Instant Alert: The 30 colleges with the best dorms

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   The 30 colleges with the best dorms by Melissa Stanger on Oct 31, 2015, 3:05 PM Advertisement For students going off to college, their dorms become their home away from home — sometimes for four or more years. So it's important to many students to make sure that their college dorms are pleasant places to live. School-rankings website Niche created a list of the best college dorms through a combination of student surveys about the quality of the dorms, the cost of housing at each school, housing capacity, and student-housing crime rates. We included quotes from some of the students surveyed by Niche who noted what they love about on-campus housing. Scroll to see the colleges with the best dorms. SEE ALSO: The 20 best college campuses in America DON'T MISS: The 50 best colleges in America 30. Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) "Dorms are absolutely superb at Bryn Mawr," noted one student at the all-girls' school. "Even the smallest dorms are more roomy than average dorms at most colleges. In the average dorm, a student will have a walk-in closet either to themselves or with a roommate, a fireplace, and a window seat. Heating is excellent, and each dorm is clean and well-kept. All dorms are right on campus except for one. This year, my furthest class has been a five-minute walk from my dorm." Room and board: $13,860 29. University of Mobile (Mobile, Alabama) "The housing at the University of Mobile is very nice and fairly new," said a U of Mobile student. "It is rather expensive, mainly because it is a private school, but it is very spacious and clean. They provide us with laundry rooms and toilet tissue." Room and board: $8,830 28. University of Scranton (Scranton, Pennsylvania) "The dorms are cleaned every week and taken care of," said one student. "Although expensive, it is completely worth it to live on campus." "Though on-campus living is expensive, it really is nice," said another student. "Once you are a junior or senior, you have the chance to live in gorgeous new apartments that are also taken care of by housekeeping. Basically, we are spoiled." Room and board: $13,186 See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011