Residential Colleges

Goals of the Residential College Program

The goals of the residential colleges are to enrich the intellectual, cultural, and social lives of their students and to help them develop lifelong habits of learning and responsibility. These goals are achieved because residential colleges extend the learning environment outside of the classroom, provide supportive communities, and nurture better relations between faculty and students. They also provide the opportunity to establish informal connections between students and the colleges' Fellows. 

For more information about Residential Colleges, visit their website.

Northwestern's Residential Colleges

There are eleven residential colleges at Northwestern University. Click on a name below for the description of a specific college.

• Ayers College of Commerce and Industry
  
• CCS (College of Cultural and Community Studies)
  
• Chapin Hall (Humanities Residential College)
  
• East Fairchild (Communications Residential College)
  
• Hobart House (Women's Residential College)
  
• Jones Fine and Performing Arts Residential College
  
• Public Affairs Residential College (PARC)
  
• Shepard Residential College
  
• Slivka College of Science and Engineering
  
• West Fairchild (International Studies Residential College)
  
• Willard Residential College