Hall of Graduate Studies
Built in 1932, the Gothic style Hall of Graduate Studies (HGS) houses 168 students at 320 York St. near the center of campus, Sterling Library and Payne-Whitney Gymnasium.
Students in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences have assignment priority in HGS. Due to limited vacancies in HGS each year, it is unlikely that students of other professional schools will be assigned into HGS, even if requested.
HGS is a uniquely shaped building, with classrooms, faculty and staff offices, including the Dean of Students of the Graduate School, the Graduate School’s McDougal Center, as well as student bedrooms. To view a sample of the student floor plan, please click here.
A - & B- wing student bedrooms do not have elevator access. Student rooms are on the 3rd, 4th, & 5th floors. C-wing “Tower” contains 9 suites. There is elevator access to student suites or rooms located from the 2nd through 14th floors. D-wing contains a mix of student rooms with shared bathrooms as well as standard rooms. D-wing rooms are located on the 2nd through 6th floors. There is elevator access to rooms in this section of the building.
HGS Student Room with
Semi-Private Bath, 170 sq. ft
Rooms have standard university provided bedroom furniture (extra-long twin-sized bed frame & mattress, desk, desk chair, dresser and bookshelf. All rooms or suites have built in closets. Some rooms are provided with a cushioned sitting chair.)
In addition, HGS rooms are provided with an internet port, cable television port, and telephone port. Students must activate the telephone port (via Yale University Telecom services) to use the land-line telephone system. There is a separate charge for use of the telephone (and long-distance charges) but no additional charges for accessing the internet or cable tv. Students accessing the Yale network must register their computers at www.yale.edu/netreg, for full use of the internet. All of HGS is on the University’s wireless network for student convenience!
Students living in HGS must rent a PO Box at Yale Station upon arrival. Students may also choose to make arrangements to have mail delivered directly to their academic department addresses. Packages from the USPS or private carriers can be delivered to the Graduate Dormitory Housing Office. Upon notification of delivery, students can claim their packages during business day hours.
Other services which are open to residents at any time are a basement level University maintained computer room, kitchen, laundry room and a lounge with cable TV/VCR, pool table, ping pong, foosball and air hockey game equipment. The small basement kitchen is available for light food preparation, especially during times when the dining hall is closed. It has small dining table for eating at, a microwave, electric stove and oven, toaster, refrigerator and sink. Cookware is not provided nor is storage of resident items permissible due to space and cleanliness issues. Residents are required to clean up the kitchen after they use it.
All HGS residents will be automatically enrolled in the mandatory Any 10 Meal Plan through Dining Services. The HGS dining hall is open for lunch and dinner Monday thru Friday but residents may use their meals at some Yale College dining halls Monday thru Sunday. To learn more about the Meal Plan, please review the Dining Services web site.
Because HGS is part of the academic building of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the main gate to HGS is open during the weekday. Students will need their ID card or keys to access the residential sections of HGS. Bedrooms are kept behind locked stairwells, hallways, or elevators. All of this security is to keep our students safe!
Room Types
- Standard room, common bath (A, B, & D-wings)
- Room and semi-private bath (R, SPB) (share the bathroom with one other person whose room is on the other side) (C & D-wings)
- Two small bedrooms and living room with fireplace, common bathroom (2Br, 1Lr) (two students each have their own bedroom with a shared living room) (A & B-wings)
- Room and private bath (R, PRB) (C-wing)
- Bedroom and living room, common bathroom (Br, Lr) (A, B, & D-wings)
- Bedroom, living room and semi- private bathroom (Br, Lr, SPB) (D-wing)
- Suites , 3rd-14th floor, two- or three-bedroom (each student has a bedroom and shares the living room and bathroom) (C-wing)
Other Important Information:
- Common bathrooms, with showers are shared with students of the same gender. Custodial Services stocks and cleans common area bathrooms.
- Living room furniture in suites and other units is not provided.
- A- and B-wing rooms do not have elevator access.
- Private, semi-private, and suite bathrooms are cleaned by the resident(s). Students must also supply their own paper products.
Last Updated: April 21, 2009 (jp).
