Welcome to 2025’s Columbia housing lottery!

As Day 1 comes to a close, rising seniors with lucky lottery numbers have gotten the rooms of their dreams. Let’s break down what was the first to go and what your remaining options are.

What’s gone:

  • All studio singles
  • EC non-RA 4-person suites

What’s scarce:

  • McBain: 5 singles
  • Hogan: One 4-person suite and six 5-person suites
  • East Campus: Eleven 2-person suites
  • 600 West 113th: One 5-person suite

What’s left:

Corridor-style

  • 600 West 113th: 20 singles, 68 doubles
  • Broadway: 233 singles, 26 doubles
  • Carlton: 49 singles, 142 doubles
  • East Campus: 7 doubles
  • Harmony: 67 singles, 4 doubles
  • McBain: 5 singles, 174 doubles
  • River: 36 singles
  • Schapiro: 184 singles, 85 doubles
  • Wien: 109 singles, 27 doubles 

Suites

  • Watt: 54 studio doubles, 19 2-person suites
  • Woodbridge: 73 2-person suites
  • East Campus: 49 5-person suites, 37 6-person suites
  • Hogan: 6 4-person suites, 1 5-person suite
  • Ruggles: 6 4-person suites, 8 6-person suites, 13 8-person suites

Looking ahead:

As this was only the first day of many, there’s still a lot to choose from! Good luck to the seniors picking in the coming days and may the odds be ever in your favor.

East Campus’ Inferno via Bwarchives