Emory University: Are first-year students required to live on campus?
DIRECT ANSWER
Yes. Emory requires most first-year and second-year students to live in University housing unless an approved exemption applies.
Emory’s 2026–27 housing agreement establishes a two-year residency requirement covering first- and second-year students and students who have completed fewer than four earned fall/spring semesters. Students remain subject to that rule unless Housing approves an exemption.
Additional guidance reviewed October 17, 2026:
Emory requires first- and second-year undergraduates to live in on-campus residence halls.
No. Emory says third- and fourth-year on-campus housing is not required or guaranteed, but that policy does not establish where any student will live or prove property-level demand.
First- and second-year undergraduates are generally required to live in on-campus residence halls.
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