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UT Austin says off-campus students can live in private apartments, private dormitories, houses, co-ops, and some university-affiliated options. The main house-style choice is rented houses north and east of campus, while West Campus and North Campus are the main areas for student-heavy apartments and co-ops.
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Texas Tech’s off-campus housing pages say students can browse independently owned properties near campus, including apartment rentals by room, apartment rentals by unit, and townhomes. The university’s housing office also offers support with search help, lease education, and resources for independent living.
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Off campus, University of Houston students can look for apartments, houses, condominiums, and rooms, and the UH off-campus search also lists studio through 3-bedroom rentals near campus.
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Off campus at the University of Arkansas, students can find actual house listings as part of the Fayetteville off-campus market, including single-family houses, townhomes, duplexes, apartments and student housing. The university’s off-campus search also includes room-by-room and whole-unit options, plus filters for bedrooms, baths, lease length and commute to campus.
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TCU says students living off campus near campus can choose from a range of apartment complexes and rental homes, including apartment-style student housing, townhouses, duplexes and private homes near campus.
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MIT students living off campus can search fee-free or standard rental listings through MIT’s off-campus housing site, and the site shows apartments ranging from studios to 3-bedroom units in the Cambridge area and nearby. MIT also supports students with lease review and roommate search tools.
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UNT’s off-campus student housing options include studios, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom apartments, plus duplex-style homes and community living setups tied to the university’s off-campus housing listings.
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UTA’s off-campus housing page points students to private rooms, suite-style living, and off-campus apartments, and it also notes that UTA offers its own on-campus apartment communities and residential learning communities for students who want a campus-linked setup.
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Emory’s off-campus housing search is a rental listing resource for students, faculty, and staff, and it shows apartment-style options rather than university-run residence halls. The current listings include studios, 1–2 bedroom units, and 2–4 bedroom units; one listed property is also offered by the bedroom.
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CU Boulder students looking off campus can find apartments, houses, condos, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, cottages and shared housing through the university’s off-campus housing search and Ralphie’s List. The search is student-focused and shows nearby neighborhoods such as The Hill, Goss Grove, Martin Acres, North Boulder, Table Mesa, Downtown/Pearl Street, East Aurora, and Boulder’s surrounding cities.
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Students living off campus at Northeastern can find houses as one rental type, along with apartments, condos and townhomes. The university’s housing search also shows many listings with student-friendly features such as roommate matching, in-unit laundry, utilities included, and walk-to-campus access.
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Students living off campus around West Texas A&M University can choose from rental homes or apartments in Canyon and Amarillo, including options within walking distance of WT in Canyon.
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CU Denver says off-campus student housing includes studios, apartment complexes, converted houses, and houses for rent, and its off-campus housing search is open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff.
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Texas State’s off-campus marketplace shows that students living off campus in San Marcos can search apartments, houses, room re-lets, and roommate matches. The school also says students live mainly in apartments off campus.
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UF students living off campus can choose from apartments, condos, and houses for rent in Gainesville, with many student listings centered on 4-bedroom, by-the-bedroom setups and some shorter or longer lease options.
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TWU’s off-campus housing options include apartments, cottages, and townhouses through its partnered student properties, plus broader Denton rentals listed on TWU’s off-campus housing site.
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UTSA’s off-campus marketplace shows students can look for apartments and houses near campus, including one-bedroom units, roommate setups, and units with different styles and amenities. The university also says the marketplace includes options near the Main, Downtown, and Health Science Center campuses.
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Ohio State’s off-campus housing search shows students can find apartments, condominiums, duplexes and town houses, half doubles, houses, rooming houses, studios/efficiencies, and room-in-a-private-home listings, with filters for furnished places, pets, parking, air-conditioning, dishwasher, wheelchair access, and short-term leases.
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Texas A&M students living off campus can choose from apartments, shared housing, townhomes, condos, and single-family houses in Bryan-College Station. The university’s off-campus search also lists student-oriented rentals near campus, including fully furnished apartments and roommate-style layouts.
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CSUMB says it does not directly provide off-campus housing, but students looking near campus can rent apartments, townhomes, and houses in the Monterey, Marina, and Seaside area. The school also links to several local property management companies as starting points.
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UNC Charlotte’s off-campus housing search includes apartments, townhomes, and select university-affiliated options for students living near campus.
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ASU students living off campus can browse apartments, houses, townhomes, and student housing communities in Tempe and the surrounding Phoenix area through the ASU Off-Campus Housing Marketplace. The marketplace also says listings can include privately managed rental properties, and students can filter by location, price, bedrooms, amenities, and distance from campus.
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Boston College’s off-campus housing database shows that students can find shared houses, single-family houses, and furnished options near Chestnut Hill, especially in Brighton and around the main campus.
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Tarleton’s off-campus marketplace shows students can choose from apartments, townhomes, and houses with everything from studio and 1-bed units to larger 3- to 6-bed homes in Stephenville and nearby Fort Worth listings. The university also points continuing students to its Off Campus Housing Marketplace for those options.
