Can first-year students live off campus at University of Arkansas?
DIRECT ANSWER
University of Arkansas requires most unmarried first-year students under 21 to live on campus unless an approved exception applies, including qualifying residence with a parent or legal guardian within the university’s stated commuting window.
- Check age, first-year status and post-high-school transfer credit.
- If relying on a parent/guardian exception, confirm the university’s current commuting standard.
- Resolve the exception before committing to a private lease.
For the University of Arkansas, do not sign an off-campus lease until you know you are outside the first-year residency requirement or have an approved exception. Current university guidance requires most unmarried first-year students under 21 to live on campus; qualifying residence with a parent or legal guardian within the university’s stated commuting window is one exception, and transfer students with sufficient post-high-school credit may fall outside the first-year rule.
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