Dillon Hall

What Dillon Hall does

Dillon Hall is one of 32 undergraduate residence halls operated by the University of Notre Dame's Office of Residential Life within the Division of Student Affairs, located on Notre Dame's South Quad. Founded in 1931, it functions as a men's hall within a required six-semester on-campus residency system, staffed by a Holy Cross priest-rector (Rev. Ed Dolphin, C.S.C.), assistant rectors, and a corps of student resident assistants. The hall's offering is structured around a formation-focused residential model — intellectual, moral, and spiritual development — grounded in the Holy Cross educational tradition of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., rather than a technology platform or commercial product.

The core "product" is residential community living bundled with pastoral care, leadership development opportunities, and access to the centralized Home Under the Dome housing portal. Dillon Hall participates in a broader residential portfolio that includes graduate-student housing partnerships (Fischer Graduate Residences managed by Bradley Company, The Landings managed by Corvias, and Overlook at Notre Dame managed by LP Overlook, LLC), an off-campus housing portal, and a summer housing program serving more than 10,000 guests annually across six air-conditioned halls. Student-staff positions (RAs, Assistant Rectors, Summer Conference/Community Assistants) constitute a parallel employment product with structured compensation including room-and-board waivers valued at $18,438 for RAs and approximately $7,000/semester plus tuition remission for Assistant Rectors.

Commercially, Dillon Hall does not operate as a standalone revenue-generating business. Academic-year housing is bundled into University of Notre Dame tuition and student-accounts billing; summer housing is the only directly priced stream at $33.50/night (standard) and $44/night (private graduate buyout). The entity exists as a non-profit auxiliary service within a private research university, with no disclosed funding, external investors, or commercial revenue figures. Distribution is entirely captive through Notre Dame's admissions and housing-registration system.

Name

Dillon Hall

Legal name

Dillon Hall (University of Notre Dame)

Website

https://residentiallife.nd.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dillon Hall is a men's undergraduate residence hall at the University of Notre Dame, one of 32 halls operated by the Office of Residential Life. It provides mandatory on-campus housing, pastoral care, and Holy Cross formation programming for Notre Dame undergraduates, staffed by a rector and student resident assistants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Student Housing

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131), Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (7213)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Education, Programming & Community Development (EDALACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residence Hall Operations & Administration (EDALACAA), Guest, Visitor & Conference Housing Services (Summer/Break Housing) (EDAEAFAN), Off-Campus / University-Affiliated Housing Management (EDAEAFAB)

Keywords

• Undergraduate residence housing
• University student housing
• Summer conference housing
• Residential life programs
• Pastoral care community

Headquarters

HQ city

Notre Dame

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Summer Housing Fees: Notre Dame offers summer housing to undergraduate and graduate students at rates of $33.50/night for standard rooms or $44/night for private rooms. This covers the period from mid-May through late July when residence halls are used for summer programs, conferences, and continuing students.
2. Academic Year Housing: Undergraduate students are required to live on-campus for their first six semesters. Housing rates are determined by the university's Student Accounts office and cover the academic year including fall and spring semesters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dillon Hall is an undergraduate men's residence hall at the University of Notre Dame providing on-campus housing, community living, and pastoral care for enrolled students. It is staffed by a rector, assistant rectors, and resident assistants who support intellectual, moral, and spiritual formation grounded in the Holy Cross educational tradition. The hall is one of 32 residence halls administered through the university's Home Under the Dome housing portal under the Office of Residential Life.

Product overview

The Office of Residential Life at the University of Notre Dame manages Dillon Hall and 31 other residence halls as part of a comprehensive residential life program. The offering consists of undergraduate residence hall housing with 32+ halls, summer housing programs serving over 10,000 guests, graduate student housing assistance, and student employment programs including Resident Assistants (RAs), Assistant Rectors (ARs), and Summer Conference/Community Assistants (CAs). All residential communities are administered through the Home Under the Dome housing portal and operate within a formation-focused framework grounded in Holy Cross educational values, providing pastoral care through trained professional rectors and student staff.

