Housing Options

On-Campus Options

Not only do the RU living spaces offer you indoor activities and lounge areas, RU students who live on campus can also be found relaxing on campus hammocks, playing volleyball in the sand volleyball court, or competing in pick up games on the outdoor basketball court.

From game nights, to study sessions and engaging learning activities, to outdoor impromptu sports games, your space at RU will become your home. RU is a great place to call home.

Residence Halls

There are three residence halls on campus. Each hall has a chapel, laundry facility, computer lab, TV lounge, study rooms, and community recreation areas with activities like foosball, ping pong tables and pool tables. All residence halls feature access-controlled entry for student safety.

McGee Hall

• Five floors
• Laundry facility on site
• SpectrumU
• Maximum occupancy: 210
• Renovated 2008
• Free Laundry

Corcoran Hall

• Three floors
• Main Lobby
• Laundry facility on site
• SpectrumU
• Maximum occupancy: 196
• Free Laundry
• Renovated 2009

Xavier-Loyola Hall

• Main Lobby renovated summer 2019
• Adjacent parking
• Free Laundry
• Laundry facility on site
• SpectrumU
• Three floors
• Maximum occupancy: 216

The Townhouse Village 

The Townhouse Village (THV) is a suite-style living community for upperclassmen students who apply in groups during the previous spring semester. The townhouses are furnished two-story apartments.

Amenities include:

• Beds and mattresses
• Kitchen table and chairs
• Kitchen appliances (cook top, convection microwave oven, refrigerator)
• Living room furniture included: 1 couch, 1 chair, 1 coffee table and 1 side table in the living room.
• SpectrumU
• Gated Parking
• Free Laundry facility on site in community center
• One, two and three bedroom options
• Renovated 2018

Rock Row Housing

Rock Row is the newest addition to the RU student housing options, available to juniors and seniors in good standing with the university. The townhome-style units are located on the south side of campus in the 5400 block of Forest Avenue.

Featuring bungalow-inspired design elements echoing the characteristic architecture of the surrounding neighborhood, both townhome units are divided into four "homes," each with four private bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, and a kitchen split between three levels. 

Amenities include:

• SpectrumU
• Trash and recycling pickup
• Laundry facilities
• Off-street parking
• Furniture includes (bed, bar stools, kitchen appliances, washer and dryer). 

Kateri Community

Since 2019 Campus Ministry has invited students to join in our intentional living community. Taking its name from St. Kateri Tekakwitha – the first American Indian saint and the patroness of ecology/the environment – Kateri Community is a unique opportunity to share space, spirituality, growth, and life with peers for a year during your time at Rockhurst! 

Kateri Community houses two different communities with focuses in:

• Catholic/Ignatian-Spirituality
  • Opportunity to apply for and make the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life of St. Ignatius or access to spiritual direction
  • 24-access to an on-floor Blessed Sacrament chapel
  • Weekly community meal/spirituality night
  • Reduced fees to the Ignatian Family Teach-In, Solidarity-Immersion Trips, and retreats
• Sustainability and Eco-Spirituality
  • Opportunity to engage in spiritual life through sustainability and environmental awareness
  • Community engagement in environmental preservation and stewardship (work with community organizations engaged in environmentalism, on-site gardening, composting, and food preservation)
  • Opportunity for spiritual direction
  • Weekly community meal/spirituality night
  • Reduced fees to the Ignatian Family Teach-In, Solidarity-Immersion Trips, and retreats

Kateri Community is located in a former Jesuit residence situated just across the street from campus on Rockhurst Road. Living quarters include:

• Single or double rooms
• Individual bathrooms
• Commons areas
• Kitchen
• Laundry
• Reflection and prayer spaces

Students apply to Kateri Community and indicate their preference (Catholic/Ignatian or Sustainability/Eco-Spirituality) when submitting their housing request early in spring semester. Preference will be given to seniors and juniors. Former members of Kateri Community are eligible to apply to live/serve as a Kateri Assistant, which involves summer lodging/communal living in exchange for weekly chores.  Contact Anna Muenchen for information.


Services

Basic cable is provided in the Residence Halls and THV. Upgraded cable services are provided by Consolidated Communications. Residents may rent cable boxes on opening day from Consolidated Communications in the Rock Room located on the lower level of Massman Hall. Students are responsible for payment of the equipment and services and the equipment can be turned in on closing day in the Rock Room in Massman Hall. If you have questions regarding Consolidated Communications please visit their web site at Consolidated Communications or you may contact them by phone at 913-825-3000.

All of our housing options are equipped with air conditioning, wireless internet and cable access. 


ADA Spaces

Please contact April Gray, Disability Resource Center Coordinator at 816.501.4037 if you have questions about ADA housing accommodations


Residence Life Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming and Non-Binary Housing

If you are interested in living on campus with other students who share or affirm your identity, please contact the Office of Residence Life at 816-501-4663. More information about housing accommodations for students identifying as transgender, gender non-confirming, and non-binary is available at Residence Life Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming and Non-Binary Housing.


Summer Housing

If you are interested in living on campus while taking summer classes, please contact the Office of Residence Life at 816-501-4663. Summer housing applications are available at Summer Housing.