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General Housing Statistics

Approximately 4,825 graduate students live in on-campus housing and about 1,138 are assigned to subsidized off-campus apartments this year.

Assignment Round Statistics

Statistics will be added throughout the year as the assignment rounds are completed.

 View historical graduate housing assignment statistics.

2020-21 Spring Rolling Assignments Results

 Number of Students AssignedNumber of Students Reassigned
Single Females3769
Single Males2963
Couples without Children2921
Students with Children92

 

2020-21 First Round Spring Quarter Lottery Assignment Results

Overall First-Round Spring Quarter Statistics

In the 2020-21 first round of the Graduate Housing spring assignments, there were a total of 163 students who applied for Graduate Housing. After the first round, there were a total of 4 unassigned students who had limited choices (1 new student, 2 continuing doctoral students with medium priority, and 1 non-matriculated student). For more details, see below.

All Graduate Students

All Students
 Winter Only Transfers within HousingNew Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated PriorityTotal 
Applied for Housing071483257163 
Assigned to Housing070463256159 
Not Assigned to Housing0120014 

 

By Housing Category

SINGLE GRADUATE STUDENTS
 Winter Only Transfers within HousingNew Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal 
Applied for Housing048322933115 
Assigned to Housing048322933115 
Not Assigned to Housing0000000 
COUPLES WITHOUT CHILDREN
 New Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal
Applied for Housing231632347
Assigned to Housing221432243
Not Assigned to Housing120014
STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN
 New Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal
Applied for Housing000011
Assigned to Housing000011
Not Assigned to Housing000000


2020-21 Winter Rolling Assignments Results

 Number of Students AssignedNumber of Students Reassigned
Single Females3141
Single Males3355
Couples without Children4021
Students with Children93


2020-21 First Round Winter Quarter Lottery Assignment Results

Overall First-Round Winter Quarter Statistics

In the 2020-21 first round of the Graduate Housing winter assignments, there were a total of 463 students who applied for Graduate Housing. After the first round, there were a total of 12 unassigned students who had limited choices (5 new students, 5 continuing doctoral students with medium priority, and 2 non-matriculated students). For more details, see below.

All Graduate Students

All Students
 Autumn Only Transfers within HousingNew Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated PriorityTotal 
Applied for Housing72659253640463 
Assigned to Housing72608753638451 
Not Assigned to Housing05500212 

 

By Housing Category

SINGLE GRADUATE STUDENTS
 Autumn Only Transfers within HousingNew Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal 
Applied for Housing71996747418342 
Assigned to Housing71996747418342 
Not Assigned to Housing0000000 
COUPLES WITHOUT CHILDREN
 New Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal
Applied for Housing4019611177
Assigned to Housing3914611070
Not Assigned to Housing150017
STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN
 New Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal
Applied for Housing266011144
Assigned to Housing226011039
Not Assigned to Housing400015


2020-21 Autumn Rolling Assignments Results

 Number of Students AssignedNumber of Students Reassigned
Single Females69251
Single Males82214
Couples without Children8077
Students with Children249


2020-21 Second Round Autumn Quarter Lottery Assignment Results

Overall Second-Round Lottery Statistics

In the 2020-21 second round of the Graduate Housing Lottery, there were a total of 396 students who applied for Graduate Housing. After the first round, there were a total of 54 unassigned students (3 new students, 11 continuing doctoral students with medium priority, 1 continuing students with low priority, 2 continuing students without priority years and 37 non-matriculated students). For more details, see below.

All Graduate Students

All Students
 New Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated PriorityTotal 
Applied for Housing70582214232396 
Assigned to Housing67472112195342 
Not Assigned to Housing311123854 

 

By Housing Category

SINGLE GRADUATE STUDENTS
 New Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal 
Applied for Housing5124198123225 
Assigned to Housing4921188107203 
Not Assigned to Housing23101622 
COUPLES WITHOUT CHILDREN
 New Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal
Applied for Housing18343641102
Assigned to Housing1726342272
Not Assigned to Housing18021930
STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN
 New Graduate Students with High PriorityPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityContinuing Students without PriorityNon-matriculated Student PriorityTotal
Applied for Housing10006869
Assigned to Housing10006667
Not Assigned to Housing000022

 

2020-21 First Round Autumn Quarter Lottery Assignment Results

Overall First-Round Lottery Statistics

In the 2020-21 Lottery, there were a total of 6,730 students who applied for Graduate Housing. After the first round, there were a total of 83 unassigned students (10 new students, 40 continuing doctoral students with medium priority, 24 continuing students with low priority and 9 continuing students without priority years). For more details, see below.

All Graduate Students

All Students
 NewRenewalsMedium PriorityLow PriorityNo PriorityTotal 
Applied for Housing20982039131010592246730 
Assigned to Housing20882039127010352156647 
Not Assigned to Housing10---4024983 

 

By Housing Category

SINGLE GRADUATE STUDENTS
 NewRenewalPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityCont'g without priorityTotal 
Applied for Housing1802152410359701605491 
Assigned to Housing1800152410249491545451 
Not Assigned to Housing2---1121640 
COUPLES WITHOUT CHILDREN
 New RenewalPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityCont'g without priorityTotal
Applied for Housing26039224883521035
Assigned to Housing2523922198049992
Not Assigned to Housing8---293343
STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN
 NewRenewalPhD, JD, MD & JSD with Medium PriorityCoterms and 2nd year Masters with Low PriorityCont'g without priorityTotal
Applied for Housing3612327612204
Assigned to Housing3612327612204
Not Assigned to Housing0---0000

 

Single Graduate Housing

All single students who applied for graduate housing by the deadline were assigned a random application number from 0001 to 3500. (Current students living in Single Graduate Student Housing who renewed their housing contracts did not receive application numbers.) Students who requested to be in a group were given a common number.

