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Graduate Housing Guide


Quick Facts

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Here are some quick facts about on-campus graduate housing at MIT. For greater detail, and to find the important forms and dates, please check the links at the bottom of the page. Best of luck!

MIT has on-campus accommodation for about one-third of its graduate student population. Single students can choose from six dormitory or apartment style buildings, and students attending with their spouses and families can live in apartments in one of our two family buildings. MIT has a first class, state of the art housing system. We have one of the oldest graduate residences in the country, and one of the newest, most advanced residence buildings in North America.

Because on-campus housing is limited, assignments are made through a recently improved and efficient allocation process. Students who have been previously registered at MIT should apply to the Continuing Allocation, and students who have never attended MIT should apply to the New Allocation. These processes open for applications in the spring. Please refer to http://web.mit.edu/housing/grad/ periodically for news on important dates and information.

Our goal each year is to house as many New graduate students on campus as possible, and although this means there are more spaces for New students, New assignments are limited to one year. Fewer Continuing students are assigned, but once assigned they may remain on campus until they graduate.

You do not need to be accepted to MIT to apply, but please note that if you are assigned a space and later decide not to attend MIT, you must inform us immediately or else risk rent responsibility from scheduled occupancy date until a new resident is assigned to your spot. If you cancel move than 30 days from scheduled occupancy date, you will not be held responsible for rent.

Please follow the links below for detailed information on MIT's various residential communities, for rates and applications, for information on medical and special accommodations, and for general contact information and help.

Again, welcome to MIT, and please feel free to contact us for any help or guidance we can provide.

Forms and links

The following links will point you to helpful resources. In addition to linking directly to the web sites themselves, links to pdf versions of all the important forms are also provided.

If you can't find what you need, can't find the answer to your question, or would like assistance of any kind with your housing related concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at graduatehousing@mit.edu.

  Graduate Housing web page

The main repository of all information pertaining to on-campus graduate and family housing at MIT. Visit here for general information, announcements, and answers to your on-campus housing related questions.

  Residences and Rates

Specific information on the graduate residence halls: their location, size, style, community; their monthly rent, and individual building web pages, and contact information.

  New and Continuing Housing Applications
 The Housing Allocation will be opening in late March. Please stay tuned!

Application forms for the On-Campus Housing Allocation Procedure. (Opens for application in March.)

  Special Housing Request form

A form for submitting any special housing requests you may have, medical, religious, roommate, or something else. All of our requests for special housing are reviewed by a team of people from MIT's medical, disabilities services, religious, and Dean for Student Life offices.

  The Guide to Graduate HousingFAQ and Help

A collection of frequently asked questions and general help.

  Housing Office Contact information

Contact information for the Housing Office in general, including the offices of Undergraduate, Graduate, Family, Guest, and Off-Campus.