First-Year Housing

All first-year students at Washington and Lee University are required to live in on-campus housing. The first-year residence hall floors are divided into sections of 12 to 20 students, each supervised by a Resident Adviser (RA), a trained, upper-division student capable of giving sympathetic and informed guidance to new students. In keeping with the traditions of student life at W&L, the regulation of residence hall life is based on the principle of student self-government.

Special Requests

Rooms with facilities for students with disabilities are available in singles and doubles, with no additional charge when a single room is approved as a disability accommodation. Service and emotional-assistance animals are allowed on campus and in housing in accordance with the Fair Housing Act, Virginia Fair Housing Law and University Policy.

First-Year Residence Halls

Graham-Lees Hall

Floors: 4
Coed: by floor, with some floors coed by room
Room Types: singles, doubles and triples
Residents: 234
Air-Conditioning: Yes
Elevator: Yes
On-Site Laundry Room: Yes, by floor

Gaines Hall

Floors: 4
Coed: by hall with some halls coed by room
Room Types: singles, doubles and triples
Residents: 265
Air-Conditioning: Yes
Elevator: Yes
On-Site Laundry Room: Yes, by floor

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