IN · reviewed 2026-07-09
Personal fridge allowed; no cu-ft cap published. Personal microwave allowed; no wattage cap published. Here’s the school’s exact wording, with a link straight to the source.
The school’s published wording
“Large Appliances. Air conditioners, full-sized refrigerators, portable dishwashers, and washing machines and dryers (unless these items are provided by or pre-approved by IU Housing as part of the room furniture).”
Source: IU Housing (Bloomington) — Policies (Prohibited and restricted items) · accessed 2026-07-09 · confidence medium.
From the same official source. Not exhaustive — read the full policy for your hall.
Compliant picks
No products on our current list fall cleanly within this school’s published cap. See the full comparison for the closest options.
Note: 13 product(s) are allowed here but the school publishes no numeric cap for that appliance type, so we can’t mark them within-limit. See the full comparison.
Indiana University Bloomington permits a personal fridge but does not publish a cubic-foot cap in the cited source as of 2026-07-09. Check the official housing page for your hall.
Indiana University Bloomington allows a microwave but publishes no wattage cap in the cited source (it may cap by a different measure); confirm on the official page.
No. It means the product’s published spec is at or under the school’s published cap as of the source date. Halls vary, rules change, and enforcement differs. Always confirm on the official housing page.
Feedback
One tap tells us whether this page actually helped before launch analytics are live.