Housing For Students

Students are free to choose from a variety of housing options, including dorms, University or privately owned Residence Halls, condos, rooms, co-ops, apartments and family housing that surround campus. You should look at your housing options and what you need to know before you sign on the lease or rental agreement.

Most first-year students live in residence halls, while students in their second, third, and fourth years of study typically live in campus-area housing.

Dorms and Residence Halls

The Status Of Liberty

Many colleges offer student housing on or near campus. In these dorms, you'll pay less than you would for nearby private rentals but you'll typically share a room and bathroom with one or more classmates. Check with your school's housing or accommodations office for complete details on University Housing, find out what's available and how to apply, including the residence hall neighborhoods, learning communities, total cost and what you get for your money, contracts, and room assignments.

Campus-Area Private Rentals

These range from houses, condos and apartments to live with a local family or renting/sharing a room. You can choose where you want to live and decide whether or not you want roommates.

Keep these suggestions in mind when considering a privately owned housing option:

• Be sure to know how much you'll be paying, how utilities bill will be split, the length of the rental period, when the rent go up and can you have roommates.
• Don't forget about transportation if the house is not within walking distance of campus.
• Do not rent an apartment or house without seeing it first. Wait until you arrive to sign a lease so that you can personally inspect the property. Keep in mind leases are legal documents, you are legally committing yourself to pay rent for the time period specified on the lease.

Temporary Housing

If you can't get housing from your school or private rentals. One option is to arrange temporary housing at a motel or inexpensive hotel while seeking for permanent housing once you arrive in the country.