Along with excellence in academics, IMSA is devoted to a strong character and a healthy and balanced life style for future Muslim Americans. For this purpose, IMSA has a brand new recently renovated dormitory for boarding students. The dormitory is specially equipped with sprinklers and an efficient monitoring system, approved by the City of Anniston for young students. The dormitory has indoor games, a living hall for resident students, several showers, toilets, a kitchen, a large dining hall and a visitor’s room. A full time caretaker and a mentor will take care of students in their 24 hour training as how to live an honest and Islamic life.  The mentor makes sure all the resident students are following their daily schedule for their studies, games, prayers, dining and sleeping hours. Resident life is ideal for Hifz-ul-Quran students. Currently the boarding facility is available for boys only.

IMSA provides opportunity of residence for female students also by renting house. Female students can stay in a house with a female mentor takes care of daily schedule of the students.