student housing

Where undergrads live

Student housing is accommodation designed or designated for students, typically near colleges and universities.

It includes dormitories operated by institutions and privately owned apartments marketed to students.

The term often implies shared facilities, shorter lease terms aligned with academic calendars, and amenities like study rooms or communal spaces: The university is building more student housing to meet demand.

Opposites
occupant role

student housingemployee housing

Residence supplied by workplace

life stage/permanence

student housingfamily home

Residence shared by kin

permanent residence · retirement community · single-family home · retirement home · nursing home

housing market segment

student housingluxury apartments

Expensive, well-appointed residences

senior living · luxury condos · penthouse

Family

student, housing

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