McKee Hall
McKee Hall is named after James Y McKee who served the college for 25 years as a respected and beloved professor of Greek language and literature. McKee served in leadership roles including Vice-President (1868-91), acting President (four separate times), Secretary of the Board of Trustees (1868-69), and Executive Committee member (1874-92). During his tenure, McKee ushered in substantial curriculum changes, research organization to improve instruction, and promoted education which was an immeasurable benefit to the students of our university.
McKee Hall, built in 1949, is a classic traditional residence hall. The ground floor and basement feature a living room, recreation/game room, study room, meeting room, and laundry room. The building offers coed housing and bedrooms feature fixed and flexible furniture that allows students to arrange furniture in a room a few different ways. McKee Hall is single gender by floor with a community bathroom on each floor that is shared by all residents. McKee Hall is located in the northeast quad of the West Housing area near the Nittany Lion Shrine, Pattee and Paterno Library, Recreation Building (REC Hall), Blue and White Golf Courses, and Hepper Fitness Center.
Waring Commons supports students living in West Halls.
Housing Area
Building Type
TraditionalRoom Types
Single, DoubleLiving Arrangements
First-Year Students, Living Learning Community (LLC), Upperclass StudentsPopulation
Building Common Areas
The building features a living room, recreation/game room, study room, meeting room, and laundry room.
Bathroom Configuration
Each floor offers a communal bathroom.
Room Amenities
Room Types
McKee Hall offers mostly single- and double-occupancy rooms. There is one triple- and one quad-occupancy room.
Housing Room Rates
Housing and food charges are posted to the student's LionPATH account at the beginning of summer (if applicable), fall, and spring semesters. The Office of the Bursar manages billing statements and processing payments.
Building Floor Plans
To view building floor plans, you must log in with your Penn State Access Account and password.
Living Learning Communities
Engineering House (E-House)
This Living Learning Community offers engineering students the opportunity to be part of a thriving academic community where they will interact with students from all undergraduate years and engineering faculty, connect with critical resources, and explore professional pathways. Residents also develop social connections, participate in campus activities, create academic support networks, and utilize resources and services offered by the College of Engineering to help them achieve their academic, personal, and career goals.
- Open to engineering students only. (Participating students' requested roommates may also be housed in this LLC only if space permits.)
- Secondary application required! Applications for 2025-2026 can be found here: Engineering House
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McKee Hall
McKee Hall Common Area Space
McKee Hall features a living room, recreation/game room, study room, meeting room, and laundry room.
Laundry Room
Bathrooms
Each bathroom offers several sinks, private toilet stalls, and individual, private-use shower stalls. Housing Operations cleans the bathrooms on a daily basis.
Single Room
There are a few single rooms on each floor.
Double Room
The majority of the rooms are double-occupancy rooms.
Triple and Quad Room
McKee Hall offers one triple and one quad room
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