University Housing
Housing tour in the Lakeshore neighborhood

Tours for Prospective Students

Residence Halls Tour Video

Join UW-Madison University Housing Ambassadors Dexter and Suzy as they take you on a #LiveWithBucky​ Tour of the University Residence Halls and the Lakeshore Neighborhood in winter. See inside a room, check out amenities in our residence halls, and learn about all the services we offer that are built for your success.

In-person, on-campus Housing tours have been temporarily suspended to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on our campus.

Virtual Tours

A few representative samples of various room types and dining facilities in University Residence Halls are below. Check out additional virtual tours on individual residence hall and dining location pages. In addition, the Office of Admissions & Recruitment offers a campus virtual tour of UW-Madison.

Single Rooms

Single (Adams)

Single (Barnard)

Single (Tripp)

Double Rooms

Double (Chadbourne)

Double (Phillips)

Double (Kronshage)

Double (Sellery)

Double (Ogg)

Double (Waters)

Triple & Quad Rooms

Triple (Dejope)

Triple (Smith)

Quad (Dejope)

Dining Markets

Gordon Avenue Market

Gordon Avenue Market opened on the first floor of the Gordon Dining & Event Center in 2012. It is the main dining facility in the Southeast Neighborhood, located nearby Ogg, Sellery, Smith, and Witte Residence Halls.

Four Lakes Market

Located on the first floor of Dejope Residence Hall, Four Lakes Market is the main dining facility for in the Lakeshore Neighborhood. In addition to Dejope, other nearby residence halls include Bradley, Cole, Kronshage, Phillips, and Sullivan.

Are you a prospective student thinking about attending UW-Madison? Planning a visit to campus? Come see a room in our residence halls while you’re here!

General Residence Hall Tours

University Housing Ambassadors – current UW students – will be your guide, leading you through the Lakeshore neighborhood to see a common first-year student room in Cole Residence Hall.  Next, tour groups will explore the Four Lakes Market located on the shore of Lake Mendota.  Along the way, your University Housing Ambassador will talk about all the resources University Housing has to offer new Badgers, such as our:

University Housing is dedicated to being the place where everyone wants to live – and we would love to show you why.

Schedule

Tours are available Monday through Friday at varying times. Visit the online tour schedule for a complete listing of available times during your visit. All tours are approximately an hour long and begin at the Carson Gulley Center, at 1515 Tripp Circle.

Registration

Prospective students and their guests must register for tours in advance.
Schedule a Tour

Parking

Parking around Slichter Hall is extremely limited. Tour participants are encouraged to make parking arrangements ahead of time. For parking information, please visit the Department of Transportation Services.

Learning Community Tours

Want an extra boost to your first year experience?  While you’re here, schedule a personal tour of one of our 10 Residential Learning Communities, which bring together faculty, staff, and students around an explicit focus within the University Residence Halls.  Unique seminars, class sections, and aligned co-curricular activities all help produce smaller, more intentional communities that set students up for success.
Schedule a Learning Community Tour
(only available during the academic year from September to April)