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Communal Residence Halls

McLean Hall offers Shippensburg University students a commmunal residence hall with all the comforts of home.  First year students will live on 2nd and 3rd floors and Transfers and Upperclass students will live on 3rd and 4th floors in 2022-2023.  Upperclass students may request a single room in McLean Hall.


Mowrey Hall is graduate student housing on the 3rd floor and our Student Success Center  is on the 1st and 2nd floors.

Room costs in Mowrey and McLean Hall are all inclusive. That means your room, electric, cable, internet, phone, water, trash and building maintenance bills are all covered.

Ready to apply for a communal residence hall? Follow the housing instructions.

In 2021-2022, rooms cost $2,650 per student per semester.
In 2021-2022, single room cost $3,975 per student per semester.

McLean Hall is dual occupancy and co-educational by wing. Students in their first year live in McLean Hall 2nd and 3rd floors.

McLean Hall is dual occupancy. Incoming transfer students and upperclassmen live in McLean Hall 3rd and 4th floors. Single rooms are available by request.

Graduate students live on 3rd floor of Mowrey Hall.

Residence halls are co-ed, but rooms and suites are single gender. A gender inclusive housing policy is available.

Bed - 34" H x 39" W x 80" D

  • Beds are standard twin size and can be bunked
  • Bed height from the floor can be adjusted between 8 and 30"
  • Bed rails available upon request (Ship does not assume any liability for injuries resulting from falling out of bed)

Closet - 95" H x 47" W x 29.5" D

  • Closets are built in

Desk - 30" H x 48" W x 24" D

  • Desks with chairs are portable

Dresser - 42" H x 24" W x 24" D

  • Dressers are built in

Window - 72"

  • Venetian blinds are provided
  • Window size is 5'H x 7'W (curtain rods are not provided)

Communal Living Housing