Housing
The Graduate School’s policy is to provide housing for all first-year graduate students whose applications for University housing meet the announced deadline in mid-April, and to allocate housing so that it is available to an equal percentage of enrolled single students and students with dependents.
After all eligible first-year students have been housed, the following priority system applies: second-year students have first priority, third-year students second, and fourth-year students third. Fifth-year students should not expect to receive housing. If there are vacancies after all first- through fourth-year graduate students have been placed, however, housing will be offered to fifth-year students.
Most students can expect to be housed for three years. Enrolled students who need to remain in University housing for special personal and/or financial reasons may receive priority over other returning students if they submit an application for Hardship Housing. If the request is approved, the student receives priority in housing over returning students.
Additional information is provided in the booklet Housing and the Cost of Living for Graduate Students, which is sent to all newly admitted students.