North Hall opened in 2017 and is the newest traditional residence hall on campus — everything about it reflects current student expectations rather than 1960s construction. It's four floors with an elevator, dedicated to first-year students, and it sits at the center of campus next to the David L. Eisler Center (the student union), FLITE Library, Birkam Health Center, and Swan Building. The location alone puts you in the middle of everything Ferris has going on.

The room setup is a four-person suite — two double-style bedrooms sharing a common bathroom. Each room comes with two beds already lofted, so you're not renting loft equipment or trying to figure that out on move-in day. The lobby is the main draw: multiple gaming centers with foosball, bubble hockey, air hockey, two pool tables, two ping pong tables, a fitness room with cardio equipment, and a large kitchenette. There are also small study rooms on each floor and two full classrooms on the first floor. For a freshman hall, the amenity list is legitimately impressive. The on-site fitness room means you don't have to walk to the Student Recreation Center on a February morning just to use a treadmill.

Stadium Hall opens Fall 2026 and there genuinely isn't another residence hall like it in Michigan. The $38 million building wraps around the north end zone of Top Taggart Field — the home stadium of Ferris State's four-time national champion football team — and first-floor community spaces open directly out to the stadium itself. Students in certain rooms will watch Bulldog games from their building. It's believed to be the first residence hall attached to a large multipurpose stadium among all 15 Michigan public universities. That's a specific kind of selling point you won't find at any other school in the state.

Practically, Stadium Hall is four floors and holds about 280 beds, all reserved for first-year students. Rooms are two-person suites with a shared bathroom and common living space — same basic layout as North Hall's individual bedroom pods but configured as a standard double. Each room includes two adjustable twin beds (up to six feet), two wardrobes, two desks, and two chairs. The first floor has a kitchen, a market for grab-and-go items, and 14 washers and 14 dryers (a real number, not a vague reference to "laundry facilities"). Study areas are on every floor and there's a small lobby on floors two through four. The Eisler Center, the Quad, and the IRC are all nearby. Rooms are still available for incoming freshmen as of early 2026 — if this is your year, move on it.

Cramer Hall is the tallest building on campus — 11 floors — and the only one that uses a true suite-style room layout with a shared living space between bedrooms rather than a straight double or single. You and one or two suitemates share a common area and a private bathroom; nobody on the floor is walking past your room to get to a shared bathroom down the hall. Built in 1968 and named after William Cramer, a botany and biology professor known for spending hours in the woods collecting specimens, Cramer houses students from first-year through senior year, making it one of the more mixed communities on campus.

The suite options are a double (two students) or a triple (three students). Each has its own bathroom. Windows are 60" x 51" — not typical dorm-window dimensions, and the upper floors give you a genuine view. Two elevators serve the building. Laundry is on floors two, three, and eight, and the first-floor kitchenette covers basic cooking needs. Study rooms are scattered across six different floors, which means you're never more than a flight away from a quiet place to work. Cramer is on West Campus near Optometry, Allied Health, Pharmacy, Hospitality, and Education programs.

Puterbaugh is one of three Honors residence halls at Ferris and the most prominent of them. Built in 1965 and named after Allen Puterbaugh — a physics and mathematics professor who taught for 19 years and served as Dean of the College Preparatory program — the hall houses Honors students and emphasizes quiet, focused community. It's four floors on West Campus, close to the IRC, Business buildings, Allied Health, Pharmacy, and Optometry. If your program is on that side of campus, you don't have much of a commute.

The room setup is single-style with a shared suite bathroom — you have your own room, just shared bathroom access within the suite. Each room comes with an 80-inch bed, a desk and chair, a dresser, and a wardrobe. The lobby has a TV, foosball, pool table, ping pong, and a study room. Kitchenettes are on every floor, which is unusual — most older halls only have them on select floors. Puterbaugh also carries a designated Quiet Area status, meaning the community norms lean studious. If you're in the Honors Program, this is the natural fit; if you're not, this probably isn't your hall.

Bond Hall has two sections — North and South — that function as separate communities with slightly different setups. Both are on West Campus near Business, IRC, Pharmacy, and Optometry buildings. Bond North is restricted to students 19 and older and is primarily single rooms with a strong upperclassman presence. Bond South is open to more class levels and includes a mix of singles and doubles. Both have active lobbies and computer lab access — useful if you don't want to walk to FLITE for a printer.

Bond North carries an additional designation worth noting: it tends to draw students who want a quieter, more independent living experience without the first-year hall energy. If you've already done a year on campus and want something that feels closer to living on your own than living in a dorm, this is worth looking at. The West Campus location puts you close to professional programs and a bit removed from the main student activity hub around the Eisler Center.

Henderson is one of the smaller, more straightforward halls at Ferris — single-style rooms on West Campus near Business, IRC, Pharmacy, and Optometry. It shares a proximity profile with Bond and Puterbaugh. Henderson doesn't carry any special program designation; it's a general housing option for students who want a single room and a West Campus location without the Honors requirement or the age restriction of Bond North.

Ward Hall has one of the more specific amenity combinations in Michigan college housing: a 9-hole mini golf course and a large-screen "movie theater" setup in the lower lobby. The lower lobby also serves as an open concept study area, so it's pulling double duty as both a recreation space and a quiet work zone depending on the time of day. The upper lobby adds a TV, foosball, pool table, and ping pong. Ward is a four-floor, single-style hall on South Campus, with the shortest walking distance of any residence hall to the Rock Café and The Market. That's actually meaningful — The Rock is Ferris's main dining hall, and most halls either walk or take the shuttle.

Named after Mary Rood Ward, the Dean of Women from 1943 to 1951, Ward was built in 1963 and carries a Quiet Areas designation. The rooms are singles with suite-style bathroom access. Kitchenettes are on floors 2 and 4. Ward also carries a Quiet Area designation alongside its unusually recreational lobby setup — the theory being that the recreation is contained to the common area, not bleeding into the hallways. The IRC, Business buildings, and The Rock Café are all very close.

Brophy and McNerney form a connected hall community offering triple suites — three students to a suite with a shared common space and bathroom. This is the standard room type here, and it's distinct from most other halls at Ferris that lean single or double. The shared common space in a triple suite means more people to split the space with, but also more social opportunity built directly into your living situation. The hall is on South Campus near Business, IRC, and The Rock Café, with a workout room on-site and an active lobby.

Travis and Merrill are connected halls on South Campus that offer the widest room-type flexibility in this part of campus — singles, doubles, and triple suites under one roof. The location is consistent with other South Campus halls: close to Business, IRC, and The Rock Café. Active lobby with standard game amenities. This hall suits students who have a specific room-type preference and want the South Campus location without being locked into a single setup.

Miller Hall was renovated for Fall 2023, which puts it in an interesting position: South Campus location with older bones but updated finishes. Single-style rooms, close to Business, IRC, and The Rock Café. The renovation addressed the dated aspects of the building without relocating it — you get improved rooms and a South Campus address. If the older-construction feel of Ward, Travis, or Brophy is a concern but you want to stay in this part of campus, Miller's recent refresh is the answer.

Clark Hall is a 19-and-older hall with single rooms and a strong preference toward upperclassmen, located near FLITE Library, Starr Buildings, Science buildings, the Quad, the Eisler Center, the Student Recreation Center, Birkam Health Center, and the Swan Building. Compared to Bond Hall's West Campus address, Clark's location puts it in the more central part of campus near the main academic and activity buildings. There's a workout room on-site. Clark is the choice for older students who want a single room, a central location, and a community that's past the first-year phase.