Residence Life offers housing for University of Detroit Mercy students who choose to live on campus. We have traditional and suite style housing options that fit the needs of our on campus population.
Shiple Hall
Shiple Hall can accommodate approx. 360 students. It is a 7-story traditional style residence hall, with men & women occupying the top six floors. The residence floors have community bathrooms with double rooms off a common corridor. Each floor also has a social lounge with comfortable furniture and a television, plus a smaller study lounge with the study tables and chairs.
Holden Hall
Holden can accommodate 140 students on three floors. It is a traditional style residence hall with community bathrooms and double rooms off a common corridor. Located off of the main entrance, it features a hardwood floor, comfortable furniture, and a wide screen television. It is a common site for many of Holden's Hall activities, and a great hangout space. Located on the ground floor are the kitchen, dining, laundry, and game rooms.
Quadrangle Complex (Quads)
Constructed in the late 1960's, the Quads can house about 440 upper-class students. The complex consists of four 4-story residence halls surrounding a single Commons building. The buildings are connected at the basement level to the Quads Commons building. The Quads offer suite arrangements, where two double rooms share a single bathroom. The rooms in the Quads are tiled and air-conditioned.
The Office of Residence Life defines community as actively committing to engaging our diverse backgrounds in order to challenge and support each other in seeking to integrate our intellectual, spiritual, ethical and social development in a living and learning environment.
