University Of Texas, Austin Accommodations

The University of Texas at Austin offers their students an ease of living on campus along with the Texas lifestyle. At UT Austin, both full time undergraduate and graduate students are provided with on-campus housing accommodations as. The university specifically encourages freshmen to reside in UT Austin campus in the residence halls. University of Texas Austin has both common and separate residence halls for men and women housing around 7,100 students.

The university houses a total of 2400 off campus for students completing minimum 30 semesters of coursework. International students at UT Austin usually prefer living on-campus as it is affordable for the students. Austin is labeled as the “most expensive city of Texas”, with an average accommodation cost for 9 months ranging between USD 19,175 (~14.67 lakhs) for 1BHK to USD 34,457 (~26.37 lakhs) for 3BHK. Whereas the cost of accommodation at UT Austin for 9 months ranges between USD 12,729 to USD 18,793 which is equivalent to 9.74 lakhs to 14.38 lakhs for an Indian student.

University of Texas at Austin Hostel

Approximately 9,748 students both domestic and international students, have been awarded UT Austin housing facilities. The residences come with all the basic amenities like individual thermostat, laundry facilities, study room, parking & storage, front desk, furniture etc remains the same for all.

Creekside Residence Hall is for male students which can accommodate approximately 200 students.
Kinsolving and Littlefield halls are available for female students which can accommodate around 900 students. Freshmen women who are applying for housing with Littlefield as their first building choice will be given more priority consideration for assignment to Littlefield.
Other Residential Halls like Jester Center, Whitis Court, Brackenridge Hall, San Jacinto Hall, Almetris Duren Hall, Prather Hall, Moore-Hill, and Roberts Hall can accommodate around 5,500 students.
Residence halls like Andrews, Blanton, and Carothers can accommodate about 500 students

Mentioned below is a list of all the residential halls and apartments along with the housing faroom type and the annual cost:

Residential Halls	Room Type	Cost Per Year in INR
Andrews Hall	Double Room	9.69 Lakhs
	Triple Room	9.69 Lakhs
	Double Room Private Bathroom	12.2 Lakhs
	Premium Single Room	13.6 Lakhs
Blanton Hall	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
	Single Room	11.58 lakhs
	Double Room Private Bathroom	12.12 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	13.87 lakhs
Brackenridge Hall	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	13.56 lakhs
Carothers Hall	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	13.56 lakhs
	Triple Room	9.61 lakhs
Creekside Hall	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
Duren Hall	Double Room	12.12 lakhs
	Triple Room	12.12 lakhs
	Double Room Connecting Bathroom	12.12 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	16.07 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	16.07 lakhs
	Quad Room	12.12 lakhs
Jester East Hall	Double Room	9.92 lakhs
	Double Room Connecting Bath	10.55 lakhs
	Single Room	11.89 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	13.87 lakhs
	Double Room Private Bath	10.55 lakhs
Jester West Hall	Double Room	9.92 lakhs
	Double Room Connecting Bath	10.55 lakhs
	Single Room	11.89 lakhs
	Premium Single Room (Community Bath)	13.56 lakhs
	Premium Single Room (Private Bath)	13.87 lakhs
	Double Room Private Bath	10.55 lakhs
	Triple Room	10.55 lakhs
Kinsolving Hall	Double Room (Community Bath)	9.61 lakhs
	Double Room (Connecting Bath)	12.12 lakhs
	Triple Room (Private Bath)	12.12 lakhs
Littlefield Hall	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
	Single Room	11.58 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	13.56 lakhs
	Double Room (Private Bathroom)	12.12 lakhs
Moore-Hill Hall	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	13.56 lakhs
	Premium Single Room (Private Bath)	13.87 lakhs
	Double Room (Private Bathroom)	12.12 lakhs
Prather Hall	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
	Single Room	11.58 lakhs
	Triple Room	9.61 lakhs
Roberts Hall	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
	Single Room	11.58 lakhs
	Premium Single Room	13.56 lakhs
San Jacinto Hall	Double Room	12.12 lakhs
	ADA Double Room	12.12 lakhs
Whitis Court	Double Room	9.61 lakhs
	Triple Room	9.61 lakhs

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University of Texas at Austin Off Campus Housing

Accommodation at UT Austin provides an off campus housing in the west campus area 2400 Nueces, open for undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework. The university also has a shuttle bus service open for both graduate and undergraduate students living off campus.

