Residence Halls

Western's residence halls provide a little bit of home on the Macomb campus. Our variety of lifestyle options are tailor-made to fit your needs. WIU is the only public university in the state to offer single rooms as the predominant residence hall lifestyle. For those who would prefer a roommate, we also offer double-rooms and suites.

Hall Divisions

Underclassmen Halls

Bayliss (Women)
Henninger (Men)
Tanner (Co-Ed, Underclassmen accepted starting Fall 2009)
Thompson (Co-Ed)

Upper-Division Halls (Co-Ed)

Bayliss

Bayliss Hall is an all-female residence hall and houses upper-division students. Bayliss offers both Single and Double Rooms in a co-ed environment..

Caroline Grote

Caroline Grote Hall opened the fall semester of 2004. For co-ed, upper-division students, Caroline Grote features a suite-style environment where one double room and one single room share a personal bathroom.

Corbin

Corbin Hall offers a unique suite-style living arrangement with each suite having two bedrooms and a common living room area. Corbin is a co-ed, sophomore and above residence hall.

Henninger

Henninger Hall houses upper-division students. Henninger offers both Single and Double Rooms in a co-ed environment.

Higgins

Higgins Hall is a 20-story residence hall housing approximately 950 upper-division students. Higgins features a large number of both Double and Single Rooms.

International House

International House, purchased in 2005, is a community of 30 students interested in an international living opportunity. The rooms are all double rooms and have one bathroom shared by every 4 bedrooms.

Lincoln

Lincoln Hall is a 14-story residence hall that provides exclusively Single Rooms to 500 predominantly returning students in a co-ed environment.

Tanner

Tanner Hall is a co-ed residence hall that houses predominantly first-year students. Tanner is composed of Single and Double Rooms, each floor with its own personality.

Thompson

Thompson Hall is a 19-story co-ed hall that houses 950 predominantly returning students. Though Thompson Hall is one building, the men and women live on separate floors.

Washington

Washington Hall is a 14-story residence hall that provides exclusively Single Rooms to 500 predominantly returning students in a co-ed environment.