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Products and services

• Undergraduate Residence Hall Housing (Dillon Hall) On-campus residence hall housing for undergraduate students at the University of Notre Dame, with community living spaces, pastoral care from rectors and hall staff, and a formation-focused environment grounded in Holy Cross values. Dillon Hall is one of 32 residence halls on campus.
• Summer Housing Program On-campus housing during summer months serving over 10,000 students and guests, including undergraduate and graduate students, high school students in academic programs, youth sports camps, and adult conference attendees. Priced at $33.50/night for standard rooms and $44/night for private rooms.
• Graduate Student Housing Assistance Housing options and resources for graduate students, including the off-campus housing portal (offcampus.nd.edu), Fischer Graduate Residences, The Landings at Notre Dame, and Overlook at Notre Dame apartment communities managed by partner property management companies.
• Resident Assistant (RA) Program Senior undergraduate student staff position providing pastoral care, community building, and policy enforcement in residence halls. RAs receive room and board waiver valued at $18,438 for 2025-2026 as compensation, provided tax-free for the convenience of the University.
• Assistant Rector (AR) Program Graduate student staff position providing administrative support and pastoral care in residence halls. ARs receive approximately $7,000 per semester salary, a furnished room, a University meal plan, and tuition remission benefits.
• Home Under the Dome Housing Portal Online housing registration and management portal where students apply for housing, select rooms, manage assignments, sign up for arrival times, and access housing-related services for all undergraduate residence halls including Dillon Hall.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 students and guests served during summer housing operations annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bradley CompanycoreOthersFischer Graduate Residences, offering 2-bedroom apartments for graduate students, is managed by Bradley Company. Contact: 574-631-8607. Bradley Company handles all details and applications for these on-campus graduate apartments.
• Corvias Property ManagementcoreOthersThe Landings at Notre Dame, an apartment complex designed for married or parenting Notre Dame students, is managed by Corvias Property Management. Located within walking distance of campus with whole apartment leases.
• LP Overlook, LLCcoreOthersOverlook at Notre Dame is a university-related community specifically designed for graduate and professional students and members of the university's research community. Offers studio and one-bedroom apartments adjacent to campus eastern edge.
• Cressy & Everett Real EstateminorOthersNotre Dame Student Preferred Realtor Program provides personal assistance to prospective candidates and new students relocating to the area or current students interested in purchasing a home. Features a single point of contact with experienced real estate professionals.
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.minorOthersUniversity has established an insurance program through Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. to provide coverage for student personal property and liability. Gallagher offers student insurance products through their college student insurance program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Boston College Residence Life: Jesuit peer institution with another Hall of the Year-style award and a residential life program explicitly focused on faith and personal formation, most similar in religious formation mission to Notre Dame.
• University of Florida Department of Housing & Residence Life: Large public university residential system serving tens of thousands of students with professional staff, analogous in scale to Notre Dame's 10,000+ summer guests operations but without the religious formation overlay.
• Georgetown Office of Residential Living: Jesuit institution with required on-campus housing and faith-centered residential programming, comparable to Notre Dame's approach but smaller scale and different geo footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Yale Residential Colleges: Yale's 14 residential colleges are the gold-standard analog: full-time residential communities with masters, deans, and affiliated faculty, providing pastoral and intellectual formation. Comparable in mission and structure to Notre Dame's hall system.
• Princeton Residential Colleges: Princeton's six residential colleges provide required multi-year residential experience with faculty-led intellectual and social programming, similar to Notre Dame's hall-based formation model.
• Stanford Residential Education: Stanford's 65+ residence halls and Residential Education program provide structured living-learning communities with resident staff, comparable in philosophy to Notre Dame's residential formation.
• Harvard House System (Harvard College): Harvard's 12 upper-division Houses plus first-year residences provide multi-year residential communities with masters, resident deans, and dining, paralleling Notre Dame's required on-campus living and formation focus.

Direct peers

• Badin Hall (University of Notre Dame): Women's residence hall at Notre Dame operating under the same Residential Life structure, sharing rectors, assistant rectors, summer housing rotations, and the Home Under the Dome portal.
• Alumni Hall (University of Notre Dame): Another men's residence hall on Notre Dame's campus, part of the same 32-hall residential system with identical rector/AR/RA staffing model and formation framework. The most direct comparable for Dillon Hall.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NotreDame
• Facebookfacebook.com/notredame
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dillonhall
• Instagraminstagram.com/notredame

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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