UC Merced typically has singles, doubles, triples and quads as room-type options on campus. Students who signed contracts will receive an email to their UC Merced email account with roommate selection instructions. Roommate selection is optional. Considerations for roommate selection include:
- Room type (single, double, triple, or quad), as it is associated with cost
- Living Learning Communities
- Roommate choice
Types of On-Campus Housing
Traditional Shared Bathroom Style Halls
- Groups of rooms surrounding a shared bathroom for 10-15 students.
- Single rooms are limited as priority is given to Resident Assistant staff and Americans with Disabilities Act requests.
Suite-Style Halls
- Valley Terraces suites consist of two or three double rooms, a common room and a bathroom.
- Sierra Terraces suites consist of two double rooms with a shared bathroom. A few suites have a triple room.
- Single rooms are limited as priority is given to Resident Assistant staff and Americans with Disabilities Act requests.
Residence Halls
Explore our residence halls using our 3D tours page
Map
South Campus
Granite Pass 
Glacier Point
El Portal 
Sentinel Rock North Campus
Half Dome
Tenaya
Cathedral 
Mariposa
Tuolomne 
Valley Terraces
| Area of Campus | Community | Room Style | Room Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Campus | Cathedral Hall | Traditional Shared Bathrooms | *Single, Double, Triple, Quad |
| North Campus |
|
Traditional Shared Bathrooms | *Single, Triple |
| North Campus | Tenaya Hall | Traditional Shared Bathrooms |
*Single, Double, Triple, Quad |
| North Campus |
|
Suite | *Single, Double |
| North Campus | Tuolumne | Suite | *Single, Double, Triple |
| North Campus |
|
Suite | *Single, Double |
| South Campus |
|
Traditional Shared Bathrooms | *Single, Double, Triple, Quad |
| South Campus |
|
Traditional Shared Bathrooms | *Single, Double, Triple,Quad |
| South Campus |
|
Traditional Shared Bathrooms | *Single, Double, Triple,Quad |
| South Campus |
|
Traditional Shared Bathrooms | *Single, Double, Triple,Quad |
Gender-Inclusive Options
Gender-inclusive housing is designed to create inclusive communities for students of varying gender identities. Gender identities are numerous and include man, woman, transgender and gender queer, among many others. The Gender Inclusive (GI) housing option provides a safe and inclusive environment for trans, gender-fluid, gender non-conforming and non-binary students. Gender-inclusive housing is not co-ed housing. Gender Inclusive assignments are made based on individual student requests (room type, Living Learning Community, first-year or continuing student status).
Before you sign up for a GI housing option, ask yourself if you can you commit “yes” to these statements:
- I understand that Gender Inclusive housing is designed to create inclusive communities for students of varying gender identities. Gender identities are numerous and include man, woman, transgender and gender queer, among many others. Gender Inclusive housing is intended to be more than co-ed housing.
- I understand that by agreeing to participate in Gender Inclusive housing I may be assigned roommates or suite-mates of varying biological sexes, gender identities or sexual orientations.
