In America...
Most full universities offer traditional dorms (with communal shower rooms) as well as hybrids and full apartments.
Most conventional dorm rooms are doubles, putting two occupants in roughly 16-20 m^2. The occupants usually loft the beds to increase the usable floor space. Rooms smaller than 14 m^2 tend to be for a single occupant, and are rarer (often filling out irregular voids in the building's design). At most colleges, upperclassmen have priority in picking their room assignments, and single rooms are picked off long before freshmen get a chance at them.
Hybrid dorms started appearing in the 90's, to increase flexibility by eliminating communal washrooms. In this configuration, a single bathroom is shared between two double rooms, making it much easier for a building to be co-ed.
University managed apartments take the hybrid concept one step further by essentially being a full 2 bed , 1 bath with an open plan kitchenette / living room open to 2-4 residents depending on whether someone wants to pay for a full room or share a room. These are popular with upperclassmen who've made a few friends, because they're usually comparatively cheap (often far from campus and built low budget like commercial apartments) and typically assign full room groups before dealing with unassigned singles. These also often include an in-unit washer and dryer.
In America...
Most full universities offer traditional dorms (with communal shower rooms) as well as hybrids and full apartments.
Most conventional dorm rooms are doubles, putting two occupants in roughly 16-20 m^2. The occupants usually loft the beds to increase the usable floor space. Rooms smaller than 14 m^2 tend to be for a single occupant, and are rarer (often filling out irregular voids in the building's design). At most colleges, upperclassmen have priority in picking their room assignments, and single rooms are picked off long before freshmen get a chance at them.
Hybrid dorms started appearing in the 90's, to increase flexibility by eliminating communal washrooms. In this configuration, a single bathroom is shared between two double rooms, making it much easier for a building to be co-ed.
University managed apartments take the hybrid concept one step further by essentially being a full 2 bed , 1 bath with an open plan kitchenette / living room open to 2-4 residents depending on whether someone wants to pay for a full room or share a room. These are popular with upperclassmen who've made a few friends, because they're usually comparatively cheap (often far from campus and thrown up low budget like commercial apartments) and typically assign full room groups before dealing with unassigned singles. These also often include an in-unit washer and dryer.
In America...
Most full universities offer traditional dorms (with communal shower rooms) as well as hybrids and full apartments.
Most conventional dorm rooms are doubles, putting two occupants in roughly 16-20 m^2. The occupants usually loft the beds to increase the usable floor space. Rooms smaller than 14 m^2 tend to be for a single occupant, and are rarer (often filling out irregular voids in the building's design). At most colleges, upperclassmen have priority in picking their room assignments, and single rooms are picked off long before freshmen get a chance at them.
Hybrid dorms started appearing in the 90's, to increase flexibility by eliminating communal washrooms. In this configuration, a single bathroom is shared between two double rooms, making it much easier for a building to be co-ed.
University managed apartments take the hybrid concept one step further by essentially being a full 2 bed , 1 bath with an open plan kitchenette / living room open to 2-4 residents depending on whether someone wants to pay for a full room or share a room. These are popular with upperclassmen who've made a few friends, because they're usually comparatively cheap and typically assign full room groups before dealing with unassigned singles. These also often include an in-unit washer and dryer.
In America...
Most full universities offer traditional dorms (with communal washrooms) as well as hybrids and full apartments.
Most conventional dorm rooms are doubles, putting two occupants in roughly 16-20 m^2. The occupants usually loft the beds to increase the usable floor space. Rooms smaller than 14 m^2 tend to be for a single occupant, and are rarer (often filling out irregular voids in the building's design). At most colleges, upperclassmen have priority in picking their room assignments, and single rooms are picked off long before freshmen get a chance at them.
Hybrid dorms started appearing in the 90's, to increase flexibility by eliminating communal washrooms. In this configuration, a single washroom is shared between two double rooms, making it much easier for a building to be co-ed.
University managed apartments take the hybrid concept one step further by essentially being a full 2 bed , 1 bath with an open plan kitchenette / living room open to 2-4 residents depending on whether someone wants to pay for a full room or share a room. These are popular with upperclassmen who've made a few friends, because they're usually comparatively cheap and typically assign full room groups before dealing with unassigned singles.