We describe characteristics associated with having coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among students residing on a university campus. Of 2,187 students, 528 (24.1%) received a COVID-19 diagnosis during fall semester 2020. Students sharing a bedroom or suite had approximately twice the odds of contracting COVID-19 as those living alone.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; Wisconsin; coronavirus disease 2019; dormitory; outbreak; respiratory infections; roommates; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; students; university; viruses; zoonoses.