Honors housing delivers a unique experience to students by fusing residence hall living with honors learning. It provides a stimulating intellectual and social atmosphere for you to enjoy. Choose from two housing options. For more information regarding honors housing, contact the University Honors Program or visit the Department of Residence website. 

Houses

Honors House residents have opportunities for informal interaction with faculty at special meals and informal discussions and programs. Honors houses also offer a smoke-free, co-educational environment open to all honors students, first-year through senior year.

Our three honors houses are Anders (Barton Hall) and Harwood (Lyon Hall), both located in Old Richardson Court, and Starbuck (Martin Hall), located on Union Drive.

Clusters

In Honors Clusters, a majority of the house residents are honors students. Cluster housing is available in Geoffroy Hall (Ebbers & Day) and Friley Hall (LorchRussell).

I love living in honors housing because of the connections it offers. There is always someone to study with, and I get to know tons of people through the activities that are available to honors students. We are all very social, and I have many, many friends from living in honors housing!

Honors Student Housing Experience

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Hear what it's like to live in Honors housing at Iowa State from the residents themselves. With students from across the country (and world) and a range of majors, living in Honors housing offers the chance to become part of a diverse, close-knit community from your first day on campus.