Find Your Home Away From Home
By choosing to live on campus, you will get to live with some of the best views of
the city of Pittsburgh, while spending your time in a safe, caring and exciting on
campus housing experience.
Through our Office of Student Housing and Residence Life, you can explore housing options, apply to live on campus, meet hundreds of supportive staff members and learn about the Living Learning and Themed Communities in our residence halls. We hope you will choose to live in one of our housing options while you spend your time on the Bluff and in the City of Pittsburgh.
Our Residence Halls, are where a majority of our residential students spend their
time when they are not in class. We strive to ensure that you have safe environment
to call your own and be your authentic self. Learn more about each Residence Hall
featured below.
Assumption is the home of around 300 first-year and upperclass students who are part
of the Duquesne University Honors College LLC.
With Lumina apartment-style living, you'll have access to everything you need to make
the most out of your collegiate experience. There are three Lumina properties you
can choose at Duquesne: Brottier, McGinley and St. Martin.
Des Places is a housing option for returning students. The building offers upperclass
students the opportunity to live in suite style rooms.
Duquesne Towers is home to approximately 1,100 first-year and upperclassmen students.
All floors in Towers offer laundry, kitchenettes, and study lounges.
St. Ann, an exclusively first-year Residence Hall, is a place of many memories for
Duquesne students because 550+ members of each first-year class call it home.
Vickroy Hall be offline next academic year (Fall 2025 through Spring 2026) for renovation.
There are plenty of sophomore, junior, senior and graduate housing options available
during this renovation. We are currently reviewing student feedback to make Vickroy
great place to live in Fall 2026!Residence Hall Options
Assumption
Lumina Communities
Des Places
Duquesne Towers
St. Ann
Vickroy Hall Renovations
Important Housing Information
Important Dates to Help You Plan For Hall Openings and Closings
The University Residence Halls will close on the following dates for each break period. Students requesting to stay will need to receive approval from the Student Housing & Residence Life Staff and must apply with this form. (Please note: St. Martin, McGinley and Brottier Halls do not close for the breaks).
Residence Hall Closing Summer 2026:
St. Ann Hall, Assumption Hall, Des Places Hall and Duquesne Towers close for Spring on Thursday, May 7 at 9 a.m.
St Martin Hall will close on Monday, May 11 at 9 a.m.
Brottier Hall and McGinley Hall leases will end on Tuesday, July 21 at 9 a.m.
Where Will Students Eat If They Stay on Campus During a Break Period
Dining Services will have meals available in the Incline (1st floor of the Student Union). There will be two meals per day (Brunch 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Dinner 4:30 – 6 p.m.). Dining Services will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day but students will be invited to join a special holiday meal hosted by the Office of Student Housing and Residence Life on these days.
Meal plans are not in effect over the break. All meals can be purchased on a cash basis or by using PLUS/FLEX. To access the Incline area, please proceed down the ramp on the side of the Student Union (Closest to College Hall).
Duquesne Students Who Are Enrolled in Summer Courses Will Be Offered the Opportunity to Live on Campus
Assistant Vice President for Residence Life Director of Residence Life Assistant Director of Residence Life Wellness Coordinator Associate Director of DU Cares Business Manager Housing Operations Coordinator Associate Director of Student Housing Housing Operations Coordinator Housing Coordinator Housing Coordinator Housing Coordinator Housing Coordinator Live and Work in the Residence Halls to Support Student Success. Resident Directors
Can Help You With Housing Concerns, Community Issues, and Connections to Campus Resources.
Resident Director St. Martin Hall Resident Director - Des Places Hall Resident Director - Duquesne Towers Resident Director - Assumption Hall Resident Director - St. Ann Hall Resident Director - Brottier HallStudent Housing and Residence Life Team
Anne Lahoda
Charles Forrester
Courtney Stinebiser
Emily Lee-Chong
Daniel Gittins
Katy Tersine
Billy Wright
Dan Cangilla
Maria Cummings
Julie Lang
Nicole Kearney
Renee Johnson
Shelley Veltri
Resident Director Staff
Alan Elgin
Micah White
Mia Graziani
Connor Baca
AB D'Amico
Nate Smith