Academic Year Housing

Tenley Campus

Washington Semester Program students are housed exclusively on American University's Tenley Campus in one of three residence halls, although some choose to live in AU's off-campus apartment building, the Park Bethesda. (In the summer, all WSP Internship program students are housed in Congressional Hall.)

Location
The Tenley Campus is located at the corner of Nebraska and Wisconsin Avenues, N.W. It is one half mile or three long city blocks from the main campus, about a 15 minute walk. Two blocks in the opposite direction is the Tenley Metro stop on the subway red line. The university shuttle runs every 15-30 minutes, 7:00 a.m.-midnight, between the main campus, Tenley campus, and the metro.

Choice
Students living on the Tenley campus are housed in three residence halls.

Congressional Hall, with 160 students, contains the central reception desk. This desk is staffed 24-hours a day and is where all residents of the Tenley campus check-in and where students catch the shuttle to the main campus.

Capital Hall, housing 194 students, is the oldest and most ornate hall boasting a wide marble staircase and high ceilinged rooms. It houses the Tenley Campus Fitness Center.

Federal Hall, housing 105 students, contains the mail room and the cafeteria on its first floor.