Living Learning Communities

Connect with other students who share similar interests, academic goals, and personal direction in one of over 30 programs. LLCs bring students to live together in a dedicated area of a building. Take advantage of the unique—and free—housing option to expand your college experience through exploration and collaboration.

Apply Early

Housing assignments are made based on the date of your housing application first, followed by factors like Living Learning Community preferences.

Don’t wait until you know your admission status to apply!

Some LLCs will fill up before March 1, and many programs use the housing application date to create priority.

Plan ahead.

Each LLC has a limit on the number of participants. Also, talk to your prospective roommate as some programs do not have space to accommodate roommates who are not part of the LLC.

Consider your classes.

Some accept any student who has an interest in their program. Some only allow students of a specific major or program to be a part of the community. Also, some programs require or recommend a course.

American Indian Cultural House LLC - icon of a turquoise-colored dreamcatcher

American Indian Cultural House

Identity/Culture Personal Interest

Pioneer

One of only a few programs of its kind in the nation

First Year Students
Partner
- Circle of Indigenous Nations (COIN)
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.
- See detailed Living Learning Community Requirements below.

At Home In MN LLC - an icon of the state outline of Minnesota

At Home in MN

Personal Interest

Territorial

For students new to Minnesota

First Year Students
Partner
- Orientation and Transition Experience
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Biology House LLC - icon of a double-helix strand of DNA

Biology House

Academic

Frontier

Build your community by living in BioHouse

First Year Students
Partner
- College of Biological Sciences
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

CASA SOL LLC - icon of a golden sun rising bhind a maroon rooftop with chimney

CASA SOL

MCAE LLC Academic Identity/Culture

Pioneer

An MCAE LLC for Latinx students

First Year Students
Partner
- Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Requirements
- MCAE LLC roommates only
- See detailed MCAE Living Learning Community Requirements below.

CEHD Community House LLC - icon of three figures organized vertically in increasing size representing growth

CEHD Community House

Academic

Sanford

Students who want to improve the lives of others

First Year Students
Partner
- College of Education and Human Development
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

CFANS House

Academic

Bailey

Seeking doers, makers and dreamers

Open to all
Partner
- College of Food Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences

Charlotte’s Home

MCAE LLC Identity/Culture

Pioneer

An MCAE LLC for Black women on campus

First Year Students
Partner
- Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Requirements
- Gender identity - gender open
- Gender identity - woman
- MCAE LLC roommates only
- See detailed MCAE Living Learning Community Requirements below.

Chinese Language and Culture House - A red Chinese dragon swoops

Chinese Language and Culture House

Academic Identity/Culture Language Personal Interest Travel

17th Avenue

Building cross-cultural appreciation

First Year Students, Returning Students, and Transfer Students
Partner
- Chinese Flagship Program
Requirements
- Affiliated Course
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

CSE Second year Experience LLC - icon of a beaker containing maroon fluid and the number "2."

CSE Second Year Experience

Academic

Pioneer

A supportive home for returning students

Returning Students
Partner
- College of Science & Engineering
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Design House LLC - icon of a notebook and pencil

Design House

Academic

Sanford

Join other creatives and design something awesome

First Year Students
Partner
- College of Design
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

FETCH LLC - icon of a dog's face

FETCH

Leadership Personal Interest

Bailey

Fostering Education Through Campus Hosting

First Year Students, Returning Students, and Transfer Students
Partner
- Can Do Canines
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.
- Students in all colleges and majors are welcome to join.
- See detailed Living Learning Community Requirements below.

Honors Residential Community - icon of a graduate's black cap with golden tassel

Honors Residential Community

Academic Leadership

Middlebrook

Get connected with Honors classmates

First Year Students
Partner
- University Honors Program

Honors Second Year Experience LLC - icon of an open book, golden, with the number two on the open page

Honors Second Year Experience

Academic Leadership

Middlebrook

Continue to build relationships and explore leadership opportunities with other Honors students

Returning Students
Partner
- University Honors Program

Huntley House for Black and African American Men LLC - icon of a gold shield with two "H" letters, an open book, and a clenched fist.

Huntley House

MCAE LLC Identity/Culture

Pioneer

An MCAE LLC for Black men on campus

First Year Students
Partner
- Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Requirements
- Gender identity - gender open
- Gender identity - man
- MCAE LLC roommates only
- See detailed MCAE Living Learning Community Requirements below.

