Living Off Campus

Each year a limited number of students are granted permission to live off-campus, with the remaining students residing in College-owned residence halls, apartments, or houses.  Students MUST receive permission from the Residential Life Office to live off-campus, which is granted based on the student’s housing priority number.  Students should NOT sign a lease until they have been granted permission to live off campus.  A signed lease does NOT guarantee off-campus housing, and students will be responsible for paying rent, subletting, or breaking the lease if they are not granted permission to live off-campus.  Many students also do not understand all the expenses involved with living off-campus besides rent, including utilities and food.  For more information on the housing selection process go to http://gustavus.edu/reslife/HousingSelection/offcampus.php.