Interested in living at Martha Cook?
The building is centrally located on campus and houses 145 students, ranging from first year to graduate students. The smaller setting and quiet environment appeal to a variety of students who find the Martha Cook Building a place to make friends, where they can focus, and relax while attending U-M. There is a culture of activities and events among the residents.
- The Martha Cook room & board contract has its own meal plan that is different from the meal plan of the other residence halls:
- Only Martha Cook residents have access to the Martha Cook dining room.
- The Martha Cook meal plan provides continental breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday - Friday in the Martha Cook dining room. The Martha Cook meal plan does not include access to other dining halls Monday-Friday. You may purchase meals in other dining halls if you desire.
- The Martha Cook dining hall is closed on Saturday and Sunday. On weekends (Saturday and Sunday), Martha Cook residents receive four meal swipes to use in any combination on to eat their weekend meals in an open dining hall. Most residents choose to divide their meals into a brunch and a dinner meal swipe each day.
- The Martha Cook dining hall hours, like other small campus dining halls, are reduced around major holidays and the beginning and end of the terms. Martha Cook residents are provided replacement meal swipes for use at open dining halls during these times.
- Martha Cook residents can have guests for meals and are provided with two complimentary guest meal swipes and $25 in Blue Bucks per term.
- In addition to the Community Living at Michigan Standards all residents of the building are required to:
- participate in one hour of tea service per term (help with Martha Cook’s iconic Friday Teas).
- attend a one-hour all-house meeting at the beginning of each term.
- The Martha Cook rooms share a sink with one or two other rooms, and the showers and toilets are located in communal bathrooms on the residential floors.
- The Martha Cook Building rates for room & board for the current year (2025-2026) can be found online.
If you have additional questions or are interested in a building tour, contact us at [email protected] or 734-647-2203.