About Dinan Hall
As the oldest female residence hall still in use on NDSU’s campus, Dinan Hall has a proud tradition on campus. Centered around a lot of first-year classes, Dinan is one of the most ideal places to live as it is centrally located. Some of the best things residents really love about living in Dinan is the wardrobe space, updated bathrooms, and the ability for residents to open their door and have conversations with each other across the hall. While small, it truly feels like a family within Dinan.
Amenities and Features
Every hall has its own unique amenities and features, but all halls offer the following: printing stations, onsite mail, coinless laundry, cleaning supplies, free video streaming services, rec lounges, study lounges, daily newspaper service, community kitchen, Wi-Fi, secure keyless card entrances, and a hall office where individuals can check out various games/videos/entertainment/rec equipment.
Each hall also has a full-time hall director and student resident assistants (RAs) who support learning, facilitate community development, and are dedicated to students' security, safety, and well-being.
In-Room Features
- Spacious double rooms with two desks, two chairs, and built-in closets
- Rooms are carpeted
Hall Amenities
- Located next to the Memorial Union and Ceres Hall
- Traditional residence hall for first-year women
- Newly renovated community bathrooms with privatized bathroom stalls and showers on every floor; handicap-accessible single user bathrooms on every floor
- Large lounge on the first floor with TV, full-size kitchen, and vending machine
- Study lounges on the second and third floor
- Centralized, coinless laundry located on the lower level
- Meal plan required for all residents
- Home to 150 female students
2025/2026 Rates
Fall: $2,585 | Spring: $2,115 | Total: $4,700
2026-27 Rates
Fall: $2,687 | Spring: $2,198 | Total: $4,885
Mailing Information
Meet the Interim Dinan Hall Director
Jordan Bonstrom
Phone: (701)-231-7668
Email: jordan.bonstrom@ndsu.edu
Room Renderings and Floor Plan
Room Photos and Measurements
Other frequently requested dimensions:
Desk dimensions:
Study Portion (Left Side): Height:30 in, Width: 30 in, Depth: 24 in
Pedestal Portion (Right Side): Height: 30 in, Width: 18 in, Depth: 24 in
Mattresses: Twin XL, Bed Length: 85.5 in
Fully Renovated Bathrooms
History
To relieve the pressure of additional housing on campus a new women's residence hall was built in 1954. The completed structure was a three-story building that housed 164 women in double room assignments. The first floor contained the room of the Head Resident, a lounge, two guest rooms, a kitchenette and pressing room, and resident rooms. The second and third floors contained the resident rooms as well as a kitchenette, a pressing room and a study room (NDAC Catalog 1956-1957, p. 41).
In 1957, the Women's Residence Hall was renamed Dinan Hall in honor of Pearl Dinan, Professor of English and Dean of Women. Dean Dinan came to the Agricultural College in 1910, after receiving her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Wisconsin, and was appointed Instructor in English. In 1926, she received her master's degree from Columbia and was made Professor of English and appointed Dean of Women.