La Casa De Español - icon of a Spanish-style house

La Casa De Español

Academic Language Personal Interest Travel

Middlebrook

Engage and enhance your Spanish speaking skills

First Year Students
Partner
- Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Lavender House LLC - stylized icon of a lavender flower

Lavender House

Identity/Culture

Comstock

Express yourself freely with other LGBTQIA+ students

First Year Students, Returning Students, and Transfer Students
Partners
- Office of Equity and Diversity
- Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Nursing LLC - icon of a stethescope

Nursing

Academic

Frontier

Learn about your future profession

First Year Students
Partner
- School of Nursing
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Ojibwewigamig LLC - icon of an Ojibwe wigwam encircled by a traditional floral design

Ojibwe Immersion House

Academic Identity/Culture Language

Radius

Ojibwewigamig

First Year Students, Returning Students, and Transfer Students
Partners
- College of Liberal Arts
- American Indian Studies
- Ojibwe Language Program
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

ROTC LLC - Icond of an ROTC badge in black and gold featuring a large sword and smaller lamp a classical Greek helmet.

ROTC

Leadership Personal Interest Travel

17th Avenue

A community with a passion for service

First Year Students
Partners
Requirements
- Affiliated Course
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Second Year Experience LLC - icon of a maroon briefcase emblazoned with the number "2."

Second Year Experience

Leadership Personal Interest

Yudof

Build relationships with others who love UMN

Returning Students
Partner
- Orientation and Transition Experience

Social Justice Action LLC Header - icon of the allegorical "scales of justice"

Social Justice Action

Leadership Personal Interest

Pioneer

Join your peers in this knowledge-filled LLC

First Year Students
Partner
- Multicultural Student Engagement
Requirements
- Affiliated Course
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Sorority Unity House LLC - Icon of a classical greek facade with Ionian columns

Sorority Unity House

Leadership Personal Interest

17th Avenue

Join other students who share your interests

First Year Students
Partner
- Fraternity and Sorority Life
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

STEM Diversity House LLC - icon of multicolored gears

STEM Diversity House

Academic Identity/Culture

Pioneer

For Black, Indigenous, and Students of Color

First Year Students, Returning Students, and Transfer Students
Partner
- College of Science & Engineering
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Substance Free House LLC - icon of a golden shield

Substance-Free House

Personal Interest

Middlebrook

Share a commitment to remaining substance-free

First Year Students, Returning Students, and Transfer Students
Partner
- Housing and Residential Life
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

CSE Taylor House LLC - icon of a lightbulb

Taylor House

Academic

Frontier

Launch your College of Science and Engineering career here

First Year Students
Partner
- College of Science & Engineering
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

The Firsts for First-Generation Students LLC - icon of a two-headed crocodile, an Adinkra symbol of unity in diversity, giving a common destiny.

The Firsts

MCAE LLC Academic Identity/Culture

Pioneer

An MCAE LLC for first-generation students and students of color

First Year Students
Partner
- Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Requirements
- MCAE LLC roommates only
- See detailed MCAE Living Learning Community Requirements below.

The MLK Beloved Community

Academic Identity/Culture Leadership Personal Interest

Pioneer

Afro-American Action Committee Scholars LLC

First Year Students
Partners
- College of Liberal Arts
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program
Requirements
- Affiliated Course
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Transfer Student Experience LLC - An icon of two mountain peaks. The nearer peak is topped by a red flag.

Transfer Student Experience

Leadership Personal Interest

Yudof

Enhance your personal growth

Transfer Students
Partner
- Orientation and Transition Experience

Tsev Hmoob LLC - icon of a traditional Hmong "elephant footprint" design

Tsev Hmoob

MCAE LLC Identity/Culture

Pioneer

An MCAE LLC for Hmong American students on campus

First Year Students
Partner
- Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Requirements
- MCAE LLC roommates only
- See detailed MCAE Living Learning Community Requirements below.

West Bank Arts House - icon of theater masks representing tragedy and comedy

West Bank Arts House

Academic Personal Interest

Middlebrook

Make art, make memories

First Year Students
Partners
- College of Liberal Arts
- Department of Art
- Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
- School of Music
Requirements
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) LLC - icon featuring a beaker of deep-blue fluid and the letters "WISE."

WISE

Academic Identity/Culture

Frontier

Women in Science and Engineering

First Year Students
Partner
- College of Science & Engineering
Requirements
- Gender identity - gender open
- Gender identity - woman
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.

Icon featuring a column chart and a trend line shaped like a W

Women's Business Network

Academic Identity/Culture Leadership

17th Avenue

A Community for Aspiring Businesswomen

First Year Students
Partner
- Carlson School of Management
Requirements
- Gender identity - woman
- LLC roommates only - Students with a mutual roommate request who is also interested in this LLC are welcome.
- Open to all majors.

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Finding Your Community at the U

First-Year LLCs

Exclusive program options for the newest Golden Gophers.

Second-Year LLCs

Shape your experience with options for returning students.

Transfer LLCs

Unique living opportunities to settle into your new community.