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Housing
Indiana University Bloomington
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Restrooms in residence centers

Restroom layouts vary across IU’s residence centers, so your experience may look different depending on where you live. Learn about the restroom options available in IU Housing, including shared, private, and community-style spaces.

Restroom categories

The restrooms in the residence halls fall into one of two categories—attached or communal.

  • Attached: Contained within a room or group of rooms and shared by one to six residents.
  • Communal: Shared by 40–50 residents of a floor.

Within each category, we offer two different arrangements. In total, there are four restroom styles available in our residence halls.

We provide paper towels in communal restrooms and toilet paper in all restrooms.

Attached restrooms

Contained within a room or group of rooms and shared by one to six residents.

Private

  • Three-piece restrooms contained in a single room or connecting two rooms
  • Used by one to two residents
  • Deep cleaned once a month at Briscoe and Spruce, and twice a month at Read and Walnut Grove

En suite

  • Two or three-piece restrooms shared by two to six residents
  • Cleaned once a month by our staff
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Communal restrooms

Shared by 40–50 residents of a floor.

Single occupancy community

  • Locking three-piece restroom
  • Multiple restrooms available on a floor
  • Cleaned daily and deep cleaned once a week by our staff

Community

  • Large room with multiple sinks and showers and toilets in stalls
  • Cleaned daily and deep cleaned once a week by our staff
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