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.

Students at the South 40 Swamp

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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Campus Emergency Management

Be prepared in case of an emergency on campus and keep connected to safety alerts.

Campus Shuttles

There are many shuttle options for getting around campus and around town.

Chancellor’s Statement on the Value of the Campus International Community

Read Chancellor Martin's commentary about the ways that international students, faculty and staff enhance the university.

Child Day Care Subsidy

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

Classroom Connections

Classroom Connections is a chance for new students to meet and eat with their professors.

Congress of the South 40

The Congress of the South 40 acts as the programming body for students living on the South 40.

Convocation

Be part of the exuberant display of ResCollege spirit and stay for formal presentations by university leadership to new students and their families.

Danforth Campus Bookstore

The Danforth Campus Bookstore is located in the ground floor of Mallinckrodt Center.

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