In the mid eighties you could rent a two bedroom apartment in Stillwater and cook your own food for two thirds the cost of a tiny shared dorm room on the Oklahoma State campus which would kick you out whenever there was a holiday.
Living on campus was for party people, as there was no silent place to study in the dorms.
In the late 70s, our state univ. dorms were very quiet. They didn’t tolerate parties and loud music. It was conservative and most everyone went home on the weekends. I didn’t have a car until Senior year. It was very quiet on the weekends and nearly dead during the summers. Yes, they’d make you go home during holidays but I never had to move my stuff out so it was ok.
The worst noise was one semester my randomly assigned room mate cooed like a dove 24/7. Two evening classes and dollar night at the movies helped a lot. Thankfully, she didn’t come back that Spring.