Boston University offers both on-campus and off-campus housing to domestic and international students. Every year, 16,000+ UG students are admitted to university. Out of all the undergraduate students, 75% of them stay in on-campus housing. Boston University offers guaranteed on-campus housing to freshman and first-year students whereas graduate students are not offered guaranteed accommodation.

Boston University on-campus housing is quite expensive. For a year, on-campus housing costs anywhere around 8 lakhs- 11 lakhs. Students can get off-campus accommodation in areas like Brighton or Cambridge. The average cost to live off-campus is 0.53 lakhs per month.

The important facts one must know before applying to Boston University accommodation are:

  • The undergraduate and postgraduate housing facilities are completely separate.
  • The undergraduate students are offered guaranteed accommodation in college owned property for a four years period.
  • Some of the housing amenities offered at Boston university accommodations are fully furnished halls with a full-size mattress, bed frame, desk, chair, and dressers

Boston University Accommodation: How to Apply?

Accommodation applications for undergraduate and graduate students are separate at boston university. Students can also apply for summer housing at Boston University. The steps to apply for different housing applications are:

Boston University Accommodation: Applications

UG students applying for on campus housing at Boston University must follow these steps:
Application Portal: Online

  • Enter your BU Username and Kerberos password.
  • Enter the housing preference
Housing Type Portal Fees Deadline
Summer Housing Application My Housing  200 USD Summer Session 1 March 25 Summer Session 2 June 10
Charles River Campus Graduate  Online 500 USD 14 March
Medical Student Residence Housing Online 500 USD March 31

Boston University Accommodation for Undergraduate students

Boston University is home to 16,000 UG students. Accommodation at the university is guaranteed for a four year duration to the undergraduate students.UG students can choose from large traditional style housing, small traditional style housing, apartment style housing, student village and fenway campus. Given below are the details regarding the different types of housing options for UG students at Boston University:

Large Traditional Style Housing

There are 10 Large traditional style housing options at Boston University. Facilities at these halls are Laundry room, Print station, Music room, Game room, cinema room, Outdoor bike rack, Multipurpose room, Study lounge, Music rooms with piano and TV lounge.

Residential Halls Capacity Types of Rooms
Claflin Hall 610 Singles, doubles, triples, quad
Sleeper Hall 612 Singles, doubles, triples, coed halls
Rich Hall 629 Singles, doubles, triples, coed halls
Warren Towers 1600 Singles, doubles,quads, coed halls
Myles Standish Hall 730 Double room in suites, single room suites
Kilachand Hall 416 4-5 person suites
The Towers 521 doubles
1019 Commonwealth Avenue 274 Double room in suites
Danielson Hall 283 Singles, doubles, triples
575 Commonwealth Avenue 456 Singles, doubles, triples

Small Traditional Style Housing

The residentials halls are located at Bay State Road, South Campus, and East & Central Campus. Every year, 14 and 65 students are housed in these brick masterpieces, which are mostly in double rooms. The campuses involve East and central brownstones, South campus brownstones, Bay State Road brownstones.

Apartment Style Housing

The number of residents at apartment style housing ranges from one to five, and the size and layout of the apartments vary greatly. Priority is given to upperclassmen. Each unit is fully furnished, including a bathroom and a kitchen.

Apartment Types Type of Rooms
East Campus Apartments Single one bedroom, studio units
South Campus Apartments Studio apartments for one and two, one-bedroom apartments for two, and apartments with multiple bedrooms with single and shared bedrooms

Student Village

Student village, known as StuVi-1, StuVi-2 houses over 800 students every year. Freshman and transfer students are not eligible to stay here in their first year. Refrigerator, oven, air conditioning, mattress, dresser, desk, end table, lamps, comfortable sofa, lounge chairs, residence staff offices, mail room, laundry room, reading room, group study rooms, music practice rooms, vending machines, and bike storage area are some of the facilities available at Student Village.

Student Villages Category Type of Rooms
10 Brick Street 185 4 person apartments with four single bedrooms
33 Harry Agganis Way 960 suites

Fenway Campus

Riverway House, Pilgrim House, Longwood House, and Campus Center & Student Residence constitute the Fenway campus. There are single, double, and triple occupancy rooms in these apartments, as well as dorm-style and suite-style accommodations. Study lounges, washing rooms, vending machines, internet access, and a dining hall are some of the facilities available at Boston University Fenway Campus housing.

Residential Halls Number of Floors Types of Rooms
Campus Center & Student Residence 3-6 floors Single, double, triple, suite style rooms
Riverway house 3 Single, double, triple,dorn style
Pilgrim House 2-3 Single, double, triple,dorn style
Longwood House 1-3 Single, double, triple,dorn style

Boston University Housing: Off-campus

Off-campus housing facilities are owned and operated by private individuals or companies around Boston University. BU’s off-campus services have roommate and apartment listings. Alongside the listing, the office also provides information about tenant rights and leases. Apart from BU services, students can also look for off-campus housing options through sites like:

  • Bostonapartments.com
  • Boston Craigslist
  • Roommates.com
  • Real estate on Boston.com
  • Apartment source
  • All Boston Apartments.

Also Read: Cost of living in USA and Student housing in USA

There are plenty of options to look forward to when looking for residence in or around Boston University. If you wish to move in, live, or move out of a housing or university accommodation, guidance and support is available at each step. For the students who wish to live in private rooms or apartments, support is offered by Boston University at every step of your decision to make your experience a complete success.