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Apply for Graduate Housing

Everything you need to know to find your home at Stanford.

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Single Graduate Housing

Graduate students or undergraduates who are 7 or more years out of high school

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Couples without Children Housing

Graduate and undergraduate students who are married or in a domestic partnership

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Students with Children Housing

Graduate and undergraduate students who have legally-dependent children

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How to Apply

Enter the annual Housing Assignment Lottery to indicate preferences and apply.

Submitting Your Application

Updating or Withdrawing Your Application

Renewing Your Contract

Eligibility, Priority and Guarantee

Matriculated and non-matriculated students are assigned based on new student status, degree program and years in housing.

Enrollment Requirements and Eligibility

Assignment Guarantee and Priorities

Housing Assignments

An automated assignment round is held each quarter beginning with an exemption round for student staff and students requiring disability accommodations.

Assignment Rounds

Disability Accommodations

Student Staff Assignments

Shared Single Graduate Housing

Many of the on-campus options are shared apartments in which you have your own bedroom and share common space with one, two or three other students.

Applying for Shared Apartments

Applying with Friends

Gender-Neutral Housing

Escondido Village Graduate Residences

Stanford University's newest graduate residence located in the heart of Escondido Village.

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Key Information

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Housing Rates

Graduate housing charges usually fall below local area rents and include furnishings, basic utilities — water, heat, electricity, garbage, sewer and coinless/cardless laundry — in the housing rate.

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Contract Lengths

The length of your contract is based on your academic program, category of housing, location of your housing assignment and when you are assigned.

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Changes After You Are Assigned

You may cancel your housing or apply for reassignment after you have been assigned.

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Residence Agreement

The residence agreement governs occupancy, conduct and expectations for living in your apartment.

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Assignment Statistics

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

Key Dates

Housing Application Deadlines, 2025-26

Quarter

Assignment Round

Application Deadline

Assignment Announced

AutumnMedical Accommodations Now-April 9, 2025 to register with OAE and April 21 to apply for housing and file the Housing Accommodation request at oaeconnect.stanford.eduMay 24, 2025
 First Round Lottery and Renewal AssignmentsMay 1, 2025May 24, 2025
 Second Round AssignmentsJuly 2, 2025July 19, 2025
 Rolling Assignments July 3 – October 24, 2025July 21 – October 24, 2025
Winter First Round AssignmentsOctober 24, 2025 (apply beginning April 2, 2025)November 15, 2025
 Rolling Assignments  October 25, 2025 – February 6, 2026November 17, 2025 – February 6, 2026
Spring First Round Assignments February 6, 2026 (apply beginning April 2, 2025)February 28, 2026
 Rolling Assignments February 7 – May 1, 2026March 2 – May 1, 2026

 

 

Move-in Date Options 2025-26

Quarter

Date

Student

AutumnAugust 8, 2025Students with school-age children
 August 15, 2025Pre-clinical MD & MSPA students
 August 22, 2025Early arrival option for all students
 August 22, 2025First-year law students
 August 29, 2025Early arrival option for all students
 September 5, 2025Early arrival option for all students
 September 9, 2025Residents of the GSB Residences
 September 9, 2025First-year GSB students
 September 12, 2025All students
WinterJanuary 2, 2026All students
Spring March 27, 2026All students
SummerJune 20, 2026All students

 

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Graduate Community

Explore the Gateway for New Graduate Students. Find the resources you need to begin your graduate career at Stanford. Check your school and department websites for important information, too.

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