How to Apply

If you are interested in applying for living accommodations in University housing, you must submit an application (enclosed) for University housing. It is not necessary to have been accepted into a graduate program at the time the housing application is submitted. Your eligibility will be verified when your status data is entered in the University’s registration/ human resources database.

Step I. Carefully review the Graduate Housing Policies and Guidelines. Determine your “resident status” and the “apartment styles” for which you qualify using the information and chart to follow.

Resident Status: Eligibility for graduate housing accommodations is based on marital status and/or family size. To see which housing styles you are eligible to apply for, determine your resident status code and see the apartment style eligibility list.

Graduate Housing Areas:
UPK=University Park
GHS=Goler House
WPK=Whipple Park

  • Apartment Style Eligibility
  • Single occupant:
    • UPK studios & one-bedrooms
    • GHS studios
    • GHS one-bedrooms
  • Single with an identified roommate (IRM):
    • UPK two-bedrooms
    • WPK two-bedroom walk-up and walk-down apartments
    • GHS two-bedrooms (one and two baths)
  • Couple:
    • UPK studios & one-bedrooms
    • GHS one-bedrooms
  • Family (1–2 children):
    • UPK two-bedroom apartments
    • WPK two-bedroom town houses
    • WPK two-bedroom walk-up and walk-down apartments
  • Family (3–4 children or 2 children of opposite gender, one or both older than 8):
    • WPK three-bedroom town houses

Step II. Complete the Application for University Housing (incomplete applications will not be accepted).

  • Include current mailing address, a phone number where we can reach you, fax, and e-mail address. If your contact information changes after you apply for housing, immediately advise the University Apartments Office. It is the applicant’s responsibility to keep his or her contact information up to date.
  • Indicate a maximum of three (3) apartment style choices in your resident status group. You will not be placed on waiting lists that are not consistent with your resident status. Be sure to refer to the enclosed Rental Rates Schedule before selecting your apartment style preferences.
  • Include the names of family members (spouse or partner and children) who will be living with you (also include the birthdates of children).
  • Indicate the earliest and latest desired occupancy dates you are prepared to accept. Please state your preferred dates as broadly as possible, as this will increase the chances for assignment.
  • Sign and date the application form.

Step III. A $40 nonrefundable application fee must accompany your application. Your application will not be processed until the $40 fee is received. For international applicants, this fee must be made by check or money order in U.S. dollars (USD).

Step IV. Mail the completed application and the $40 fee to the address on the top of the application form.