Gateway Apartments and Colorado Apartments of the university have around 400 air-conditioned, unfurnished units; where Brackenridge Apartments comes with three hundred one-, two-, and three-bedroom, air-conditioned, unfurnished units. The rates of these apartments are given below

Apartments	Unit Type	Monthly Costs in INR
Colorado Apartments	COL 1 Bedroom Unit	80,560
	COL 2 Bedroom Unit, Bedroom A	50,578
	COL 2 Bedroom Unit, Bedroom B	41,382
Gateway Apartments	GAT 1 Bedroom Unit	77,990
	GAT 2 Bedroom Unit, Bedroom A	49,115
	GAT 2 Bedroom Unit, Bedroom B	40,185
Brackenridge Apartments	BRK 1 Bedroom Unit	85,880
	BRK L 2 Bedroom Unit, Bedroom A	98,040
	BRK 2 Bedroom Unit, Bedroom B	1,19,700

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Students who are looking for a short term off campus housing nearby the university and are looking for hotels or temporary residence can go through the following websites:

Airbnb
Homads
Hostelworld
Hotels.com
TripAdvisor
Vrbo

University of Texas at Austin Hostel: Application Process

Students who are looking to live on campus may apply for the housing application after completing the admission. The general admission process of UT Austin is the same for students entering any residence in any session. Details of the same are given below.

How to Apply: University of Texas Student Housing Application
Application Fees: 50 USD non refundable
Application Documents: Students needs to submit some additional documents at the university if they are

Student with Disability
Applying for Student Family Residence

When to Apply? The housing applications of University of Texas Austin is opened for the following dates:

Intake	Dates
Summer	February 1
Fall	August 1
Spring	September 1

University of Texas at Austin Hostel: Selection Criteria

Students can submit their housing preferences once they have submitted their housing contract and have been satisfied with advance payment. The candidates are able to submit their preferences for their residential halls, bathroom types and roommates.

The rooms are assigned on the basis of housing application date order. It is recommended that candidates should send their housing application as early as possible before the application deadline. Those who can submit their application earlier are likely to get preferences.

The university also provides a wide range of privately owned housing for men, women, and families in the University community. Some of the arrangements for living in these residence halls such as rooming and boarding houses, cooperative houses, apartments, and private homes are made directly with the residence management.

FAQs

Ques. Does UT Austin have housing?

Ans. All of the students who have enrolled into the University of Texas at Austin are eligible to live in University owned housing. Freshmen students are encouraged to live in University residence halls.

Ques. What are the housing options at UT Austin?

Ans. Accommodation at University of Texas at Austin provides two different housing options to students in on campus housing or residential halls and other is off campus housing which includes apartments and university-owned houses.

Ques. Do UT dorms have kitchens?

Ans. Distinct perks of residents include the spacious rooms with large closets, a well furnished communal kitchens and across the street proximity.

Ques. Where do most students live at UT Austin?

Ans. Most of the students in the university lives in the west campus as it is go to spot for most of the undergrad, particularly for those who have enrolled in the students organizations such as sororities or fraternities.

Ques. Does UT have family housing?

Ans. The University Apartments has three distinct UT communities where everybody is a Longhorn, from your neighbors to the staff. The apartments are held for families, graduate students and students with no less than 30 credit hours on good standing with the college.

Ques. What dorm should I live in at UT Austin?

Ans. The top UT Austin Accommodation are: