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 (pp. 10–22). Determine your “resident status” and the “apartment styles” for which you qualify using the information and chart to follow.
Resident Status: defines marital status and/or family size and determines the style of apartment for which applicants may apply. See the list below to determine what accommodations you are eligible to apply for.
Graduate Housing Areas:
UPK=University Park
GHS=Goler House
WPK=Whipple Park
UTH=University Towne House
RV=Riverview Apartments
- Apartment Style Eligibility
- Single occupant:
- UTH studio
- 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)
- RVV two-bedrooms
- Couple:
- UPK studios & one-bedrooms
- GHS one-bedrooms
- GLM two-bedroom maisonettes
- Family (1–2 children):
- UPK two-bedroom apartments
- WPK two-bedroom town houses
- GLM two-bedroom maisonettes
- 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, telephone number, 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 your top three 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 who will be living with you (also include the birthdates of children).
- Indicate the earliest and latest dates you are prepared to accept an apartment. 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 US dollars (USD).
Step IV. Mail the completed application and the $40 fee to the address on the top of the application form (p. 23).