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Cotton Incorporated’s 2025 Dorm Décor Survey, a survey of n=349 college students and n=331 parents of college students in the U.S.
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DORM DÉCOR
COTTON INCORPORATED’S THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT...
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prefer home
textiles made
from cotton
out
of
Why is furnishing and
decorating your/your
child’s dorm important
to you?
“I like making it
original and my
own space.”
“It helps my kid feel at
home, comfortable, and
less homesick.”
-38M Parent -20F student
Expect to update textiles
30% Every semester
41% Once a year
Aug-dec jan-may
aug-may
Home Textiles Purchase Drivers
Quality Durability Softness
Easy to clean Style
Top Items to Purchase
81% Bed sheets 79% Bath towels 79% Bedding
56% Area rugs
55% Throw pillows
64% Wall art 71% Closet organization
38% Bed skirt
55% Extra seating
55% Curtains
Dorm Décor is important to many
% say furnishing and decorating students’ dorm very
important
78% 72%
Parents Students