Home Sweet Home
At Avila University, we’re excited to welcome you home. Living on campus means more than just having a place to sleep; it’s about community, connection, and support. Whether you’re a first-year student or returning, you’ll be surrounded by people and resources that help you thrive. Our residence halls are just steps from your classes, dining, and student activities, keeping you close to everything happening on campus. It’s easy to make friends, get involved, and truly feel part of the Avila family. Your college experience starts here, where comfort, convenience, and community come together.
- 61% — of first-year students live on campus
- Your choice of living arrangements
- Year-long activities planned and sponsored by the student-run Residence Hall Association
The university believes in providing each student with adequate resources in order to succeed academically, developmentally, and socially. This is best accomplished through an integration of the university environment and residence on campus. Therefore, Avila requires all full-time, single freshmen and sophomores under the age of 21 to live in university residence halls if they are not residing with their parents (within a 40-mile radius of campus).
The best way to experience all that Avila has to offer.
Buchanan Halls


Buchanan Hall provides a traditional living experience with double and triple bedrooms. With adaptable furniture, you and your roommate or roommates can customize your space. Lounges are available on each floor with flat-screen televisions.
Buchanan is connected to Dallavis Center, which houses our art classrooms, offices, and the Thornhill Art Gallery.
Glenna Wylie Hall

Commonly known as Wylie, Glenna Wylie Hall has four, five, and six-bedroom suites. Students in these suites have a private bedroom and share a single bathroom and living space. Lounges are located on every floor with study areas and big flat-screen televisions. A common area on the first floor provides microwaves, a refrigerator, laundry facilities, and mailboxes for all residents in Wylie.
Jeanne Collins Thompson Hall

Commonly known as Thompson, Jeanne Collins Thompson Hall is a suite-style residence hall in which each suite contains four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a common space with kitchenette.
Avila University Villa’s!
This unit features two bedrooms, accommodating up to four people, along with a spacious living room and kitchen. Please note that living room furniture and a TV are not provided.
Dining at Avila

Students who live on campus and those who don’t have access to a meal-plan. With a range of culinary options, including various ethnic cuisines, rotating through the week, there is something for everyone.
Food allergies? Dietary concerns can also be addressed with our Chef on campus. Regular vegetarian meals, and gluten free options are always available and other needs can be addressed with Chef.
For those students who are traveling internationally to Avila, Avila University aims to provide dining options that meet the needs of our diverse international student population. The cafeteria regularly offers dishes from American cuisine as well as foods commonly eaten in countries represented within the student body, such as India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
Residence Hall Laundry Facilities

All Residence Halls now have new smart washers and dryers. Download the PayRange app to set up your account, load your prepaid funds, and then get notifications when your laundry cycle is complete and when washers/dryers are available — without leaving your room!
Washer: $1.75
Dryer: $1.50
Preparing to Move-In
We know things get hectic as you prepare for your journey to college so we’ve compiled a list of items that students have found helpful to bring:
Necessary Items
Towels / Washcloths
Shampoo/Conditioner/Soap
Hand Soap
Clothes Hangers
Laundry Basket / Hamper
Mask, cleaning and laundry supplies
Pillow(s)
X-Long Twin-size Bedding
Dishes: Plates/Cups/Silverware
Storage Containers
First Aid Kit & Medicines
Extension Cords / Power Strip with a surge protector
Can opener
*Possible Shared Items
Small Refrigerator
Television
DVD Player
Game Console
Vacuum
Radio
*Talk with your roommate if you don’t want to double up on these
Fun Items
Plants
Coffee Pot
Throw Rugs
Extra Furniture / Futon
Posters
Pictures
Wipe/Erase Board
Curtains
Storage boxes
Tips on how to pack for college:
Don’t overpack. You will probably buy things after you arrive at college when you know more about what your room looks like and how much space you have. You and your roommates may also come up with different ideas on how to arrange and decorate your room once you see what others have brought.
Use your laundry basket as a box for your smaller things to make it easier to carry.
Pack more things into storage containers instead of garbage bags; you could use the containers as extra storage for your room for things that you won’t use as often.
Special Note: Residence hall fires may occur due to poor wiring on appliances and overloaded extension cords inside individual rooms. For this reason, extension cords with built-in circuit breakers are strongly recommended. Extension cords may not run under carpets or be looped over curtains or bed spreads.
Items not allowed in the residence halls for safety and wellness reasons:
- Candles and incense (or anything with an open flame)
- Pets (fish are acceptable)
- Toasters, hot plates, electric frying pans, indoor grills (this includes the George Foreman style grills), deep fryers
- Ceiling fans
- Space heaters
- Halogen lamps
- Firearms or martial arts weapons (or anything that resembles them)
- Hazardous materials
- Alcohol/controlled substance, applicable signs and other paraphernalia