Anderson Hall

Anderson hall building

About the Hall

Anderson Hall houses over 770 residents and has a traditional residence hall design with fully furnished double and triple rooms. Shared hall bathrooms are just on the north and south side of the building. Each floor community has a central lounge space with a kitchen, lounge furniture, and television for students to study or socialize with their community. Each floor also has a study lounge and a laundry room.

Anderson also connects to Letts Hall, a first-year building and Centennial, a first-year and sophomore building.

Personalize Your Room

Decorative and additional items can be purchased from the HRL coordinated vendors through our Personalize Your Room webpage.  Each room will include the furniture noted on this webpage.

In-Hall Staff

In-hall staff include resident assistants (RAs) and community directors (CDs). Andersons' RAs live on each floor, acting as peer educators and helping residents transition to university life and connect to their community. The Anderson community has two CDs, professional staff members supervises RAs to foster a living-learning environment to bridge the academic and residential experience.

  • Wi-Fi throughout building
  • Cable-ready TV with HDMI cord in lounge area
  • Elevators 
  • Mail boxes
  • 24-hour front desk service
  • Single-user gender neutral bathrooms 
  • Community kitchen
    • Microwave 

    • Stove cooktop 

    • Oven  

    • Sink with garage disposal  

    • Dining room table and chairs

  • Study lounges
  • Laundry rooms
  • Vending machines
  • Single, double, and triple-style furnished rooms with adjustable twin sized beds
  • Windows with rollershade blinds 
  • Built-in closet with vanity  
  • Desk, chair, and bookshelf 
  • In-room Ethernet connections
  • Cable-ready outlet

Who can live in Anderson Hall?

  • 2023-2024 academic year: first-year students.
  • 2024-2025 academic year: first-year students
  • You can find the list of communities on our First-Year Housing page
Room Dimensions
Description Approximate Dimensions

Room

15'8" x 9'11"

Built-in shelves

2'5.25" (W) x 1'10" (D) x Adjustable (H)

Bookcase

1'10" (W) x 10.5" (D) x 2'6" (H)

Desk

3'6" (W) x 2'6.25" (H) x 1'11.75" (D)

Wardrobe or built-in closet

2'8" (W) x "1'11" (D) x 5'7" (H)

Dresser or built-in drawers

2'8" (W) x 1'10" (D) x 3'.25" (H)

Bed frame

3'3.75" (W) x 2'.5" (H) x 6'7.5" (L)

Mattress

Standard twin


Virtual Tours

Our virtual tours are representative of a given room type. Each space varies based on room sizes and dimensions.  Each virtual tour includes some decorative items and a MicroFridge to show what the room looks like when occupied, but these items are not included in rooms. 

Click below to view virtual tours of Anderson Hall

Your Community

  • Get involved in your Residence Hall Association or Hall Council.

  • Check out the history plaque in the front lobby!

Building Information

 Anderson front desk #: (202) 885-7700

Community Directors