Community Living

Making WashU a New Home

Moving away from family, friends and community, even if it’s just down the street, is an adjustment. And each additional year away brings new opportunity and challenges. Feel confident in making WashU a home and keeping it a home all four years.

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Living on campus? Living off campus? Wherever you live as a WashU student, the office of Residential Life has much more to offer than room and board.

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Residential Life

It’s the starting place for new students. It’s home base for returning students. It’s a hub of academic activity and programs. It’s ResLife!

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for graduate and professional students

  • Off-Campus Housing

    Resources to assist in the search for campus-owned and St. Louis-located housing.

  • Child Day Care Subsidy

    Helps financially stressed PhD student families meet the costs of child day care tuition at licensed facilities.

  • The Graduate Center

    The Graduate Center offers dedicated spaces, programming, resources and more for graduate and professional students at WashU.

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Student Meal Plans

Dining Services has your campus meals covered with a number of plans to fit your dining needs.

Student Transition Leadership Positions

Student transition leaders support first-year, sophomore, transfer, and exchange students in the transition into WashU community, and during their time at WashU

Study Cubby Directory

Reserve a private Study Cubby on campus for Zoom, homework and focus: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays.

Study Rooms

Visit Olin Library to see available study rooms and to reserve a space.

Summer Housing Information

Learn more about Summer housing options.

Task Force on Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Recommendations (PDF)

Read the recommendations of the sexual assault and relationship violence task force commissioned in the fall of 2014.

The Date

The Date is a sexual violence prevention program run every year for incoming students.

The Village Residential Community

The Village Residential Community has kitchens on each floor and laundry on the lower level.

Associated Departments