Watts Hall
Watts Hall is named after Frederick Watts. Watts served as the founding President of the Board of Trustees of Penn State College (1855-1874) and played an integral role in establishing the college in Centre County and securing its federal and state land-grant designation.
Watts Hall, built in 1922 and renovated in 1996, is a classic traditional residence hall. The building features a living room, recreation/game room, and laundry room. Watts Hall offers coed housing and bedrooms feature fixed and flexible furniture that allows students to arrange furniture in a room a few different ways. Watts Hall is coed with male and female students assigned to sections of the floor and designated bathrooms for male and female students. Watts Hall is located in 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. The Waring Commons supports students living in West Halls.
Building Amenities
Housing Area
Building Type
TraditionalRoom Types
Single, Double, TripleLiving Arrangements
First-Year Students, Gender Inclusive (First-Year), Gender Inclusive (Upperclass), Upperclass StudentsPopulation
Building Common Areas
The building features a living room, recreation/game room, and laundry room.
Bathroom Configuration
Each bathroom offers several sinks, private toilet stalls, and individual, private use shower stalls.
Room Amenities
Room & Furnishing Dimensions
| Item | Length | Width | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room | 24' | 12' | 7' 6" |
| Bed | 80" | 34" | 1' |
| Desk | 2' | 3' 9" | 2' 6" |
| Refrigerator/Microwave | 20" | 18" | 44" |
| Wardrobe | 2' | 3' | 6' 8" |
| Door | - | 2' 9" | 7' 1" |
| Window | - | 3' 1" | 5' |
| Chair | 1' 7" | 1' 7" | 2' 6" |
| Dresser | 1' 8" | 3' | 4' |
Recommended rug size: 10' x 12'
Measurements are approximate. The dimensions, furnishings and color of rooms may vary in appearance.
Room Decoration Guidelines
Students interested in hanging decorations in this hall should use this recommended material: wall-safe tape, poster putty, painter's tape. NO furniture modifications; nothing screwed or nailed into furniture. NO LED tape lights.
Room Types
Watts Hall offers single-, double-occupancy, and limited triple-occupancy rooms and one supplemental room.
| Residence Hall | Room Type | Occupancy | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts Hall | Double | 2 | $4,039 | $4,039 |
| Watts Hall | Single | 1 | $5,246 | $5,246 |
| Watts Hall | Triple | 3 | $3,638 | $3,638 |
| Residence Hall | Room Type | Occupancy | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts Hall | Double | 2 | $3,921 | $3,921 |
| Watts Hall | Single | 1 | $5,093 | $5,093 |
| Watts Hall | Supplemental | 4 | $3,137 | $3,137 |
| Watts Hall | Triple | 3 | $3,532 | $3,532 |
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.
View 360 Room Tour
Discover your future home with this 360-degree photo of a double-occupancy residence hall room designed for residents.
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Watts Hall
Watts Hall Common Area Space
The building features a living room, recreation/game room, and laundry room.
Laundry
Bathrooms
Each bathroom offers several sinks, private toilet stalls, and individual, private-use shower stalls. Housing Operations cleans the bathrooms on a daily basis.
Double room
The majority of rooms are double-occupancy rooms.
Triple and Supplemental Rooms
A triple is a room that holds three students. Supplemental housing is a larger room that holds 4-8 students.
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