Residence Halls

The residence halls at Batten University are designed to foster a sense of community. The University's four-year residency requirement offers the opportunity to enhance student engagement, support academic success, and foster a holistic experience dedicated to community building and development. We believe that it is in the residence halls that students find opportunities for cultural, educational, social, and recreational enrichment. To further support these opportunities, two of the four villages are modeled after Thomas Jefferson's Oxford-Cambridge plan, incorporating an ability to both live and learn in a shared community that houses faculty offices, classrooms and student residences.

Each room is furnished with:

  • Extra-long, twin-sized beds (mattress size is 39" x 80")
  • Desks and chairs
  • Closet or wardrobe
  • Dresser
  • Window blinds
  • Overhead light
  • Wired and wireless internet access
  • Smoke detector
  • Heat/AC unit (apartments & townhouses have central heating and air)

Each floor has one Resident Assistant (RA) to assist the students who live there. Additionally, each village has a Village Coordinator that oversees the village and the RAs. The Village Coordinators participate in a rotating on-call system and are available to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day.

Bray Village residence halls at Batten University

Bray Village

Bray Village is one of the two villages where the classrooms, faculty offices, and residence halls are located close together. Rose Hall houses women only, Kellam Hall houses men only, and Old and Eggleston Halls are co-ed by floor. Bray Village has traditional style rooms that house two or three students per room with community style showers and restrooms shared by approximately 30 students living on the floor. Each floor in these residence halls offer free laundry facilities as well.

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Allen Village residence halls at Batten University

Allen Village

Allen Village mirrors the setup of Bray Village with classrooms, faculty offices, and residence halls located together. Allen Village residence halls (Gum, Smithdeal, East, and Johnston Halls) house a mixture of first-year and returning students. If you wish to have a bit more privacy, East and Johnston Halls offer different floor plans such as jack and jill style rooms with double or triple rooms with a private bathroom shared with an adjoining room, a small number of double rooms offering a private bathroom, or a six-person single suite with a kitchenette in the suite. Gum and Smithdeal Halls offer double and some single rooms with community style showers and restrooms. Each floor in these residence halls offer free laundry facilities.

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Brock Village residence halls at Batten University

Brock Village

Brock Village is nestled in the wooded area away from the center of campus. Brock Village residence halls (North, South, and Teagle Halls) and the apartments and townhouses house primarily returning students. You will find a variety of floor plans within Brock Village such as apartment style, suite style with kitchen access, and double rooms connected by a bathroom. The residence halls and the apartment building offer laundry facilities on each floor. Students living in the apartments will have a private bedroom with shared kitchen and living space. Townhouses in Brock Village serve as our dedicated special interest housing for fraternities and sororities and provide students with a private bedroom with shared kitchen and living space. Laundry facilities are located inside each townhouse.

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Honors Village townhouses at Batten University

Honors Village

Honors Village serves as the living-learning community for the Batten Honors College. Honors Village comprises six buildings containing four townhouses in each building. The setup mirrors that of the townhouses in Brock Village. More information regarding Honors Village or the Batten Honors College can be found on the Batten Honors College page.

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*Exceptions to the University's Residency Requirement are granted to students who meet any of the following conditions: (1) Be a resident of the seven cities of Hampton Roads for the year prior to their initial application for admission to the University; (2) Are married; (3) Be enrolled in less than a full-time course load (fewer than 12 semester hours); (4) Request permission to be exempt from the residency requirement (approval is not guaranteed). Students who are 17 years of age or younger or who are 23 years of age or older must request permission to reside in recognized University housing facilities. Transfer students under the age of 23 have the option to reside on campus.