New graduate students who apply by the first-round Lottery deadline and select "willing to live anywhere on campus" are guaranteed housing. Munger, the GSB Residences, the off-campus, subsidized housing and premium studios (for single students) are not automatically assigned out of the final choice “assign me anywhere on campus” due to their price. These options were only assigned to students who specifically listed them on their applications.

New Graduate Students (who will be in their first year of graduate study at Stanford):

  • 280 of those assigned were Graduate School of Business assignments to the GSB Residences.
  • 43 of those assigned were exempt medical accommodati​ons or staff assignments.
  • The 2 unassigned new students restricted their choices and so are no longer guaranteed. They will still maintain a high priority for assignment.

Renewals:

  • 1524 single graduate students were eligible to renew their contracts for the 2020-21 and bypass the Lottery.

Continuing Graduate Students with Medium Housing Priority (PhD, JSD, MD, JD):

  • 8 of those assigned were Graduate School of Business assignments to the GSB Residences.
  • 154 of those assigned were exempt medical accommodations or staff assignments.
  • The 11 unassigned students with medium priority restricted their choices.

Continuing Graduate Students with Low Housing Priority (Second Year Masters & Coterminal Students):

  • 25 of those assigned were Graduate School of Business assignments to the GSB Residences.
  • 127 of those assigned were exempt medical accommodations or staff assignments.
  • The 21 unassigned students with low priority restricted their choices.

Continuing Graduate Students without Housing Priority:

  • 4 of those assigned were Graduate School of Business assignments to the GSB Residences.
  • 54 of those assigned were exempt medical accommodations or staff assignments.
  • The 6 unassigned students with no priority restricted their choices.

Couples without Children Housing

All students who applied for Couple without Children Housing by the deadline were given a random number from 0001 to 1000. (Current students living in Couple without Children Housing who renewed their housing contracts were not given application numbers.)

New Graduate Students (who will be in their first year of graduate study at Stanford):

  • 31 of those assigned were exempt medical accommodations or staff assignments.
  • 38 of those assigned were Graduate School of Business assignments to the GSB Residences.
  • All of the new couples without children who indicated that they were willing to live anywhere were assigned.
  • The 8 unassigned new couples without children listed restricted choices and are no longer guaranteed housing, but will still maintain a high priority for assignment.

Renewals:

  • 392 couples without children were eligible to renew their contracts for the 2019-20 and bypass the Lottery.

Continuing Graduate Students with Medium Housing Priority (PhD, JSD, MD, JD):

  • 51 of those assigned were exempt medical accommodations or staff assignments.
  • All of the new couples without children who indicated that they were willing to live anywhere were assigned.
  • The 29 unassigned couples without children with medium priority listed restricted choices. 

Continuing Graduate Students with Low Housing Priority (PhD, JSD, MD, JD):

  • 21 students were assigned with exempt medical accommodations or staff assignments.
  • 7 of those assigned were Graduate School of Business assignments to the GSB Residences.
  • All of the new couples without children who indicated that they were willing to live anywhere were assigned.
  • The 3 unassigned couples without children with medium priority listed restricted choices. 

Continuing Graduate Students without Housing Priority:

  • 21 students were assigned with exempt medical accommodations or staff assignments.
  • 1 of those assigned was a Graduate School of Business assignments to the GSB Residences.
  • All of the new couples without children who indicated that they were willing to live anywhere were assigned.
  • The 3 unassigned couples without children with medium priority listed restricted choices. 

Students with Children Housing

All students with children who applied for housing by the deadline were assigned a random application number from 0001 to 0500. (Current students living in Student with Children Housing who renewed their housing contracts were not given application numbers.)

New Graduate Students:

  • All of the new students with children who applied listing the Escondido Village apartments were assigned.

Renewals:

  • 123 students with children were eligible to renew their contracts for the 2019-20 and bypass the Lottery.

Continuing Graduate Students with Medium Housing Priority (PhD, JSD, MD, JD):

  • All students with medium priority who applied listing the Escondido Village apartments were assigned.

Continuing Graduate Students with Low Housing Priority:

  • All students with low priority who applied listing the Escondido Village apartments were assigned.

Continuing Graduate Students without Housing Priority:

  • All students without priority who applied listing the Escondido Village apartments were assigned.

Special Priorities

Listed below are the law student priorities available for Munger Graduate Residences.                                  

MungerStudents 
Priority Level 1First-year law JD students
Priority Level 2Second- & Third-year transfer law JD students (first year at Stanford)
Priority Level 3LLM students
Priority Level 4Returning resident law students (for their specific residence type)
Priority Level 5Second- and third-year law students

 

Listed below are the law student priorities available for the GSB Residences.                               

GSB  ResidencesStudents 
Priority Level 1First-year MBA
Priority Level 2First-year MSx
Priority Level 3First-year PhD
Priority Level 4Second-year MBA
Priority Level 5Second-year MSx students
Priority Level 6Second-year PhD

 

Historical Graduate Housing Assignment Statistics

2024-25 Graduate Housing Statistics

2023-24 Graduate Housing Statistics

2022-23 Graduate Housing Statistics

2021-22 Graduate Housing Statistics

2020-21 Graduate Housing Statistics