!

Once you have figured out where you’d like to live, fill out our Housing Application. Keep in mind that if you apply online, you’ll choose your own residence hall, and if you decide to fill out a paper application, you can rank your top three housing choices.

Move-In is a FAMULY affair!
Move-In is a FAMULY affair!

Contact Us

   
Office of University Housing E: famuhousing@famu.edu
1735 Wahnish Way Suite 305
P: (850) 599-3651 
Tallahassee, FL. 32307 F: 850.561.2620