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Why Live On Campus?

Research shows that students who live in on-campus college housing perform better academically, and Tarleton students agree that forming peer relationships is easiest and one of many benefits to living on campus.

Feel at home in an active and welcoming community

Feel at home in an active and welcoming community

Tarleton Texans know how to establish healthy relationships with others, balance their needs with the needs of others, learn from others within their community and support each other to achieve goals. Our students have different personalities, backgrounds, experiences and beliefs. Living in a diverse community encourages you to value the contributions of others.

Gain lifelong knowledge, skills and abilities

Gain lifelong knowledge, skills and abilities

Tarleton is a place where you can achieve independence by discovering more about yourself and others. Living on campus allows you to explore who you are and who you want to be while building life skills, such as communication, team-building, conflict-management, negotiation and networking skills, with the support and guidance of professional staff and student mentors.

Choose from a variety of housing options

Choose from a variety of housing options

Most of our residence halls, suites and apartments have been newly built or recently renovated and are full of modern amenities, furnishings and appliances. On-campus college housing features Centennial Hall, Integrity Hall, Hunewell and Hunewell Annex Hall, Heritage Hall, Legacy Hall, Legends Hall, Traditions North & South Halls, Honors Hall; Apartment style housing - Texan Village, Texan Hall , The Edge, and Fireside.

Become a Residential Leader to help connect other students to community

Our Residential Leaders receive a full scholarship for room and board while gaining extensive leadership skills and professional development opportunities. Residential Leaders and Residence Hall Directors receive training and development in incident response, conflict resolution and student support.