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Harvard students looking off campus can use Harvard University Housing’s off-campus search for private rentals and sublets, and Harvard University Housing says it offers about 3,000 units in studios through four-bedroom homes near Harvard’s graduate and professional schools. Harvard College also notes that a very small percentage of undergraduates live off campus after the first year, and students who are veterans, married, or have children may be eligible for Harvard apartment-style housing.
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Boston University’s off-campus listings show a mix of studios, bedrooms in shared housing, and multi-bedroom apartments and condos near the Charles River Campus, plus short-term housing resources through BU’s housing pages.
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Baylor’s off-campus housing guide says students can look for apartments, condos, lofts, duplexes, and houses near campus. The university’s off-campus marketplace is the place to start, and Baylor notes that students live mainly in apartments off campus.
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Students living off campus at the University of Chicago can choose from University-owned housing, large private apartment buildings, Chicago-style walk-ups, and more modern high-rise or furnished options in Hyde Park and nearby neighborhoods.
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USF’s off-campus housing search shows that students can find houses, townhouses, apartments, one-bed units, and room-for-rent or shared-housing options near the Tampa campus.
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Off campus, East Texas A&M University students can find apartments, shared apartments, and a few student-oriented housing options in Commerce, with some listings also offering 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom units. The university also notes that full-time first-year students in face-to-face classes on the main Commerce campus may have on-campus or parental-home residency requirements.
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Prairie View A&M University lists several off-campus student housing options: University View for juniors, seniors, and graduate students near campus; Home at Waller for eligible sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students; and Life Tower at Houston Medical Center for eligible College of Nursing students. A separate apartment market also appears near campus, including Fountain Hill Apartments.
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UGA students looking off campus can find apartments and houses in Athens through the UGA Off Campus Housing Marketplace, with options ranging from studios and one-bedrooms up to four-bedroom and five-bedroom layouts. The current UGA housing pages also show on-campus apartments and traditional halls, but for off-campus living the marketplace is the place to check the available unit types.
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Rice students living off campus can choose from apartments, studios, and houses in the local Houston area, including short-term leases and larger multi-bedroom units. Rice’s off-campus housing pages and related university resources point students to nearby rentals and housing databases, and Rice also notes that students, faculty, and staff can register and search the listing site.
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UT Dallas students living off campus can choose apartments, rental homes, or roommate-based housing through UTD’s off-campus resources; the university also points students to nearby housing communities served by the Comet Cruiser and DART bus routes.
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DePaul’s off-campus housing search shows a mix of apartments rather than houses, with studio, convertible one-bedroom, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom options listed for students near campus. The university also says its housing site is a listing service and does not guarantee every unit’s accuracy or endorse landlords.
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Drexel students living off campus can use Drexel’s off-campus housing portal to search apartments in University City and greater Philadelphia, plus furniture, roommate, lease, and tenant-resource tools. Drexel College of Medicine also notes that nearby off-campus options include apartment complexes and single- and multi-family houses.
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Georgia Tech’s official off-campus housing platform is designed for students searching for apartments, houses, and roommate or sublease options near campus, and the surrounding neighborhoods include Midtown, Westside, Atlantic Station, and Home Park.
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LMU’s off-campus option for students is graduate housing at Playa Del Oro, while most students who live off campus are supported by LMU’s Off Campus Student Life resources for surrounding Los Angeles neighborhoods.
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Stanford students looking to live off campus can use Stanford’s sponsored off-campus apartment options, the Community Housing listing service, and the graduate sublease database. The main Stanford-managed off-campus apartments are in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Redwood City, and Stanford also publishes a broader rental-listing service for current and incoming affiliates.
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Roosevelt’s off-campus marketplace lists apartments, studios, and multi-bedroom units near the downtown Chicago campus, with options ranging from a studio to 4 beds and several buildings in the South Loop and nearby Loop area. Roosevelt also says it has no housing requirement, so students can live on campus or off campus.
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Blinn College says Bryan Campus students are responsible for securing off-campus housing, and the local housing fair is one official place to look for options in Bryan and College Station.
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UCCS students can find apartments, shared houses, and student housing near campus through the university’s off-campus housing search, with options ranging from studios to multi-bedroom units.
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Students living off campus near Lamar University can find a range of house rentals in Beaumont, including 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, and 4-bedroom homes, with examples currently listed from about $825 to $2,900 on rental sites. Lamar University points students to general off-campus search tools for finding housing.
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UT Tyler students living off campus can choose from apartments, houses, townhouses and condos in Tyler. The university’s own housing search also shows on-campus-adjacent student apartments and commuter meal-plan options for off-campus students.
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SHSU’s off-campus housing resources point students to apartments, duplexes, houses, mobile homes, RV spaces, and townhomes in the Huntsville area. The university also keeps Huntsville and Conroe apartment lists for students comparing local places.
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SMU’s own housing pages point students to off-campus options through the SMU Housing Portal, while also making clear that SMU apartments are the university-managed choice next to campus. The off-campus listings are not SMU-affiliated housing and should be checked carefully before you sign anything.
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UC Santa Cruz points students to Community Rentals for off-campus housing search tools and listings. The main options named in UCSC materials are rental listings, short-term sublets, rooms for rent, roommates, and privately managed apartments.
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