Best Campus Study Spots

The University of Michigan is  a huge school, with lots of places to study. Sometimes it can be very overwhelming, so use this guide to find a study space that works for you.

 

Please note that these study spaces have been suggested based on their advertised hours, locations and accessibility. For full details, please visit their websites. Note that hours may differ during breaks and holidays.

 

Central Campus:

Shapiro Undergraduate Library

  • Open hours: 24/7 

  • Seat availability: Can be rather difficult because you have to walk around and cannot necessarily book spots

  • Benefits: Bert’s Cafe and Shapiro Design Lab! 

  • Atmosphere: Collaborative on the first 2 floors, and quieter on 3rd and 4th

 

Angell Hall Courtyard Computing Center

  • Mon-Thurs: 24 hours

  • Fri: midnight-11:30pm

  • Sat: 10am-11:30pm

  • Sun: 10am-midnight

  • Seat availability: always a seat

  • Atmosphere: Collaborative

 

Hatcher Graduate Library

  • Mon-Thurs: 8am-2am

  • Fri: 8am-7pm

  • Sat: 10am-6pm

  • Sun: 1pm-2am

  • Seat availability: always a seat

  • Atmosphere: Quiet

  • Benefits: Reading Room, fantastic collections for humanities and social science research

 

North Campus:

Duderstadt Library

  • Open hours: 24/7

  • Seat availability: Great!

  • Benefits: Bert’s Cafe, Computer and Video Game Archive

  • Atmosphere: Generally quiet.

 

Pierpont Commons

  • Mon-Thurs: 7am-2am

  • Fri: 7am-12am

  • Sat: 8am-12am

  • Sunday 8am-2am

  • Seat availability: Great!

  • Benefits: Panda Express, Ahmo’s, Fireside Grill

  • Atmosphere: Quiet.