Room of the Year Contest

Check out the Top 10 Semi-Finalists for the 2025 Room of the Year contest!

Voting for the 2025 Room of the Year contest is underway! After careful review, we have arrived at our list of the top ten 2025 “Room of the Year” semi-finalists! The top rooms from across campus have been selected and now we need YOUR help! It’s time to review the photos below and vote for your favorite room to help select the $500 grand prize winner!

Voting will be available from NOW through Sunday, October 19 at 11:59 p.m. Check out the 2025 Room of the Year - Top Ten Semi-Finalists and submit your vote!

For questions, please email housing@cornell.edu.  

Prizes 

One winning room will be selected from every building or community, with a prize of $100 each. The top rooms will then be posted for voting with the grand prize winner receiving up to $500 and finalists winning $200 each. 

All prizes will be a combination of Cornell Store gift cards and Cornell Dining BRBs. 

Judging Criteria 

Entries are judged on the basis of the photographs submitted by residents. In submitting a photo, residents give permission for any images taken during this process to be used indefinitely on Cornell University or departmental websites and in marketing materials for the purposes of providing visual examples of on-campus living.    

Residents should not invest money into improving their rooms solely for the purpose of this contest. Room entries are not judged on how luxurious they appear; instead, entries are judged on the innovative and creative ways that residents have worked together to personalize their rooms and highlight their unique spaces.  

Rooms will be judged on style, creativity, detail, best use of space, and overall impact. Winners will be selected from each residence hall, one for each of the five West Campus Housing System houses, as well as a co-op house. The top rooms from across campus will be entered for a chance to win the grand prize, as determined by votes from your peers.