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MIT offers distinct undergraduate residence halls, graduate and family housing, and summer housing options, with some buildings requiring meal plans and others using cook-for-yourself dining.
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- Compare the residence hall dining model before deciding.
- Check whether your program makes you eligible for summer housing.
- If you need family housing, confirm your registration status and renewal timing.
- If you are considering McCormick Hall, verify renovation timing before planning around it.
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MIT’s undergraduate residence halls each have their own setup, dining style, and room-cost range per semester. The current residence pages list Baker House, Burton-Conner House, East Campus, MacGregor House, Maseeh Hall, McCormick Hall, New House, New Vassar, Next House, Random Hall, and Simmons Hall, with room costs and whether a meal plan is required or the house is cook-for-yourself.
- If you want a dining-plan building, Baker House, Maseeh Hall, New Vassar, Next House, and Simmons Hall list meal plan required.
- If you want cook-for-yourself housing, Burton-Conner, East Campus, MacGregor, New House, and Random Hall list that dining setup.
- McCormick Hall is anticipated to close for renovation in June 2026, so that timeline needs checking if you’re considering it.
Graduate and family housing
MIT Graduate Housing says it offers a variety of housing options for graduate students and their families, and MIT’s catalog says family housing includes Graduate Tower at Site 4, Westgate Apartments, Graduate Junction, Sidney Pacific, Edgerton, and 70 Amherst for eligible students with families.
- Family housing is limited to registered full-time graduate and undergraduate students with families, plus single parents with at least one child in residence.
- The catalog says rents include heat, hot water, electricity, and internet, and family housing rates for 2024–2025 range from $1,884 to $3,701 per month per apartment.
- Graduate Tower at Site 4 and Westgate Apartments each have a faculty member or MIT staff person in residence, and both have playgrounds and school bus stops.
Summer housing and short-term options
MIT summer housing is available to undergraduates in approved summer programs, students with qualifying Boston-Cambridge jobs or internships, and certain visiting undergraduates; graduate students and other eligible MIT community members can also use the Sublicense Center to rent short-term summer housing from an existing resident.
- Summer housing information and rates are handled through Housing & Residential Services.
- Campus dining hours and service can change in summer, so MIT directs visitors to the dining site for up-to-date availability.
- If you are arriving before permanent housing starts, sublicensing is the bridge option MIT points to for short-term summer housing.
How to start the process
MIT Housing and Residential Services is the main office for housing help, and the listing provides the Housing Office and Graduate Housing Office contact lines on the MIT offices directory. The housing site also points students to compare residences side by side before choosing.
- Use the residence comparison grid to match dining style, community setup, and room cost.
- For family housing, self-selection runs between April and October, subject to availability, and the spring process typically runs from November through March.
- Students must be registered each term to live in on-campus student housing, except summer is handled separately.
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